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How can cookies be packaged quickly without breaking? A fully automated packaging machine makes it possible: the individual components - from the digitalized drive technology to the control system - are perfectly coordinated.
read more...Despite well-filled order books in mechanical and plant engineering, many companies are struggling with increasing material and supply bottlenecks. According to chief economist Dr. Ralph Wiechers, the VDMA therefore expects production to grow by 5% in real terms in 2022.
read more...Schneider Electric has expanded the functionality of the Modicon MCM series of safety controllers. In particular, the processing capacity of the function blocks in the CPU has been significantly increased.
read more...Trade fairs have been permitted again in Bavaria since 01.08.2021. SPS 2021 will therefore not take place purely digitally as last year, but as usual as a face-to-face event from 23 - 25.11.2021 in Nuremberg.
read more...The small controller 'Vipa Micro' from Yaskawa is available in an updated version: The main memory has been extended to 128 Kbyte as standard.
read more...Kuka reports the second-highest order intake in the company's history for the first half of 2021. Robotics sales in particular are impressive.
read more...Things are going well for Siemens: the company has raised its profit forecast for the third time. The high-margin digital business in particular is generating profits.
read more...The impact of AI on the safety of humans and machines in production, initial details of a classification scheme for AI in safety applications and how a strategy for OT security in networked environments and more are the topics of the SAFETY & SECURITY e-paper.
read more...After two years of abstinence, Hannover Messe is to be held as a physical trade fair from April 25 to 29, 2022 - supplemented by a comprehensive range of digital services for exhibitors and visitors.
read more...Bernd P. Uckrow, who was previously responsible for commercial management, is retiring from Wieland Electric after the regular expiry of his contract.
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