More output, more profit. As simple as the formula may sound, the driving factors are difficult to identify. The PROXIA OEE / CIP method based on operational data acquisition enhanced by messenger services and PROXIA action management shows where the potential can really be found on the shop floor.

Siemens expands strategic partnership with eQ Technologic

eQube Data as a Service (DaaS) delivers enhanced industrial digital threads through purpose-driven integration of IT, OT and ET solutions
eQube DaaS extends Mendix Data Hub for seamless, self-service access to data resources

Alexander Steiner, Chief Solution Architect of meta:proc GmbH, explains the most common myths surrounding software automation:
"Process management and everything that goes with it is currently undergoing a real renaissance. For too long, decision makers and executors clung to tried and tested processes - new methods that have undergone optimisation were rarely revealed.

For more than 120 years, the medium-sized company Bender+Wirth GmbH & Co. from Kierspe in the Sauerland region of Germany, with its approximately 50 employees, has been manufacturing products related to electrical lighting.

The partnership completes Comau's offering for the entire production life cycle - from development and testing to manufacturing systems and customer support

With more than 10,000 registered participants and over 50,000 views, the first digital event at HANNOVER MESSE was a complete success. Around 200 speakers and 100 partner companies created two exciting days of inspiring lectures, live chats and innovation presentations. A total of 110 program items went online. All content is now available on demand at hannovermesse.digital and can still be accessed.

This year, the machine tool manufacturer TRUMPF will receive the HERMES AWARD. The company thus receives one of the most coveted international industry awards for its product omlox - open location standard. The award was presented on July 14 during the HANNOVER MESSE Digital Days.

Improved ergonomics and reduced musculoskeletal fatigue for workers with Comau and IUVO portable robotic devices

Red wedge-shaped chassis, black stepped driver protection roof frame, overhead tilt cylinders: The striking design of the combustion engine powered 392/393 truck series from Linde Material Handling in the lifting capacity range from 2.0 to 3.5 tonnes shaped the internal goods handling of countless companies in Europe and around the world for 18 years. This era ended on July 1 with the production of the last order for one of the largest brick manufacturers in North America. A total of almost 161,000 vehicles were produced. In future, only models of the new Linde H20 to H35 diesel and LPG series, which were launched at the beginning of 2020, will come off the assembly line at the Aschaffenburg assembly plant.

TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, has announced the launch of a new virtual series, outlining the latest technological developments in data connectivity systems. The series, which will debut on June 30 with a webinar entitled “Data Connectivity for Railway Architecture,” offers an opportunity for engineers and customers to virtually engage with TE’s technical experts.

Due to the corona pandemic, the micromobility expo will not be able to start in Hannover in summer 2020. Instead, the fair for micromobility, mobility infrastructures and services will be held as an online trade fair from 27 to 28 August.

The three companies nominated for the HERMES AWARD 2020 have been determined. Chaired by Prof. Dr. Reimund Neugebauer, President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the independent jury chose the entrepreneurs Friedhelm Loh Group, Schneider Electric and Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen (listed in alphabetical order). The winner will be announced and the prize awarded during the HANNOVER MESSE Digital Days on July 14, 2020.