
Vibrations not desired
Meko Manufacturing, an expert in material processing with lasers, manufactures components for many industries, including medical technology companies.

Minitec's online configurator makes it easier to design individual workstations. Users can put together a tailor-made workstation and accessories in just a few steps.
How can you ensure that a manual assembly line remains profitable despite constantly new product variants and changing production conditions? The Bott Group offers workstations and software from a single source and explains which features make an assembly line both flexible and economical.

At Automatica, Promess will be showcasing its modular individual workstations and how these can be partially automated with robot support. The servo press manufacturer will also be providing information about the latest features of its Revolution X press control system.
The increasing shortage of skilled workers is putting even well-established companies in manual assembly under pressure. According to the "DIHK Skilled Workers 2022 Report", 58% of industrial companies were unable to fill vacancies in the long term. A solution to the situation is desperately sought in view of full order books.

The example of the reach space at the workplace clearly shows that ergonomics is all about taking the individuality of all employees into account.

Generation change at Krieg in Heimsheim: Andreas Krieg handed over the management of the company to Florian Becker on October 1, 2022. The company, which specializes in workplace systems and office furnishings, intends to focus even more strongly on its manufacturing expertise in the future.

Integration partner for robotics applications
Universal Robots (UR) is once again expanding its sales network in Germany. Four new partners have joined the company's Certified System Integrators in recent weeks.
Working ergonomically and efficiently - at Liebherr, employees are the mainstay of the entire production process. This is also the case in Colmar, where the company develops and manufactures large diesel engines.

From customer project to robotics lab
In order for robots to operate as efficiently and precisely as possible in production, many adjustments need to be made. The Fraunhofer Institute for Engineering Design IEM is researching these on behalf of its customers.

Innovation award for ergonomics
The Institute for Health and Ergonomics (IGR) has set itself the goal of strengthening efforts for more ergonomics in everyday life with the Ergonomics Innovation Award.