With effect from 01.01.2023, the SIC Marking Group has taken over the German company Nill + Ritz CNC-Technik GmbH and is expanding its range of marking systems for all industrial applications. The portfolios of the two companies complement each other perfectly - and the German SIC Marking GmbH is thus strengthening its presence in Germany. From simple manual marking to automatic dot peen marking and individual marking with high-performance laser marking systems: The SIC Marking Group, (…)

Evosys Laser GmbH wins Best of Industry Award in the plastics technology category. The innovative and patented AQW process convinced the jury and the readers here as well. The Erlangen-based company develops and manufactures laser welding systems for processing plastics. These are used, for example, in the automotive, medical technology or consumer product industries. Laser welding of plastics is an established and widely used manufacturing process. It is valued above all for its (…)

Once the preserve of high-volume operations at automotive plants, we´re today finding that robots are infiltrating all sectors of the commercial world. Even beyond traditional manufacturing, inspection and packaging operations, we see robots fulfilling tasks that extend from mining and space exploration, through to surgery and laboratory research, and even fruit picking. With such a vast repertoire of applications, the robots of today need one principal attribute: flexibility. Much of this (…)

Innodisk, a global leader in industrial-grade storage and embedded peripherals is proud to announce its solution to issues faced by Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) applications relating to, and caused by the shortcomings of consumer DRAM. With the recent launch of Innodisk AI, which provides a complete AI solution for industrial integrators, DDR5 series DRAM plays a key role for a variety of applications, including Automated Optical Inspection solutions. With the rise in demand for (…)

The first ever hackathon featuring umati, the connectivity initiative of the mechanical and plant engineering industry, "MindSphere", the Siemens IoT-as-a-Service solution, and the Digital Industries World e.V., IIoT community was held at the end of September 2022 in Mindelheim. 32 digitalization experts from 10 engineering and startup companies were hosted by Grob-Werke GmbH & Co. KG in Mindelheim. Under the banner of "IoTize the Industry", they worked together to develop the free (…)

The WomenPower 2023 Career Congress marks the eleventh time that Deutsche Messe honors a female professional from the STEM sector. This person will be selected for having implemented innovative trends in the technical environment of a company through her commitment, ideas or performance. Besides this, the Young Engineering Award will be presented for the first time. This will go to a woman from the STEM field who is no more than 30 years old and who has made exceptional contributions in the (…)

Wherever thick chips fall, for example in the heavy-duty machining of rails, switches, pipes and crankshafts, as well as in the rotary peeling of cast iron and ferrous materials, high-performance cutting inserts with long tool lives and good performance are an absolute must. This is the only way to achieve the required maximum wear volume. Especially in such roughing operations, every µm more is decisive for the economic efficiency of the process. For these demanding applications, (…)

Climate change, environmental protection, energy and material efficiency – sustainability is now an integral part of our daily lives. It will also feature prominently at EMO Hannover 2023. Experts will be presenting ambitious, long-term strategies – and every proposal which is implemented represents a step in the right direction. But how can sustainability goals be met in a practical and, above all, verifiable way? The concrete projects of manufacturing companies and research institutes, as (…)

SIC Marking Group is pleased to announce that SIVART SL became SIC Marking SL as of October 1st 2022.Sivart SL has been founded 20 years ago in Barcelona, Spain, starting as a specialist of traceability and vision software solutions. Throughout the years, Sivart enlarged its offer and has become a priviledged partner of SIC Marking Group, distributing its marking and traceability products in Spain. SIC Marking Group Managing Director Jean-Manuel PAUCHET commented "SIC Marking Group had the (…)

Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the third quarter of 2022 were 9 percent up on the previous year’s figure. Orders from Germany rose by 3 percent whereas those from abroad were up by 12 percent. Demand rose by 26 percent in the first nine months of 2022. Domestic and foreign orders contributed in equal measure to this, accounting for growth of 25 and 26 percent respectively. "Our industry’s orders have held up well so far, despite all the adverse factors. Although the (…)