
Ultra-compact communication module
With the 'netRapid 90', Hilscher is expanding its chip carrier portfolio for industrial communication of highly integrated field devices.
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With the 'netRapid 90', Hilscher is expanding its chip carrier portfolio for industrial communication of highly integrated field devices.

Turck is expanding its IO-Link portfolio with the 'TBEN-L-8IOLA' Class A IO-Link master. The Ethernet block I/O module in the robust TBEN-L housing offers eight Class A IO-Link master ports.

The Festo Group achieved double-digit growth for another year in a row: its turnover rose by 13.4% to EUR 3.81 billion in 2022 (previous year: EUR 3.36 billion).
The US company J&M Manufacturing has won the golden manus award 2023. The competition recognizes bold projects with plastic plain bearings.

Despite global crises, the ifm Group's business is on a successful growth path. Record turnover and employment levels were achieved in the past financial year.

The DC-Industrie2 project recently came to an end and the follow-up project, ODCA, has been launched. In an interview with Andrea Gillhuber, Dr. Hartwig Stammberger and Dr. Jan Stefan Michels talk about the potential of DC technology and its importance on the road to climate neutrality.
The associations at the Hannover Messe
The major associations BDI, VDMA and ZVEI are calling for more efforts to ensure that Germany remains competitive in an international comparison. At the moment, however, Germany is falling behind in international comparison.
Interview Jörg Sokat, Pflitsch
From thick power cables to thin sensor lines, cables and lines must be routed safely through systems and machines. A challenge that should not be underestimated, as Jörg Sokat, Head of Product Management at Pflitsch, explains in an interview with Computer&Automation.
The storage and retrieval machines in a high-bay warehouse have been equipped with energy storage systems that reuse braking energy and reduce peak loads. This solution was the result of cooperation between the plant manufacturer Lödige Industries and the drive automation company SEW-Eurodrive.

Interview with Karsten Fuchs, Lapp
What are the prospects for DC voltage technology in industry? Andreas Mühlbauer spoke about this with Karsten Fuchs, research engineer in the Innovation and Advanced Technology department at Lapp Holding.