Dr. Yun Chen
Leadership change in Europe: Effective February 1, 2025, Dr. Yun Chen will take over the leadership of European production for Covestro's Performance Materials (PM) Business Entity. In this position, he succeeds Dr. Daniel Koch, who is leaving the company at the end of January at his own request. After three successful years as head of Performance Materials Operations APAC, Dr. Yun Chen will assume the role of production head for Covestro's European sites starting in February. The chemical...
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The Siemens Super Trak Conveyance compact magnetic conveyor was designed for leaner manufacturing automation and was showcased at the latest SPS trade show
Siemens and linear motion conveyor manufacturer Supertrak Conveyance recently announced a new strategic collaboration to reduce cycle times for machine builders and manufacturing customers. The companies have joined forces to offer the market an intelligent conveyor system that can be installed as a transport technology on production machines. It is also integrated into the TIA portal. The carriers are driven by linear motors and move flexibly between stations during the production process.
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  • Touchlight receives Manufacturer's Authorisation from the UK MHRA to manufacture investigational medicinal products and critical starting materials for ATMPs at its GMP manufacturing facility in Hamilton
    Touchlight, a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO), has announced that its Hampton, UK facility has achieved GMP certification. This makes Touchlight the first synthetic DNA manufacturer in the world to receive regulatory approval for the manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API). This places the company in a unique position to support its growing customer base in the development of DNA vaccines and non-viral gene therapies.
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Patrick Sommers, Sales Manager at Sesotec Inc., is convinced of the advantages that the Polymers Centre in Charlotte, North Carolina offers Sesotec
Triton is taking over video systems, access control and intruder alarm technology from Bosch Building Technologies
Collaboration of Volkswagen, Microsoft and PTC brings together industry leaders to advance generative AI use cases for manufacturing
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  • "The smarter E Europe 2024" closes with even more visitors, exhibitors and exhibition space
    After three eventful trade fair days and inspiring conferences and forums, Europe's largest trade fair association for the energy industry once again set a new record: 3,008 exhibitors from 55 countries, i.e. over 500 more companies than in 2023, presented their latest product developments and applications for a renewable energy supply around the clock in a total of 19 exhibition halls and an outdoor area covering a total area of 206,000 square metres. Around 110,000 trade visitors from 176 nations discussed new...
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The degree of digitalisation and standardisation must be increased to speed up the value creation processes for the expansion of energy systems
EM-Power Europe 2024 presents a wide range of solutions for more digitalization and flexibilization
Zenon 14 software in use in the energy industry
The finalists for each category of “The smarter E Awards 2024” have been announced
The “ees Europe” is now entering its second round in cooperation with the South Korean battery trade fair Inter Battery
Intersolar Europe 2024 showcases new inverters
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  • 2D incident light scanners from Gerhard Schubert check the shape and rotational position of the chocolates on the packing line. Schubert has now combined 2D and 3D scanners to create a tracking scanner
    Gerhard Schubert can look back on four decades of technological innovation in image processing. The pioneering work began with a visionary collaboration with the Karlsruhe Nuclear Research Center in the mid-1980s. Four decades after the development of the first system, the company has a comprehensive portfolio that Schubert is continuously expanding. In future, the 2D and 3D scanners will be supplemented by an even more compact solution. A tracking scanner combines both technologies.
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According to Schneider Electric, its uninterruptible power supply is the most compact of its kind, saving 52 per cent more space than the industry average
High-speed packaging machine CHS of Theegarten-Pactec packs 1,600 products per minute into letter folds
Wittmann makes solar energy with its direct current directly usable for processing machines. At Fakuma 2023, the company presented a production-ready solution
The laser scanners of the "ROD 500" series can create a very accurate map of the environment to ensure collision-free navigation of the AGV during ongoing logistics operations.
Beckhoff Ethercat terminals for digital input and output
Emerson's new Energy Manager solution helps manufacturers cut energy costs and carbon emissions by up to 30%, offering real-time electricity monitoring to identify and minimize waste.
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  • The Sesotec metal separator (left in the picture) is sensitive enough to detect metal contaminants, while the product effect is compensated for as much as possible
    Viet UC Mechanics Polymer, a Vietnamese manufacturer of plastic materials, specializes in the production of masterbatch, plastic additives, pigments, PVC additives and plastic resins. The company was faced with the challenge of eliminating metallic impurities in the masterbatch. This is to prevent particles from entering the plastic mixtures during production. These impurities could not only affect the quality of the end product. They also cause machine downtime and customer complaints. To ensure the quality and...
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The Chinese operating personnel of Carlsberg are also impressed by the user-friendly KHS technology
Minebea Intec configured a weighing system for nine BYD lithium carbonate thickeners using load cells PR 6212, Mini Flexlock kits, and weight indicators X2 to automate charge/discharge control and minimize horizontal forces.
New drive technology in the old plant at CCI Drachten
The redundant machine concept of the packaging line is based on the Schubert Flowpacker, which seamlessly integrates pick-and-place feeding and packaging in the flow module
Digital tools can effectively prevent production downtime due to a lack of skilled workers
Together with containment expert Weiss Pharmatechnik, Goldfuss Engineering has designed a new robot-assisted filling system for small batch sizes
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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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  • Hannover Messe is the world's leading trade fair for industry

    The next Hannover Messe will be held from March 31 to April 4, 2025, under the motto "Energizing a sustainable industry". At the upcoming industrial trade fair, international companies from the mechanical engineering, electrical and digital industries as well as the energy sector will present their solutions for resource-efficient, climate-neutral and resilient production. In 2024, more than 130,000 visitors came to the exhibition grounds in Hanover.

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The leading trade fair for the meat and protein industry Iffa takes place every three years
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