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Software tools for creating a digital twin can significantly improve the engineering workflow.

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Automated processes and digitalization in the smart factory require compatible and effective industrial handling systems. Thermoformed trays are an important part of this system. They contain products, protect them and ensure an orderly flow of goods.

With the help of shuttle vehicles, products can be quickly stored, transferred or retrieved in warehouses so that order picking and dispatch run smoothly.

In addition to the desire for simpler products, Still is registering a growing demand among its customers for automation solutions that can be implemented quickly and are scalable.

The factory of the future is highly automated and digitalized. Cooperation between humans and robots plays a key role in the automation of production. Safety in particular is an issue that poses technical and ethical challenges. The Fraunhofer IFF is contributing to safe human-robot collaboration with its research.

The number of robots in industry has increased significantly in recent years. Andreas Mühlbauer spoke to Jörg Rommelfanger, Head of ABB's Robotics Division in Germany, about the current direction of development, how companies can manage the entry into robotics and where the path will lead in the future.

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The digitalization of various sectors of the economy, such as manufacturing, is accompanied by rising energy volumes and costs.

When outsourced manufacturing processes such as milling are brought back in-house, up-to-date skills and fresh expertise are often required.

Vacuum clamping minimizes distortion and enables five sides to be machined in one clamping operation. The use of cooling lubricants poses a challenge: If they get into the vacuum generator, they can cause serious damage.

Winter 2022: Germany worried about energy shortages. The drugstore retailer dm did not paint any horror scenarios, but did see the possibility of controlled, temporary, regional power cuts (brownouts). They wanted to be prepared for this.