METAV on the Web – A lesson in the digitalization of the trade fair world
METAV on the Web – A lesson in the...
METAV on the Web – A lesson in the digitalization of the trade fair...
After four virtual days the trade fair METAV digital came to an end on 26 March. "It was a solution to the current situation with a new format in which 80 exhibitors participated with great enthusiasm and commitment," says Stephanie Simon, responsible for organizing the trade fair at the VDW.
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Unique trade fair feeling in digital form – METAV opening today on the web
Unique trade fair feeling in digital form – METAV...
Unique trade fair feeling in digital form – METAV opening today on the web
A tour of the fair just shows what is possible online. The METAV digital opens its doors at exactly 9:00 this morning after weeks of preparation by the 80 exhibitors and the METAV organiser VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association
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Open community driving machine tool industry forwards: umati at METAV digital
Open community driving machine tool industry forwards: umati at...
Open community driving machine tool industry forwards: umati at METAV digital
'umati' allows machines from different manufacturers to be linked – securely, simply and smoothly – to customers' own digital solutions. Based on OPC UA as the "global language of production", it considerably simplifies the connection of machine tools to production-related IT systems. The alliance (...
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METAV digital in the starting blocks
METAV digital in the starting blocks
METAV digital in the starting blocks
"Networking – three in one" is the motto of the METAV digital which will be opening its virtual doors in exactly one week. Almost 80 exhibitors from six countries will be taking part. It is the first exclusively digital event for metalworking organised by the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Assoc...
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Focus on Automation
Focus on Automation
Focus on Automation
The main focus at METAV digital, the industry event for production technology from 23 to 26 March 2021, will be on precision tools and processing machines. Besides machining technologies, the spotlight will also be on automation solutions designed to raise the efficiency levels in production.
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New corporate culture in smart factories
New corporate culture in smart factories
New corporate culture in smart factories
The digitalisation and networking of entire factory floors and the new processes in Industry 4.0 scenarios are raising ever more questions surrounding the role which employees play in this environment and how their supervisors need to respond. Above all, the dynamics of production lines supported by...
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Supply chains – From endurance test to new alliances
Supply chains – From endurance test to new alliances
Supply chains – From endurance test to new alliances
The reliability of supply chains has become one of the major topics of discussion since the beginning of the corona pandemic. Some organisations are struggling to procure masks and vaccines, others are having to contend with suppliers with furloughed employees or disruptions in the raw materials mar...
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METAV 2020 reloaded is now METAV digital: VDW launches new trade fair concept
METAV 2020 reloaded is now METAV digital: VDW launches...
METAV 2020 reloaded is now METAV digital: VDW launches new trade fair concept
"If anything good has come out of this difficult time, it is the stimulation of creativity," stated Dr Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Director of the VDW, (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) at the METAV 2020 reloaded Preview on 10 December 2020. The press conference was originally intended to ...
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