Many production companies are facing a dilemma. Often, the only way that they can survive is to adopt zero-defect manufacturing that offers greater cost-efficiency while using less energy. This can be achieved using intelligent clamping technology – which has now developed into a machine within a machine. It makes use of sensors to detect and correct anomalies and malfunctions. EMO Hannover is supporting the industry as it moves towards zero-defect manufacturing. Exhibitors such as Hainbuch from Marbach and Schunk Spanntechnik from Mengen will be showcasing exciting solutions at the World's Leading Trade Fair for Production Technology from 18 to 23 September 2023, in which the digital transformation is set to play an important role. “The future is cyber-physical.” This was the slogan that VDMA Präzisionswerkzeuge and Maschinenbau-Institut from Frankfurt am Main used on its invitations to the clamping device forum in Düsseldorf in 2020. The forum was well-attended, attracting production experts from industrial companies and research institutes who came together to discuss the advantages of clamping devices that are now evolving into cyber-physical equipment thanks to digitalization.
