More efficiency in steel trading
Steel dealer Steel and Pipe Supply relies on the automated honeycomb warehouse UNICOMPACT 5.0 from KASTO in Kansas City. Why? It accelerates material turnover, eliminates weaknesses, and increases service quality – a concept that has already proven itself at other locations of the company.
Cobot welding without robotics expertise
Fraunhofer IPA wins the 'euRobotics Technology Transfer Award' with Trumpf and Lorch
Electrochemical Process for Tungsten Coatings
A research consortium from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) and the specialty electrolyte manufacturer IoLiTec, led by the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Automation IPA, is developing a globally novel technology for the electrochemical deposition of pure tungsten coatings.
Physical AI Changes Global Manufacturing
The KUKA Group is driving the transition to 'Automation 2.0'. At the NVIDIA GTC, the company presents KUKA AMP and demonstrates how Physical AI expands industrial automation.
GROB very satisfied with 2025/26
GROB with stable order intake and clear future strategy
Order intake in mechanical engineering in February 2026
The order intake in mechanical engineering has once again declined in February, and the mood of the companies is deteriorating. However, hope for a timid economic recovery remains.
Future Market Fusion on the Rise
Fraunhofer ILT develops key technologies for the future market of fusion
Piece counts instead of downtime - the coating does it
Stretch blow molding machines produce tens of thousands of PET bottles per hour. This is only possible with extremely durable blow molds – a core competency of the mold makers at Röders. The specialists from Soltau also rely on the DLC coating BALINIT DYLYN PRO from Oerlikon Balzers for stable mass production.
KASTOsort tower convinces
KASTO has rethought smart material flow: KASTOsort tower enables personless processing in a compact space.
Letting grab instead of having to grab
The Gripster max vacuum lifter from Schmalz lifts up to 100 kilograms horizontally, attaches four times faster, and operates on battery power. For safe, flexible, and efficient handling.















