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VDW Press conference 2020

VDW Press conference 2020

VDW Press conference 2020

VDW Press conference 2020

VDW Press conference 2020

Cybersecurity Congress at the METAV 2020 in Düsseldorf

safety engineering on cutting machine tools Photo: Fotolia

Dr. Volker Wittschock is a research assistant in the Professorship of Machine Tool Design and Forming Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology.

Christian Adler is head of the testing and certification body for surface technology and lifting tackle of the BGHM trade association in Hanover.

Eberhard Beck, Head of Control Technology at the machine tool manufacturer Index-Werke, is one of the METAV Safety Day hosts.

A secure future: only with innovations like this power chuck can clamping device manufacturers maintain their market position in an economic downturn. Photo: Diebold

At the Forum of Clamping Technology, Berend Denkena, Executive Director of the Institute for Production Engineering and Machine Tools (IFW) in Hanover, will be asking: “Metalworking meets industry 4.0 – Past meets future?” Photo: Deutsche Messe

Focus on megatrends: the smart clamping devices on show at METAV 2020 include lightweight products such as the MANOK manual vice made of carbon. Photo: Hainbuch

Alfred Hillinger, Head of Design at Hainbuch GmbH: “There are plenty of digital transformation aspects waiting to be explored.” Photo: Hainbuch

Authorised signatory Martina Diebold and managing director Hermann Diebold, Helmut Diebold GmbH & Co. Goldring-Werkzeugfabrik: “We’re investing a great deal of effort in Industry 4.0 digitalisation. A foretaste of this will be provided at METAV 2020.” Photo: Nikolaus Fecht