Production

Dr. Daniel Rieser has been Managing Director for Sales and Marketing at Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen since October 2023. Rieser focuses on the development of international sales strategies.

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Universal Robots (UR), the Danish manufacturer of collaborative robots (cobots), is once again organizing its "Robots on Tour" event series in 2024. At 16 locations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, interested parties will have the opportunity to find out more about how collaborative robotics works and its areas of application. The tour started on February 1 and ends on October 24.

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Zahoransky has sold the production site for injection molds to management as part of the group's future-oriented development. As part of a management buy-out, Monty Tepper, the long-standing managing director and toolmaking expert, is taking over entrepreneurial responsibility.

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Establishing Central Germany as a "3D printing region", opening up new fields of application and making additive manufacturing with thermoplastics economically viable for small and medium-sized enterprises: With this goal in mind, 15 partners have joined forces in the "AddiQ" project. The Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS in Halle (Saale) is involved in projects on heavy-duty components for transportation and lightweight, comfortable orthoses.

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The German technology company Continental, together with the governor of Aguascalientes, has announced the construction of a new hydraulic hose plant for industrial purposes. The planned investment amounts to around 90 million dollars and is one of the largest investments for Continental's Contitech division in 2024.

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Short cycle times, low space requirements, simple installation - the requirements for vacuum technology are clearly defined. The new SCTMi mini-compact terminals from Schmalz meet the needs of operators and also offer a high degree of flexibility. The mini-compact terminal saves a third of the weight and requires only half the footprint.

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Siemens and Schaeffler are integrating a generative AI-supported assistant into a production machine. The Industrial Copilot optimizes engineering and support operations.

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Know-how-Factory Zimmer presents the HM1046 magnetic gripper for round cells.

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Trumpf presents a fully automatic punch laser machine for networked production. The Trumatic 5000 enables greater productivity and part quality with reduced energy consumption. The production cell is nominated for the metalworking category.

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The new F3300 printer from Stratasys has been nominated in the Product of the Year competition in the Additive Manufacturing category. Thanks to greater precision, extended operating time and twice the performance, it aims to pave the way for more demanding areas of application in manufacturing.

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