At the start of battery series production at the Nuremberg site: Minister of State Hubert Aiwanger, Michael Kobriger, MAN Executive Board Member for Production and Logistics, MAN CEO Alexander Vlaskamp, Bavarian Minister President Dr. Markus Söder, Markus Wansch, Chairman of the Works Council at the Nuremberg site and Dr. Frederik Zohm, MAN Executive Board Member for Research and Development
MAN Truck & Bus officially launched its battery production at the Nuremberg production site today in the presence of Bavarian Minister President Dr. Markus Söder and State Minister Hubert Aiwanger. During the event, the Munich-based commercial vehicle manufacturer announced the next expansion stage of its battery production in Nuremberg for the first time. In addition to the approximately €100 million already invested in the production facility that has now been launched, a further €150 million...
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Recyclable monomaterials support the circular economy
The meat processing industry belongs to the sectors with high consumption of energy, water and materials. Therefore, in production and packaging, the processes must be designed to be as sustainable and resource-efficient as possible. This not only benefits the environment, but also increases efficiency and reduces costs. Under its guiding theme of “Sustainability in Practice”, Iffa will be showing which technologies can be used to achieve this. The world's leading trade fair for the sector, to...
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  • After two very strong years, Bosch Rexroth's 2024 revenue was around €6.5 billion.
    Like many automation companies, Bosch Rexroth closed the 2024 financial year in a difficult market environment. After two very strong years in 2022 and 2023, sales in 2024 were around €6.5 billion. This corresponds to a decline of 13.6 percent compared to 2023. Incoming orders in 2024 also reflected the economic conditions. At €6.1 billion, it was almost five percent below the previous year's figure. This means that the decline was already significantly lower than in 2023. For the current financial year, Bosch...
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Hans Beckhoff presented the company's results for 2024 at the Hannover Messe 2025 and already believes that the bottom of the curve has been passed
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( f.l.t.r.) Manuel Mundt, VP Finance Sustainable Energy Systems at Siemens Energy, Katja Scharpwinkel, Site Manager of the BASF plant in Ludwigshafen, Katrin Eder, Minister for Climate Protection, Environment and Mobility of Rhineland-Palatinate, Udo Philipp, State Secretary BMWK, Stephan Kothrade, CTO BASF and Christoph Schütte, Managing Director Siemens Energy Germany
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  • 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
    At EM-Power Europe 2025, Copa-Data will be demonstrating how the software platform Zenon optimizes hybrid energy systems and drives the digitalization of substations. As the energy industry undergoes rapid change, companies are increasingly turning to hybrid infrastructures. These combine traditional power generation with renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and battery storage. However, integrating new and existing systems from different manufacturers is challenging. To manage brownfield and greenfield...
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The EM-Power Europe 2025 shows the way to integrated energy solutions and stable power grids
EM-Power Europe 2025 showcases digital solutions for the energy industry
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  • Drivetrain Analyzer Cloud, a powerful solution from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, helps companies significantly reduce the energy consumption of their drive systems through energy-based maintenance
    Industrial companies are under increasing pressure to improve their energy efficiency and reduce their carbon footprint. A major energy consumer in industry is the drive train, which consists of variable speed drives, motors, pumps, and other components. Drivetrain Analyzer Cloud, a powerful solution from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, helps companies significantly reduce the energy consumption of their drive systems through energy-based maintenance.
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Metal detection, checkweighing and X-ray inspection in use in the high-speed production of snacks and confectionery
Remote I/O system from R. Stahl for Zone 1 with Ex i Ethernet and fiber optic cables
Compared to its predecessor, the new precision dosing system of Elmet offers even greater precision and efficiency
Pneumatic valves provide higher flow rates in a compact valve package and enable more efficient and flexible pneumatic system performance
At the Hannover Messe, Bosch Rexroth is presenting automation solutions for battery production to implement complex value streams and integrated material flow solutions with maximum dynamics
The Namur Open Architecture NOA increases the productivity of process plants
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  • The mobile sorting platform from Sesotec is ready for immediate use and seamlessly integrates into any production environment thanks to its compact design
    Almaak International is a company with many years of experience in the production, processing and development of technical plastic compounds. Around 200 employees develop and produce customised plastics for small and large plastics processors worldwide. Around 60,000 tonnes of technical thermoplastics (PA, PC, PBT, ABS, PC/PBT, PC/ABS, PBT/ASA, PP etc.) are produced annually at the Krefeld and Doberlug-Kirchhain sites on 18 production lines. These products are mainly used in the automotive industry, in the...
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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
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.
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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
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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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The “Security” white paper from Pilz helps to understand central aspects of security and to put solution approaches into practice
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  • The leading trade fair for the meat and protein industry Iffa takes place every three years

    Iffa is the leading international trade fair for the meat and protein industry and will take place again from May 3 to 8, 2025. Every three years, it gathers the entire industry in Frankfurt am Main and presents innovative solutions for safe, healthy and economical production of meat, meat products and plant proteins. The topic of alternative proteins from plants has been an integral part of the world's leading trade fair since 2022, as more and more food manufacturers worldwide are investing in products made from...

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