digital networking days 2021

Three days - three topics that move the industry. That's what the new digital event from INDUSTRIAL Production and its sister titles KUNSTSTOFF MAGAZIN and materialfluss will be all about from June 15 to 17, 2021.
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Three days - three topics that move the industry. That's what the new digital event from INDUSTRIAL Production and its sister titles KUNSTSTOFF MAGAZIN and materialfluss will be all about from June 15 to 17, 2021.

Support for industrial services
System operators can now receive quick and effective assistance from experts via smartphone or smart glasses.

Thilo Döring, Managing Director of HMS Industrial Networks GmbH, deals with questions such as the best way to achieve a networked factory and the optimal technology for this on a daily basis. We asked him where German industry stands when it comes to digitalization and how it can move forward.

... we, the INDUSTRIAL Production team, and you, our readers, were supposed to meet at the trade fair grounds in Hanover in the next few days. But this meeting, like so many before it and so many more to come, has had to be canceled.

Bosch Rexroth is cautiously optimistic about the current financial year. Incoming orders have been on the rise since mid-2020 and are providing a boost to business.

The pump manufacturer Wilo is modernizing its main plant in Dortmund. A digital worker guidance system from Soma acts as the factory's intelligence and monitors all production processes.
Downtimes and unplanned "ad-hoc" spare parts orders disrupt operations and are also costly. Avoiding them is therefore important for uninterrupted production. This fact also applies to blasting systems. AGTOS, manufacturer of wheel blast machines from 48282 Emsdetten, Germany, recommends the best option for its customers, because there are many ways to reach your goal.

An AI-based assistant from SSV monitors machine statuses, virtual operating hours plus event counters and automatically informs the service department if necessary.
For use in industrial robots, Ethernet cables have to withstand a lot. However, when it comes to horizontal linear movements combined with torsion, standard Ethernet cables are often unable to cope with the load. A new solution from Lapp complies with the type R standard for Profinet cables on robots.

Lutz Evert has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Carlo Gavazzi GmbH, the sales subsidiary of the Swiss Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG in Germany.