International

19.04.2025

ABB Plans to Spin off its Robotics Division

ABB announced today that it will launch a process to propose to its Annual General Meeting 2026 to decide on a 100 percent spin-off of its Robotics division.

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International

18.04.2025

BBW Lasertechnik Introduces New Laser Turning Service

Manufacturing specialist BBW Lasertechnik is expanding its service portfolio to include the innovative laser turning process. This technology allows for the machining of rotationally symmetrical components with precision using a USP laser.

International

For the QWeld project, researchers created the first stable, adhesive-free, opti- cal bonding solution for PICs that could be used at temperatures as low as 4K. The focus was on vertical connections.

17.04.2025

Laser Welding Brought to Quantum Technology

Researchers at Fraunhofer IZM have developed a laser beam welding process that works without adhesives to connect Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) with optical fibers that promise promise more reliable, faster and cheaper fiber-PIC-connections.

International

16.04.2025

Easing into the World of Digitized Welding

Fronius' cloud-based software solution brings transparency to welding operations and grants a clear overview of welding certificates and welding procedure specifications (WPS) at all times.

International

15.04.2025

Ceresana Report on the Global Market for Plastic Pipes

Ceresana has analyzed the global market for pipes, pipe components, and fittings made of PVC, polyethylene and other polymers for the seventh time.

International

14.04.2025

New Business Segment for Schweißdraht Luisenthal

Schweißdraht Luisenthal (SDL), a company of the Saarstahl Group, is expanding its product portfolio to include a third product line: a new metallic powder for laser cladding of brake discs, 3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM).

International

11.04.2025

Smart Flow Solutions Driving Industrial Transformation

As industries worldwide undergo rapid modernization, the demand for efficient, lightweight and corrosion-resistant fluid control systems has surged. The plastic valves market is at the center of this industrial evolution, offering alternatives to metal valves.

International

11.04.2025

What a Welding Cobot Can Do

Anyone using a welding cobot like the iBOTone for the first time will be amazed at the welding results and how easy it is to operate.

International

10.04.2025

Industrial Spring 2025 Successfully Concluded

With 600 exhibitors from 30 countries spread across nine expo halls and nearly 1,000 machines in live operation, the event attracted 23,500 industry participants, completing the set of statistics.

International

09.04.2025

Prototypes and Series Parts

In a world where product life cycles are shortening year on year, metalworking companies are required to launch new products on the market at ever shorter intervals. At the same time, quality

International

08.04.2025

WorldSkills Conference 2026

The global skills community will gather together in September 2026 in Shanghai, China. Save the date and register for updates.

International

03.04.2025

ABB completes sale of key urban development plot to the City of Zurich

As part of the initial contract signed in 2021, ABB will record pre-tax operational gain on sale of approximately 120 million Swiss francs in the first quarter 2025 and receive net cash of approximately 90 million Swiss francs.

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First groundbreaking at Röchling in Xanten (from left to right): Thilo Schwedmann (Economic Promoter of the City of Xanten), Roger Klein (Head of Management Systems/Director of Operations), Thomas Schlag and Ralf van Holt (both Managing Directors of Röchling Industrial Xanten), Thomas Görtz (Mayor of the City of Xanten), Raphael Wolfram (Spokesman of the Executive Board of the Röchling Group), Franz Lübbers (CEO Röchling Industrial and Member of the Executive Board of the Röchling Group), Dietmar Telgenkämper (Global Technical Director Machined Components), Marco Thieben (Architectural Office Schomaker & Henschel) and Kathrin Niehoff (Architectural Office Schomaker & Henschel)

02.04.2025

Röchling Industrial Starts 17-Million-Euro Construction Project in Xanten

The plastics processor Röchling Industrial is investing over 17 million euro in the expansion of the Xanten site. In several construction phases, the site will be extensively expanded and modernised by 2030 to drive further growth and strengthen the company's market leadership.

International

01.04.2025

Accelerated Growth, with a 4-fold Increase in Annual Sales

Despite what we're hearing about the pace of development of the green hydrogen sector in Europe, Lhyfe has managed to hold its own thanks to a strategy that's clearly paying off, and continues to grow nicely.

International

31.03.2025

EcoVadis awards Gold medal for exemplary sustainability standards

Exide Technologies has been awarded the EcoVadis Gold rating for 2025 in recognition of its commitment to exemplary sustainability standards.