Company
Bosch-Rexroth reorganizes Management Board
Bosch-Rexroth will have a new CEO, Dr. Jochen Peter, from March 1, 2026. His predecessor Dr. Steffen Haack will then be responsible for development and will open up new growth […]
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Appointments
Plant assessment tool for plant evaluation for decarbonization solutions
Data-driven plant assessment: SMS’s Plant Assessment Tool identifies the most viable strategies for decarbonization and strikes a balance between sustainability and profitability. The steel industry is at a turning point: […]
Appointments
Quo vadis punching technology?
The 16th Stamping Technology Congress will take place on April 20 and 21, 2026 at the Westfalenhallen Congress Center in Dortmund. Under the motto “Quo Vadis Stamping Technology?”, the two-day […]
Sheet Metal Coils
New door ring solution
Optimization of manufacturing costs, weight and complexity of vehicle production: Door Ring made from a single tailored blank replaces up to eight individual parts of the vehicle structure. At this […]
Metal Production
UKP laser structures and polishes hard material components in a single clamping operation
Tools made of hard materials and ceramics such as tungsten carbide are particularly wear-resistant. However, the tools used to manufacture them wear all the faster – unless the tool is […]
Industry 4.0
Automation solution for small test series
The compact automation solution ALEX (Automated Lab EXpert) for small test series is now even more versatile – with new extension packages for metal round specimens, elastomer specimens and as […]
Company
New solution for machine interlinking
At Blechexpo, Trumpf presented a fully automated, interlinked system consisting of the next generation of the TruBend Center 7030 folding machine, the TruMatic 5000 punch laser machine and the Stopa […]
Appointments
Once again “the place of the best”
The 17th Blechexpo, international trade fair for sheet metal working, was successfully held together with the 10th Schweisstec, international trade fair for joining technology. 1,190 exhibitors from 41 countries showed […]
Industry 4.0
Fast mobile bending cell even more flexible
At Blechexpo, Trumpf presented the Flex Cell mobile bending cell in combination with the TecZone Bend software. The Flex Cell is the fastest mobile bending cell from Trumpf. Users can […]
Company
Bearings and saws perfectly interlocked
The traditional Swiss metal trader Brütsch/Rüegger Metals AG replaced a semi-automatic honeycomb storage system with the fully automatic Unitop and Unitower long goods storage systems from Kasto. Two adapted band […]
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Company
Personnel changes on the Management Board of thyssenkrupp Steel
At its meeting on October 31, 2025, the Supervisory Board of Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG appointed Marie Jaroni as CEO of the company and extended her contract by five years […]
Appointments
Electric cars in the fast lane
The new mobility is electrifying the automotive world. This is because electric cars are in the fast lane worldwide – their acceptance and demand continues to rise. And this is […]
Sheet Metal Coils
Increased efficiency and user-friendliness
Trumpf launched the new generation of its TruLaser Weld 5000 automated laser welding machine at Blechexpo. Compared to the previous series, the machine is much quicker and easier to set […]
Industry 4.0
Improved reliability of the simulation
AutoForm Engineering, a leading provider of software solutions for sheet metal forming and body-in-white processes, introduces its latest software release AutoForm Forming R13. This version offers new capabilities and enhancements […]
Industry 4.0
Inline seam inspection for automated laser welding
A fully inline-capable solution from Blackbird enables the contactless detection and classification of seam defects in real time – cycle time-neutral and without influencing the welding result. The new ‘OCT […]
Company
Tool design amazingly simple
Meusburger, a leading international manufacturer of standard parts, has comprehensively optimized its digital offering to make design processes even more efficient for its customers. The Meusburger portal with its new, […]
Sheet Metal Coils
Efficiency combined with ease of use
EWM is expanding the Picotig series and is launching an efficient addition in the power range for welding currents up to 180 A with the new variant. As a compact […]
Company
A welding table revolution
Siegmund presented a real innovation at this year’s Schweißen & Schneiden: The Smart Leg, an electrically and infinitely height-adjustable table leg, celebrated its world premiere. If you missed it, don’t […]
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