Mobilising maintenance through digitalisation
Mobilising maintenance through digitalisation
Mobilising maintenance through digitalisation
Digitalisation is increasingly making inroads into maintenance, too. A few years ago the word maintenance immediately evoked an image of a man wearing blue overalls: today, however, it is increasingly characterised by digital services and mobile devices such as tablets and data glasses. Exhibitors w...
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Wide range of innovative technological highlights at METAV 2018
Wide range of innovative technological highlights at METAV 2018
Wide range of innovative technological highlights at METAV 2018
Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, July 2018. - This year's METAV was held from 20 to 24 February in Düsseldorf, where more than 500 exhibitors presented their innovative technologies. The core theme of the event is metalworking, but digitalisation and networking were again given their own spotlight in ...
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Dr. Broos explains “Connectivity for Industry 4.0” to Chinese media
Dr. Broos explains “Connectivity for Industry 4.0” to Chinese...
Dr. Broos explains “Connectivity for Industry 4.0” to Chinese media
Dr. Broos, VDW’s expert on technology and standardization, explained our initiative of a common language for machine tools in an interview with Hoisting and Conveying Machinery. The sectoral project “Connectivity for Industry 4.0” reaches Chinese media. Click here to watch …
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When laser lettering disturbs concentricity
When laser lettering disturbs concentricity
When laser lettering disturbs concentricity
Even though the digital transformation is increasingly revolutionising all areas of the METAV 2018, one thing is certain: even today’s digitalised metalworker is still earning his money with a blade. The crucial considerations applying for micro-tools used in tool and mould construction are outlined...
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Design or non-design: form and function follow ergonomics and operator language
Design or non-design: form and function follow ergonomics and...
Design or non-design: form and function follow ergonomics and operator language
What role does design play nowadays in machine tool manufacture? Does the principle of “form follows function” still apply – or is function sometimes being downgraded in perceived importance in favour of an aesthetically pleasing form? Besides upgraded functionalities, the METAV 2018 in Düsseldorf w...
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Intelligent software solutions master metrological tasks
Intelligent software solutions master metrological tasks
Intelligent software solutions master metrological tasks
The challenges entailed by the omnipresent Industry 4.0 hype are immense: integration into flexible manufacturing processes, assuring process stability and production quality. Metrological technology has a particularly exacting remit in this context: fewer measurements in the measuring room – more m...
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Quality Area at the METAV 2018: processes digitally under control
Quality Area at the METAV 2018: processes digitally under...
Quality Area at the METAV 2018: processes digitally under control
The motivations for visiting the Quality Area at the METAV 2018 are many and varied, but at present plenty of visitors are primrily interested in one topic: how can the quality of their processes be improved with digitalisation? What small and mid-tier companies (SMEs), especially, should bear in mi...
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Virtual image: the digital twin
Virtual image: the digital twin
Virtual image: the digital twin
Industry 4.0, digitalised da ta in the cloud, networked processes in smart factories – what role does the metal-cutting tool play in this context? The METAV 2018 in Düsseldorf will provide practicable examples for financially viable implementation. “Just as with every real metal-cutting process the ...
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Medical Area at the METAV 2018: customised solutions for curative competence
Medical Area at the METAV 2018: customised solutions for...
Medical Area at the METAV 2018: customised solutions for curative competence
According to experts, “only the best of the best” in terms of machine tools qualify for use in the medical technology sector. From the viewpoint of a long-standing exhibitor at the Medical Area, the Citizen company elucidates how this is achieved even for highly complex 3D parts by a vastly experien...
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Holistic, bionic and disruptive – Additive Manufacturing Area at the METAV 2018 is ideally suited for networking
Holistic, bionic and disruptive – Additive Manufacturing Area at...
Holistic, bionic and disruptive – Additive Manufacturing Area at the METAV 2018 is ideally...
Components produced by additive manufacturing (AM) are ideally created using processes designed specifically for 3D printing throughout. Under these conditions, generative processes may usefully complement or supersede existing technologies. The current state of affairs is described as follows by on...
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