
Smart elastomer processing (www.polyformnext.de)
Control elastomer processes in real time
Increasing demands on quality, efficiency and sustainability pose new challenges for elastomer processing. Data-based process control, such as with Sensxpert, makes it possible to make production processes more transparent, stable and economical.

Intelligent process monitoring (www.polyformnext.de)
Transparent processes through anomaly detection with AI
Fluctuating material properties are an invisible risk in plastics processing - Sensxpert makes them visible. By combining real-time material data, dielectric sensor technology and AI-supported anomaly detection, the company provides valuable process information and enables predictive quality control directly in the production cycle.

Interview with Charles Jouanique, LabV (www.polyformnext.de)
How AI will transform the plastics industry
LabV Intelligent Solutions, a subsidiary of the Netzsch Group, recently presented an AI-supported material intelligence platform (MIP). In this interview, Charles Jouanique, Chief Revenue Officer at LabV, talks about the challenges and potential of AI.

KUNSTSTOFF MAGAZINE Product of the year 2025 (www.polyformnext.de)
Special prize for sustainability: SensXpert
Sensxpert Digital Mold makes material processing more transparent: Sensors directly in the mold analyse the material behaviour during production in real time. This intelligent solution helps to increase efficiency, reduce waste and ensure precise process control for high-quality plastic parts. It received the special prize for sustainability in the competition for the products of the year 2025.

Review of 2024, outlook for 2025 (www.polyformnext.de)
Cornerlia Beyer, SensXpert
For many companies, 2024 continued to be characterized by economic challenges, geopolitical tensions and structural changes. At the turn of the year, we once again asked decision-makers in the plastics industry what factors dominated the year, what successes were achieved and how companies are positioning themselves for the future.

Nominated as product of the year 2025 (www.polyformnext.de)
SensXpert: Digital Mold
Sensxpert Digital Mold makes material processing transparent: sensors directly in the mold analyse the material behaviour during production in real time. This intelligent solution increases efficiency, reduces waste and enables precise process control for high-quality plastic parts. It has been nominated in the competition for Product of the Year 2025 in the Peripherals category.

Real-time detection of anomalies (www.polyformnext.de)
Keeping an eye on recyclate quality
Several industry experts have joined forces as Avidens to support companies in the use of PCR recyclate components. The consortium offers help in the event of quality fluctuations in the material and process in the form of various services, including sampling with digitalized injection moulding systems and tools with sensor technology for a look at material behaviour.

Exclusive survey among Fakuma exhibitors (www.polyformnext.de)
Cornelia Beyer, Managing Director, Netzsch Process Intelligence
Fakuma will once again take place in Friedrichshafen from October 15 to 19. KUNSTSTOFF MAGAZIN asked the exhibitors: What goals have you set for Fakuma 2024, how do you assess the market situation in the industry and what trends and developments are you observing?

SensXpert at the Fakuma 2024 (www.polyformnext.de)
Component quality with recycled materials
Netzsch Process Intelligence, known as SensXpert, a corporate venture of the Netzsch Group, presents its digital mold technology designed to increase production efficiency and quality through real-time monitoring and optimization of processes.

IoTmaxx (www.computer-automation.de)
Fast and secure access to the IoT
IoTmaxx offers freely programmable Linux gateways for a quick and cost-effective entry into the Internet of Things (IoT).

Better component quality (www.polyformnext.de)
AI-supported process control for components with recycled content
The new Avidens collaboration enables in-line monitoring and reaction to anomalies during the injection molding process. By using newly developed dielectric sensors and artificial intelligence, material behaviour such as viscosity or crystallization can be monitored within the component.

Material behavior analysis in the aviation... (www.polyformnext.de)
Understanding material behavior in the tool
Manufacturers can optimize cycle times by understanding material behaviour, monitoring processes and adapting them to material behaviour. This is made possible by Digital Mold - sensors integrated into the mold that record the material behavior during the production process.

With Videonews (www.computer-automation.de)
The e-paper special: looking for products of the year 2024
They've earned it: all 96 nominated products from 12 categories in their own e-paper. Browse through the individual areas and make your personal selection. You can also find out more about the companies and their solutions in the accompanying video news.

IoTmaxx (www.computer-automation.de)
Gateways certified for Cloud of Things
The Linux-based gateways from IoTmaxx have been certified for Deutsche Telekom's IoT Cloud. Users receive an overview of sensor data such as temperature, humidity, vibrations or switching statuses via personalized online access to the IoT Cloud.

IoTmaxx (www.computer-automation.de)
Gateways now also available as Modbus couplers
The interfaces of the GW4101 IoTmaxx gateways are now also available to users via Modbus RTU and TCP for communication with the process control system.

"Products of the year 2022" (www.computer-automation.de)
The interactive e-paper of the winners
The interactive e-paper Computer&Automation "Products of the Year 2022" offers twelve categories, 36 winners and video interviews with the award winners at a glance! Click right in and experience the industry's pacesetters up close.

Winner of the readers' poll (www.computer-automation.de)
These are your "Products of the Year 2022"!
Here they are, the winners of the "Products of the Year 2022" readers' poll! Find out which products and solutions from 2021 impressed our readers!

Products of the year 2022 (www.computer-automation.de)
Communication & networking - The winners
They form the basis of Industry 4.0: components and systems from the field of communication & networking. Here are the winners in this category.

IoTmaxx (www.computer-automation.de)
IIoT gateway with PLC extension
With maxx GW4102, IoTmaxx is launching a robust industrial IoT gateway with PLC extension.
