The development of modern industry increasingly relies on reliable joining and fastening technologies. They determine structural durability, product safety, and the efficiency of production processes in almost every sector of the economy.
Warsaw Industry Automatica, the largest industrial automation and robotics trade fair in Poland, will be held on 12–14 May 2026. The event will provide a platform for presenting solutions in automation, robotics, control systems and industrial equipment.
Austria's first fully electric SAM-C cell at Rejlek
At Swiss Plastics Expo 2026, the audience presented ENGEL with the Swiss Plastics Expo Award for the first autonomous injection moulding cell based on the inject AI solution, an evolution of the inject 4.0 concept.
ATS Life Sciences Systems and Kistler have developed an automated medical device assembly line based on the Symphoni platform, combining digitally synchronous motion with real-time force and displacement measurement.
Unitex has commissioned a new filament yarn production plant in Trang Bang with a capacity of 36,000 t/year, fully digitalized using Barmag's atmos.io platform.
The third edition of the Maintenance Poland and Control & Drives trade fairs at Ptak Warsaw Expo brought together specialists responsible for maintenance, automation and process optimisation in manufacturing plants.
Siemens Nanjing plant has been included in the World Economic Forum's Global Lighthouse Network as a benchmark factory in the productivity category, recognized for its use of digital twins and AI applications.
Kistler has introduced the maXYmos Analyzer software, which enables fast analysis of measurement curves from joining and assembly processes, supporting production optimization and scrap reduction.
X-Rite and Rhopoint launch the Rhopoint Pantora Aesthetix system, combining color and surface appearance measurement in a single workflow to enable creation of realistic digital twins of complex materials.
The US wire and cable manufacturer Lake Cable integrates Sikora measuring devices directly into its extrusion lines to ensure full traceability and stable parameters of high‑performance cables.
EPC Engineering & Technologies and Coperion have developed a one-step direct compounding process for polycarbonate melt that integrates polymerization and compounding, reducing energy use, investment costs and process complexity.
