Pop-up store in an elegant aluminium look
A big-name designer is using profile technology from item for pop-up stores on [...]
Profile selection, profile machining and more in the online configurator
Digitalisation marches steadily on, and yet it still remains pretty abstract to many. [...]
Thriving manufacturing sector brings item to Mexico
At item, our goal is to help businesses reach their production goals faster [...]
TUM meets Hyperloop – innovative new generation of engineers
TUM students are turning the vision of a high-speed tube transport system for passengers and freight into reality.
“¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!” – The fastest profile in Mexico
How item is doing its bit for close economic ties between Germany and [...]
The PDCA cycle – getting better bit by bit
A concrete way of achieving continuous improvement. Lean production has become firmly established [...]
What is automation? Three things you should know
Automation – what’s it all about? Refresh your memory or learn something new [...]
Atticus robot: Aluminium electric cars for the mass market
Electric cars are increasingly becoming an everyday, environmentally friendly solution for mobility in [...]
Automatically find the perfect automation solution
Find out how intelligent software is simplifying the configuration and commissioning of linear [...]
Innovation for ergonomics – 3D software that works with you
Camera, action and direct assessment – a thrilling glimpse into the future of [...]
Using lasers to track down space junk
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are working on solutions to reduce [...]
Barrier-free working – the benefits for industry
The term “barrier-free” is used a lot these days, and in all sorts [...]
Experience LEAN live
From October 2017, seminar participants at the Hanover site can find out how [...]
Ideal for steel? Aluminium!
Opposites attract! Which is why a long-established Austrian forge has opted for our [...]
item helps make beds that are a joy to lie on
What happens “behind the scenes” to ensure we can start the day refreshed? [...]
Elegant living – with profile
Putting profile technology for lean production into a different, but no less exciting, [...]
High-precision pick-and-place for the life sciences industry
It really gets under your skin – thousands of single-use needles are required [...]
Marble run world record using item products
More than 100 hours of work, 14,000 individual parts, a length of 1413.67 [...]
U-line for medical technology
Why process optimisation under cleanroom conditions places stringent demands on the planning and [...]
Beds on wheels
How an unusual racer based on item profile technology is helping families in [...]
New from item
The latest new products from item make it even easier to achieve innovative [...]
Quick pit stop for Campus Motorsport
The Campus Motorsport team is starting this year’s Formula Student race season with [...]
Lean factory design for production planning
How companies with real-time localisation and localisation-based order management can benefit from new [...]
What is lean management?
The lean philosophy can do more than just boost efficiency in production. We’ve [...]
Cleaning system for reusable workpiece carriers
A high-performance, cost-effective solution for cleaning trays in the production process. Reusable plastic [...]
The simple solution for test systems plus software
Test equipment is part and parcel of daily life in university-based research. However, [...]
Henry L. Gantt: Engineer and project management pioneer
If you’ve ever been involved in project management, you’re bound to be familiar [...]
Automated guided vehicle system for SMEs
Internal material flows and intralogistics are key factors on the route to optimum [...]
Karakuri Kaizen in practice: Interview with an expert
“You can never be ‘lean enough’.” An interview with our lean production expert [...]
One-piece flow – the direct way to lean production
How reorganising an assembly line boosts productivity by up to 30 percent. Improving [...]
