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Hannover Messe 2017 provided impressive proof of this: Robotics plays a key role in Industry 4.0 - especially when it comes to direct or fenceless collaboration between humans and robots. The highlights in 8 short videos:
read more...Hannover Messe 2017 / Closing figures
The 70th Hannover Messe ended on April 28 with a significant increase in visitors compared to 2015. The organizer was particularly impressed by the internationality of the visitors and the variety of application examples for Industry 4.0.
read more...First place in this year's Robotics Award went to the company Flexstructures from Kaiserslautern. It entered the competition with a smart software solution. Computer&AUTOMATION shows the three finalists of the Robotics Award.
read more...Mexico is the partner country at next year's Hannover Messe. While US President Donald Trump is ranting against his Central American neighbors, Europe's industry is very interested in good economic relations with Mexico.
read more...The Augsburg-based robot manufacturer Kuka has presented its fourth 'Kuka Innovation Award' at the Hannover Messe. The prize, worth 20,000 euros, honors outstanding innovations in the field of modern mechatronics.
read more...Schunk, manufacturer of gripper systems, has won the Hermes Award 2017. This was announced at the opening of the Hannover Messe 2017. The Federal Minister of Education and Research, Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, presented the industry prize, which is endowed with 100,000 euros.
read more...The process for quality assurance of crankshaft housings at the BMW plant in Landshut was to be partially automated. The task for the system integrator was to develop a system in which humans and robots work together directly.
read more...The idea of fully automated welding of different components just-in-time in batch size 1 without the need for set-up is occupying production engineers around the globe. At Doka, an Austrian manufacturer of formwork solutions, this vision is already a reality.
read more...Together with Microsoft, Iconics is showcasing augmented reality solutions at the Hannover Messe 2017 - implemented with Hololens glasses. Iconics has developed a client for its Genesis 64 visualization software to tap into the possibilities of the data glasses.
read more...The grip kits from Weiss Robotics combine the industrial gripping modules from the gripping technology specialist with the systems from the Danish manufacturer Universal Robots.
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