Glass engineered to defy flames
The Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT in Oberhausen and Hörmann, a family-owned company, have developed a new type of fire-resistant glass that holds up under even extreme heat –…
EuroBLECH Digital Innovation Summit 2020 starts next week
The new digital meeting place for the international sheet metal working community. Webinar programme and Online Presentation Theatre to round up the unique visitor experience The first EuroBLECH Digital Innovation Summit, taking place online…
Production doubled in half the time
Reliable partner and supplier for companies operating in demanding and competitive sectors such as automotive and industrialized building, I.M.A. Industria Meccanica di Arosio SpA has increased its production capacity by installing a new…
IT security in production – A major challenge for machine manufacturers
Almost daily reports of hacker attacks are unnerving the public. According to the results of a Deutsche Telekom survey, nearly two thirds of German companies have fallen victim to hacking at least once….
Blechexpo 2019: Growth Across the Board!
Exhibitors and expert visitors have long since saved the date: the 14th Blechexpo and the 7th Schweisstec will focus on outstanding process competence for the processing of sheet metal, pipe and profiles from the 5th through…
Prima Power innovative solutions for a human-friendly technology at the Blechexpo 2019
“Prima is here”. This is the slogan chosen by Prima Power to announce its participation at the 14th Blechexpo, the international trade fair for sheet metal working held in Stuttgart from 5 to…
Economic and steel market outlook 2019-2020
The manufacturing sector in the EU may have not seen the worst yet: a deepening escalation of the trade war between the US and several of its main trading partners and a no-deal…
Lightweight construction is key technology for global sustainability
Intelligent lightweight solutions are increas-ingly gaining ground in machine tool construction. The main focuses are on new geometries and materials as well as simulation and 3D printing. Exhibitors at EMO Hannover will be…
Accidents: if you know, you escape them
A research and education work about the issues of safety and corporate social responsibility has characterized a significant part of the recent activity by assofond and it is going to absorb its energies…
Industry 4.0: strategy, not (only) technology
In recent years, the unceasing topical themes are Industry 4.0, enabling technologies, centrality of computer science and digitalization processes. However, this utmost attention paid to technologies can be puzzling; in particular, we run…
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