Smart Factory

Sales of industrial robots have reached a strong recovery: A new record of 486,800 units were shipped globally – an increase of 27% compared to the previous year. Asia/Australia saw the largest growth in demand: installations were up 33% reaching 354,500 units. The Americas increased by 27% with 49,400 units sold. Europe saw double digit growth of 15% with 78,000 units installed. These preliminary results for 2021 have been published by the International Federation of Robotics.

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Work-life balance an important aspect at Koenig & Bauer

Koenig & Bauer's holiday care concept now included as a practical example in nationwide company guidelines
Regional farms offer interesting setting for children and are pleased with Koenig & Bauer's well thought-out concept

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Meech International will be presenting its range of static control and web cleaning solutions at The Battery Show 2022 (Hall 8, Stand 19).

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Messe Düsseldorf creates highest air quality
3,000 HEPA filters will be installed by July

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When producing a product, prototyping is key. Before scaling up you must test, refine, and gather market feedback to create the best possible product for your customers. The problem is prototyping can be time-consuming, expensive, and challenging for high throughput, high yield production.

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Merck is expanding its membrane and filtration manufacturing capabilities in Ireland. The company will invest approximately €440 million.

Company to invest in two major Life Science projects over five years
Significantly increases membrane manufacturing capacities and enables construction of new filtration manufacturing facility
Supports Merck’s strategy to invest in products and technologies across its portfolio that are key to manufacturing novel therapies, vaccines and diagnostics
Investment creates more than 370 jobs by the end of 2027

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Vattenfall has signed agreements with Westinghouse and Framatome for the long-term supply of nuclear fuel to the nuclear reactors at Forsmark and Ringhals in Sweden.

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Ceremonial opening of the development and demonstration centre - Minister President Kretschmann: "Research factory will be important future laboratory for companies."

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The Smart Industry Readiness Index is the first international programme to benchmark the current state of manufacturing globally
Data from nearly 600 manufacturing companies across 30 countries reveals new trends and identifies leading industries
Semiconductors, Electronics, and Pharmaceuticals sectors are frontrunners in digital transformation, with top companies focusing on connectivity and digital process integration
Productivity and quality-linked performance indicators are key focus areas for both multinational corporations (MNCs) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) alike, but flexibility and speed are fast-emerging areas of priority
The International Centre for Industrial Transformation – an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization – has been established to work with both public and private sector partners to scale the SIRI Programme internationally

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Critical Manufacturing today announced that it will exhibit with technology leader, ASMPT, at the productronica 2021 trade fair (to be held at Messe München, Munich, Germany, November 16 to 19, 2021, Hall A3/ Booth 377). ASMPT will once again present a whole slew of innovative hardware and software solutions for the integrated smart factory. Highlights include the premiere of Open Automation, which is what ASM calls its comprehensive, modular and open concept for automation in SMT production, and Critical Manufacturing will be showcasing its modern, fully integrated MES for Electronics Assembly.

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