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The specialist for knuckle-joint and coin minting presses, based in Netphen-Werthenbach, has been part of Schuler since 1988. Picture:© Schuler

100 years of Gräbener press systems

7. October 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

As a company for iron and sheet metal construction, Gräbener Pressensysteme was entered in the commercial register in Siegen on October 6, 1921. 100 years later, the company enjoys an […]

From the ordering of the raw material to the dispatch of the ready-picked order, all value-added processes in the steel trade can be networked, uniformly controlled and intelligently optimized. Image:© Kasto

The future of steel trading is digital

6. October 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

In order to meet the increasingly complex and individual wishes of customers and at the same time withstand the high cost pressure and international competition, new solutions and approaches are […]

Q.ANT has succeeded in depositing highly specialized light channels on silicon chips. The photonic chips are to be used in the future for data transmission in quantum computers. Image: © Trumpf

Trumpf invests more in quant startup Q.ANT

19. September 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

The high-tech company Trumpf increases its investment in the wholly owned subsidiary Q.ANT by a double-digit million amount. This will allow the start-up to move into the development and production […]

Well-organized logistics is an important prerequisite for the steel trader SchwarzwaldEisen from Baden. At the company's headquarters in Lahr, an automatic Unicompact 3.0 long goods warehouse ensures fast and efficient storage and retrieval of the profiles, pipes and solid materials, which can be up to six metres long.© Kasto

At a glance with a click

27. August 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

Controlling and operating automatic and manual storage areas with one system – this is reality at SchwarzwaldEisen in Lahr, Baden. This is made possible by two Kasto solutions: The Kastologic […]

The Wikus saw factory is always consciously breaking new ground in order to remain sustainable and fit for the future. This is also reflected in the WI.com headquarters, which embodies the leitmotif: "Openness in mind and space". © Wikus

Award for sustainability

19. August 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

Sustainable action by companies is currently more important than ever. Cooperations between companies and suppliers are concluded in the global economic cycle under the prerequisite and criteria of Corporate Social […]

Many storage systems are still mechanically in perfect working order even after years of intensive use. © Kasto Mechanical Engineering

Extended service life for bearing systems and sawing equipment

19. August 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

In the case of durable capital goods such as logistics and production equipment for metal processing, a retrofit is often an economical alternative to a new acquisition. Even with comparatively […]

SMS group builds the first pilot plant in Vienna to produce a synthesis gas mixture for fuel production from sewage sludge. © SMS

Production of synthesis gas from sewage sludge for fuel production

19. August 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

On September 17th, 2020, the SMS Group received the construction approval for a new pilot plant in Vienna-Simmering, Austria, which will demonstrate the recycling of residual materials to produce […]

Captions: Easier access: WIKUS met the challenges of the Corona pandemic with "openness in mind and space" and a comprehensive safety and hygiene concept © Wikus

Relief

19. August 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

2020 was a year with special challenges. When the new year began with many expectations, no one could have foreseen that a global pandemic would present the world economy […]

Intelligent intralogistics: 16 additional KMP 1500 ensure flexible material flow at BMW. © Kuka Group

Driverless transport system for BMW

19. August 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

Kuka integrierte Anfang 2020 erfolgreich ein fahrerloses Transportsystem im Karosseriebau. Ziel war es, maximale Flexibilität auf einem beschränkten Footprint zu erreichen. Mittels künstlicher Intelligenz steuert die Leitsteuerung Kuka AIVI die fahrerlosen […]

InoBat offers the latest developments in lithium-ion battery cells for a range of markets and applications. © InoBat

Low-CO2 recycling process for lithium batteries

19. August 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

Primobius signs MoU with InoBat to operate a commercial lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Eastern Europe. Primobius GmbH, a 50:50 joint venture between Neometals Ltd, West Perth, […]