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VR Makes Planning Easier
When designing vacuum handling systems, far-reaching decisions often have to be made early in the project. This is where one manufacturer uses virtual reality to work with users to more […]
Industry 4.0
Complete Clarity Thanks to Quality Assurance
ZKW Lighting Systems develops and manufactures high-quality lighting systems for the automotive industry. However, new materials, complex designs, and tight tolerances are pushing conventional measurement technology to its limits in […]
Industry 4.0
Productivity—with Safety
Efficiency and safety are often at odds in metalworking. While high closing speeds increase throughput, they also raise the risk and often lead to complex safety systems that slow down […]
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Reliable processes for wind turbine steel structures
Wind turbines are highly visible symbols of the energy transition, and their manufacture requires a high degree of precision and reliable processes. Grinding, milling, polishing, and cutting processes play a […]
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Trumpf Is Growing Again Thanks to the U.S. Market
Machine tool manufacturer Trumpf closed the 2025/26 fiscal year (ending June 30) with better-than-expected results. After three years of declining order intake and two years of falling revenue, the company […]
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Salzgitter Steel Trading automates manual post-processing:
When manual finishing of thick sheet metal reaches its economic and quality limits, automated systems help ensure consistent edge quality, reliable processes, and efficient production in accordance with DB requirements. […]
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Steel Production in Transition
Carbon-free steel—that is the industry’s new goal. While companies in the sector are already reporting on shipments and contracts, in practice the products vary widely, and the road to climate-neutral […]
Industry 4.0
Deburring with automated part removal
Pietec Feinwerktechnik manufactures a wide range of metal components in a competitive global market. To boost productivity and quality, the company invested in a new grinding machine and a robotic […]
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When the machine not only produces, but also thinks
Intech 2026 – At its in-house exhibition, Trumpf showed how productivity in sheet metal processing will no longer be achieved solely through individual machine parameters in the future, but that […]
Industry 4.0
More reality for digital twins
AI libraries reduce the reality gap – ABB Robotics expands Robotstudio with Nvidia Omniverse technologies. The aim is to train robots more realistically in digital twins and transfer industrial applications […]
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Industry 4.0
Assembly with data transparency
When it comes to safety, flexibility and process monitoring, old systems are often no longer able to meet today’s requirements. A Swiss manufacturer of lubrication and dosing technology has therefore […]
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Reis Robotics and Comau cooperate
Comau and Reis Robotics have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop automation products and systems. The initial focus will be on industries such as shipbuilding, intralogistics, gigacasting, battery production, […]
Industry 4.0
Autonomous cell in steel construction
Fully automated production of complex component groups – the Liebherr Group has achieved this for the first time at its plant in Telfs (Tyrol). An autonomous production cell with three […]
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Laser machines from the platform
Microstep Europe is presenting a newly designed platform for laser cutting machines called the X-Series. Four series – Smart Cube X, Smartline X, Masterline X and Smart Giant X – […]
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Cutting for the armor
Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH is investing more than 2 million euros in a new waterjet cutting system at its site in Ilsenburg. It is an investment that should pay off, particularly […]
Industry 4.0
Construction at the touch of a button
Meusburger wants to make the design process faster and safer with digital tools, intelligent assistants and a maximum degree of standardization. They reduce manual work steps, minimize sources of error […]
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Stanztec trade fair looks optimistically to the future
The eighth edition of the Stanztec trade fair from June 16 to 18 will provide new impetus for the future of stamping and forming technology. The trade fair company P. […]
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ALUMINIUM 2026: Industry prepares for high-stakes edition in Düsseldorf
Three days at the heart of the global aluminium industry: The world’s leading aluminium event returns with a sharper focus on critical conversations, commercial clarity, and practical delivery. Backed by […]
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