
New development CAST palletizer: slim design and mobile use
Hirata has developed a new palletizing system to complement its product portfolio of standard palletizers.
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Hirata has developed a new palletizing system to complement its product portfolio of standard palletizers.

The Kistler Group was able to close the past year with slight growth despite the ongoing pandemic and some major delays in global supply chains.
With the fully automated Smart In-Production Warehouse and autonomous transport robot solutions, CTS automated the supply of printed circuit boards for Siemens' electronics production in Karlsruhe.

Nabtesco is investing in a third production site, doubling its production capacity to two million precision gearboxes per year by 2026.

Two of Sigmatek's four managing directors are retiring from active company management. The Salzburg-based company is now managed by Marianne Kusejko and Alexander Melkus.

Friction-based overhead conveyors as an intelligent and efficient alternative to Power & Free and EMS systems: OCS systems offer more functions than conventional Power & Free systems.

The Springer turner is used in the production of tailgates.
... beats in the metalworking industry in Germany. Reason enough to focus on this topic in the current issue. A major topic is networking and digitalization, as in the report on Pitmatec Zerspanung in Ellwangen (from page 10), a young company that has been preparing its processes for Industry 4.

Bosch is planning to further expand its semiconductor production in Reutlingen with an additional investment of more than a quarter of a billion euros by 2025.

Industry needs to step on the gas when it comes to digital transformation. And fortunately, this is already happening in many places: according to IBM, 67% of manufacturing companies have accelerated their digital projects since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic - usually to improve their operational efficiency.