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Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

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Wear-free process monitoring during production

New HASCO presents new proximity switches for precise, contact-free position monitoring

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News 13.10.2016

Sepro Group introduces new robots at K 2016

Sepro Group is expanding at both ends of their range of robots for plastics injection molding, introducing two of their biggest 3-axis and 6-axis robots ever, and one of their smallest as well, at K 2016.

News 04.10.2016

APC plus by KraussMaffei: Increased precision and repeatability

All the modern KraussMaffei machines benefit from the new smart Adaptive Process Control technology, ideal for special tasks.

News 04.10.2016

Piovan presents its developments at K 2016

The Piovan technologies on display will be represented by a conveying and dosing system in full operation.

News 04.10.2016

Portfolio expansion with new machine design by Maplan

At K 2016, Maplan will present its new machine design to a broad public for the first time.

News 04.10.2016

Milacron presents its technology at K 2016 in two booths

Milacron will be displaying its Advanced Plastics Processing Technologies (APPT) as well as Melt Delivery and Control Systems (MDCS).

News 27.09.2016

ENGEL e-connect, a portal for the smart factory era

Sharing the page with its customers: The new platform by ENGEL enables constant monitoring and direct online requests for quicker maintenance.

Articles

Winfactory 4.0: Software for smart factory supervision

The new software by Piovan epitomizes flexible energy management, process control and optimization suggested by the 4th industrial revolution.

Сase studies

Flexibility required

For automated production of a backlit door strip in the Audi A4, a six axis robot featuring the SELOGICA user interface was used for the first time.