Evonik headquarters in Essen
Evonik posted a significant decline in earnings in the second quarter of 2025 amid a challenging economic environment. Adjusted EBITDA was 12 percent below the prior-year figure at €509 million. Sales declined by 11 percent to €3.5 billion across the Group. Evonik attributes the decline to weak demand and economic uncertainty. These factors were compounded by negative exchange-rate effects and the absence of the superabsorbents business, which was included in the prior-year period. Sales volumes...
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Krones headquarters Neutraubling
Krones recorded positive development in the first half of 2025 despite challenging economic conditions. The company benefited from robust investment spending by its customers, as the markets served by Krones are less affected by economic fluctuations. At €1,294.5 million, order intake in the second quarter of 2025 was slightly below the previous year's figure but remained stable. For the first half of the year as a whole, the order volume amounted to €2,730.4 million, a decline of only 2.2...
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    Packaging specialist Gerresheimer is continuing to restructure its portfolio. Following a strategic review, the company has decided to separate its molded glass business from the rest of the group and initiate a sale process. The aim is to establish the newly created “Molded Glass Powerhouse” as an independent unit.
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BASF headquarters in Ludwigshafen, Germany
Coveris new MPS press investment at its dedicated linerless label manufacturing facility.
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The board members of the SPE Industrial Partner Network and the Single Pair Ethernet System Alliance are looking forward to shaping the SPE ecosystem together. From left to right: Claus Kleedörfer, TE Connectivity; Simon Seereiner, Weidmüller; Kilian Schmale, Harting; and Tim Kindermann, Phoenix Contact
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  • Exclusive highlight talk with Tobias Bangert (2nd from left) from Janitza and Raphael Görner (3rd from left) from Rittal on energy management and networked energy solutions of tomorrow with editor-in-chief Susanne Woggon and Ronny Schumann from Tropal Media
    The transformation of energy systems in Europe is at a turning point. With the ongoing expansion of renewable energies, the electrification of industrial processes, and the emergence of new consumers such as charging infrastructure for electric mobility and data centers, the requirements for a stable, flexible, and networked power grid are growing. Energy management is developing into a key strategic technology. It connects the generation, storage, distribution, and consumption of energy into an integrated overall...
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Exclusive highlight talk with Mark Zimpfer (center) from Hager on intelligent, decentralized energy systems and distribution
Around 107,000 visitors came to the trade fair alliance “The smarter E Europe 2025” in Munich
Technological trends, regulatory developments and market-relevant topics are highlighted at The smarter E Europe
Start-ups are once again presenting innovations and ideas at EM-Power Europe this year
The Copa-Data software team at the trade fair: (f.l.t.r.) Stefan Hufnagl, Industry Specialist Energy, Jürgen Resch, Director Industry Management Energy, Wolfgang Spirek, Industry Specialist Energy and Lewis Williams, Industry Specialist Energy
The finalists of “The smarter E AWARD 2025” in the five categories have been determined
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  • Siemens transforms customer engagement for electronic component manufacturers with “PartQuest Design Enablement”
    Siemens Digital Industries Software has introduced the “PartQuest Design Enablement” portfolio, a connected digital environment aimed at electronic component manufacturers. The platform is designed to enable more targeted, continuous engagement with customers while improving operational efficiency. The solution integrates product discovery, interactive content, bill-of-material intelligence, collaboration and digital support into a unified, data-driven environment. According to Siemens, this approach replaces...
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At first glance, it looks like an ordinary X-ray inspection device - but inside the „RAYCON D+ TX” is state-of-the-art AI technology
The Ethernet APL field switch from R. Stahl meets all the requirements of modern process automation and is ready for use in hazardous areas
Veloce Strato CS delivers high emulation performance, maintains fast full visibility debug, and scales from 40 million gates (MG) to 40 billion gates (BG)
Radar sensors for non-contact level measurement with high accuracy requirements in all standard applications where a high degree of protection and particularly good signal focusing are required
The ABB "IRB 6750S" console robot is designed to enable higher robot density in production lines
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  • Alkaline water electrolyzer from Asahi Kasei with a total capacity of one megawatt
    Asahi Kasei is supplying a one-megawatt alkaline water electrolyzer to the Central Finland Mobility Foundation (Cefmof). The compact, container-sized "Aqualyzer C3" system is scheduled to contribute to hydrogen production in Jyväskylä from 2026 and will be a key element in the decarbonization of the Central Finland region. The decision to use this water electrolyzer is based on the manufacturer's many years of experience in chlor-alkali electrolysis since 1975.
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Mondi has introduced a digital printing and label-free packaging solution for Komsa to ship 35,000 packages per day without adhesive labels
The solution combines several Dematic technologies and includes a space-saving Autostore system
Siemens supports dairy Sachsenmilch with predictive maintenance using AI-based algorithms
Osbra produces the smart storage box for the fully electric Mercedes G-Class in a two-tone design.
Filthaus and Wittmann are direct neighbors in Meinerzhagen, so it's easy to meet up spontaneously to discuss about energy monitoring
Bell manufactures primary packaging for makeup, eye shadow, and mascara on Wittmann injection molding machines
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  • Recyclates
    From society to politics to industry - everyone acknowledges that a functioning circular economy is necessary to meet climate goals. Everyone also agrees that the use of recyclates must be significantly increased. But there are a number of obstacles and problems along the way. For example, not enough recyclates are available in sufficient quantity and suitable quality.
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White Paper on digitization in catalysis research published
The “Security” white paper from Pilz helps to understand central aspects of security and to put solution approaches into practice
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  • Logo Drinktec 2025

    Under the slogan "Grow with the flow", Drinktec 2025 will welcome trade visitors to the exhibition grounds in Munich from 15 to 19 September. Whether it's individual products, special systems or a complete filling line: On an area of over 150,000 square metres, the world's leading trade fair offers the entire repertoire of the beverage and liquid food industry, from production, filling and packaging to marketing, including raw materials and logistics solutions.

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