Press Photos and Picture Database
So as to support your reporting on VDW and the German machine tool industry, we will be pleased to make available to you pictures and photos for editorial use. Please make sure you always give the correct source attribution(s). We would very much appreciate it if after publication you could send us a link or a courtesy copy of your coverage for our archives.
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![EMO Hannover 2017 Preview 21/22 June 2017, conference area Hall 19/20, Hannover Exhibition Centre.](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bild_preview_2017_format-150x150.jpg)
EMO Hannover 2017 Preview 21/22 June 2017, conference area Hall 19/20, Hannover Exhibition Centre.
![VDW Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken e.V., Frankfurt/Main, 11.und 12. April 2018 © Uwe Nölke, look@team-uwe-noelke.de, +49 6173 321413, alle Rechte vorbehalten. Die Verwendung dieses Bildes ist für redaktionelle Berichterstattung honorarfrei. Veröffentlichung nur mit Quellenangabe: Bild: Uwe Nölke / team-uwe-noelke.de](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Dr.-Wilfried-Schäfer-1-150x150.jpg)
Dr.- Wilfred Schäfer
![More than 80 journalists from all continents are expected in Hannover for the EMO Hannover 2019 Preview on July 03 and 04, 2019.](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bild_preview2019-1-150x150.jpg)
Preview Hannover 2019
![EMO Hannover 2017 Preview on 21/22 June 2017, conference area Hall 19/20, Hannover Exhibition Centre.](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bild_preview_2017-1-150x150.jpg)
EMO Hannover 2017, 18. bis 23. September
![Human-robot collaboration (HRC) must rule out the possibility of injury in the event of a collision. In the future, intelligent gripping systems will also enable the handling of greater component weights.](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pm_VDW_Cobots_Bild_5_dax_Bild-1-150x150.jpg)
Intelligente Greifsysteme
![A crucial and topical issue is how the CE process is handled when robots are used at different stations.](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pm_VDW_Cobots_Bild_4_TU_München_Bernd_Müller-1-150x150.jpg)
TU München CE-Prozesse
![Division Manager Peter Pühringer with the new six-axis generation of TX2 robots, also on show at EMO Hannover 2019.](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pm_VDW_Cobots_Bild_3_Stäubli-1-150x150.jpg)
Stäubli Sechsachser-Generation TX2
![The Baden-Württemberg-based automation specialists are aiming to provide robot manufacturers and integrators with independently tested co-act grippers that can be used for rapid implementation and certification of collaborative scenarios. Photo: Schunk](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pm_VDW_Cobots_Bild_2_Schunk_format-1-150x150.jpg)
Pm VDW Cobots picture 2 Schunk Format
![The Baden-Württemberg-based automation specialists are aiming to provide robot manufacturers and integrators with independently tested co-act grippers that can be used for rapid implementation and certification of collaborative scenarios.](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pm_VDW_Cobots_Bild_2_Schunk-1-150x150.jpg)
Schunk Co-act-Greifer
![The more closely man and machine can collaborate, the more efficient robot applications will become. However, this involves increased safety requirements, as each application has its own individual safety aspects which need to be considered.](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pm_VDW_Cobots_Bild_1_Pilz_BWM-1-150x150.jpg)
Pilz BWM
![Artificial Intelligence uses a fully automatic laser system to analyse the removal of cut sheet metal parts – initially unsuccessfully, but ultimately successfully – and automates the procedure using the resulting data. Photo: Trumpf](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Trumpf_KI_Maschine-150x150.jpg)
Trumpf KI Maschine
![Prof. Jörg Krüger, Institut für Werkzeugmaschi-nen und Fabrikbetrieb IWF, Berlin: "We need a more systematic approach if we wish to use AI to tap new value creation potential in production." Photo: IFW Berlin](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IFW-Joerg_Krueger-150x150.jpg)
IFW Joerg Krueger
![Dr. Thomas Schneider, Trumpf: "Artificial intelligence does not kill jobs. It's a further logical step towards securing Germany's competitive-ness and prosperity." Photo: Trumpf](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Trumpf-Thomas-Schneider-150x150.jpg)
Trumpf Thomas Schneider
![The Xeidana software, which was developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (IWU) in Chemnitz, provides users with a solution package that can take care of various tasks ranging from data acquisition to automated quality control. Foto: IWU](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Xeidana_IWU-Chemnitz-Teaser_eng-150x150.jpg)
Xeidana_IWU-Chemnitz-Teaser_eng
![Jörg Stahlmann, Consenses, Roßdorf: "You have to identify the point up to which real-time makes sense. There is also the question of how the data is synchronised. The sampling rates required for describing the process adequately are also important." Photo: Consenses](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/08-03-Jörg-Stahlhmann-eng-150x150.jpg)
08 03 Jörg Stahlhmann Eng
![Thomas Päßler, IWU, Chemnitz: "Real-time data acquisition becomes indispensable when it's the only way to prevent damage to hardware or workpieces. This applies in the case of tool breakage or excessive stress on assemblies such as bearings or frame components, for example." Photo: IWU](https://vdw.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/08-02-Thomas-Päßler-eng-150x150.jpg)
08 02 Thomas Päßler Eng