Davis-Standard is executing a company-wide transformation focused on customer service, digital manufacturing, and R&D reinvestment, including a new Customer Response Center and upgrades to its Extrusion Center of Excellence.
IFR: 542,000 industrial robots were installed worldwide in 2024, with nearly 12% cobots. Poland recorded 2,344 new installations, down 13% y/y, remaining the largest robotics market in CEE.
Arburg will debut the all-electric Allrounder Trend at K 2025, a new performance level for standard injection moulding with simplified setup, operation and maintenance. Orders open at the fair, with global availability from spring 2026.
Storopack is expanding its automated packaging portfolio with the Auto.protect module that uses a vision system and AI algorithms. The solution selects the fill scenario and material quantity and enables quality control; it is available in standard or customized versions.
At K 2025, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag will present integrated automation and robot solutions alongside eight fully electric injection moulding machines and modular digital connectivity, featuring SAM-C robots, industry-specific applications and OPC UA-based myAssist networking.
At K 2025, Reifenhäuser will present Reifenhäuser Next, an industrial AI portfolio for plastics extrusion designed to address the skills gap and raise OEE. The suite combines an AI chatbot, a learning platform and production data tools integrated with live systems.
Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland has deployed a semi-automated Mecalux Pallet Shuttle warehouse in Lisburn, providing high-density storage for 9,000 pallets and stricter inventory control to support distribution across the island of Ireland.
At K 2025, Coperion will present an expanded lineup of smart feeding and weighing technologies, bringing together Coperion K-Tron with former Schenck Process FPM AccuRate and MechaTron lines. Solutions will be shown in Hall 14, booth B19, and in the open area FG/CE07.
The guide outlines five steps to optimize vacuum systems, from diagnostics and goal setting to monitoring and maintenance, with a focus on energy efficiency and costs.
At K 2025, Arburg will present a turnkey cell built around an Allrounder More 2000 that moulds two-colour ABS dominoes in a 32-cavity hot runner tool, with linear handling and a cobot assembling and packing sets.
BW Converting’s sixth‑generation PCMC Meridian Elite+ laser anilox cleaning system is now running at Amcor Flexibles North America, with early results indicating measurable gains in consistency and throughput.
Comexi will showcase printing, converting and digital service solutions at K 2025 in Düsseldorf, highlighting efficiency, automation and sustainability. The program includes daily open sessions on print technology selection and the role of AI and automation, plus an afterwork meeting on 10 October.
