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Delta at Hannover Messe 2018 unveiled its integrated Smart Factory and Energy Management solutions to enable higher productivity and energy conservation through smart manufacturing. Delta’s High-Flexibility Multi-Tasking Smart Production Line features seamless integration of digital manufacturing monitoring platforms, IIoT technologies, three robot workstations and a smart conveyor to let visitors perform on-site order processing and real-time monitoring of the customised production process.

At the Hannover Messe show last week the Pepperl+Fuchs stand allowed visitors to view their likeness as a digital image and experienced production in lot size one. Visitors were able to scan themselves in 3D and have the image printed on the front page of a trade fair magazine. With the help of a digital twin, the production process on a sheet metal bending machine was simulated and the results used live for optimisation in response to the differing properties of various raw materials.

Digitise or be left in the dust? This is the pivotal question facing today's factories, logistics centres and power stations. Industry 4.0 is fast becoming the new standard, and that means change. IT and machinery manufacturing are converging, new business models are popping up like mushrooms, and AI is making its way into factories. And everything revolves around one central element: people power.

This week at Hannover Messe 2018, 3D Systems is showcasing its advanced integrated, additive manufacturing solutions that are helping manufacturers move from prototyping to production. It begins with 3D Systems’ new FabPro 1000, the company’s industrial-grade, entry-level 3D printer designed for low-volume, small-part prototyping and direct 3D production.

The winner of this year's HERMES AWARD, one of the world’s most prestigious industry awards, is Endress+Hauser. The award was presented by German’s Federal Minister of Education and Research, Anja Karliczek, at the official Opening Ceremony for HANNOVER MESSE on 22nd April.

The Pepperl+Fuchs brand ecom will be presenting the next generation of its tablet series for hazardous areas Tab-Ex at Hannover Messe 2018, 23-27th April in Hall 9, stand D76. The industrial tablet Tab-Ex 02 combines top performance with innovative applications such as augmented reality.

With a new layout and set up of halls this year, MACH 2018 proved to be a success as it was backed with the growing confidence within the British manufacturing industry, which made this year’s show one of the most successful for Lantek’s sheet metal CADCAM software, digital transformation solutions and Lantek Synergy concept.

  Collaborative and multi-functional robots that increase plant productivity, flexibility, and safety were on show at Drives and Controls 2018.

Now factories that are populated by autonomous vehicles delivering parts and sub-assemblies across the shop floor, with robots working alongside human operators to assemble customised products are more of a common reality that are additionally scheduled automatically by live orders placed online.

Nord Drivesystems will be exhibiting at Hannover Messe next week from 23rd to 27th April with its innovative drive solutions for digital factories of the future. These include NORDAC LINK decentralised field distributors, smart drives with Cloud links for predictive maintenance, as well as LogiDrive - the efficient drive solution for intralogistics that offers a reduction of the number of versions. A PROFIsafe interface module ensures even greater safety in production.