Ideal Working Environments for Robots
Networking, researching, and training - the Mehnert Lab in Erfurt sees itself as a platform for industrial cooperation in the age of Industry 4.0.
Robotics and Linear Technology – A Perfect Combination
Cleverly combining robotics with linear technology brings huge advantages for companies - maximizing potential savings and boosting process efficiency.
New Products from item – Explore the Highlights!
Better organization, heavier lifting, simpler fastening – the spring 2021 new products from item are at least as versatile as our new Cube Fastening Sets!
The Value of Research and Collaboration for Digitalization
Why everyone involved benefits when companies work together and combine [...]
Customized workspace design for the toughest demands
From offices to industry, prophylaxis is a key aspect of [...]
item on Netflix: Profile technology in Stowaway
Thanks to their modular design, stability, end-to-end compatibility and looks, [...]
Automated COVID Testing Thanks to a Tireless Robot
The sheer scale of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to [...]
The Work Bench Configurator: Ergonomics and Safety in Record Time
Creating custom work benches has become even more efficient and intuitive with the Work Bench Configurator from item.
Cooperative Collaboration: Cognitive Assistance and the item Work Bench
How combining a digital and an analog solution helps staff [...]
Manufacturing Masks – Using Your Own Production Facilities
The coronavirus pandemic saw the demand for masks skyrocket. Meeting that demand [...]
Work Bench Design in Manual Production
Work Bench Design in Manual Production An ergonomic assembly work [...]
Lean Production Boosts Efficiency – Turck in China on track for success
How various item product lines made a comprehensive lean transformation [...]
Innovative Embroidery Art from the house of Ercigoj
Based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Ercigoj Embroidery has been creating wonderful [...]
Investigating Trends and the Future of Robotics in Manufacturing
Whether for reducing carbon footprint, activating new markets, or securing [...]
International Women’s Day: 7 Myths of Being a Female Engineer
In honor of International Women’s Day today, March 8th 2021, the item America team is sharing one of our most popular articles from the Advancing Women Engineers platform.
Experts Innovate with Robotics
How item's Eastern Canada team used innovation to meet a customers' needs. item [...]
Special profiles for mechanical engineering – made from wood and plastic
Building with aluminium profiles offers numerous benefits, but there are times when it’s [...]
Making your own workshop trolley – with profile(s)
Anyone who uses screwdrivers, wrenches, hammers and pliers at work or at home [...]
Optimizing machinery with an innovative analysis system
For many smaller companies, the concepts and terminology of digitalization are still pretty [...]
Stairway/Platform System at Miele headquarters
How a flexible design consisting of stairways and platforms provides straightforward and safe [...]
Chaku-Chaku – the lean way to organize work
Time to take a look at Chaku-Chaku, another inspiring lean method. “Chaku” translates [...]
The item Academy: Class Is In Session
item Expertise at Your Fingertips item has positioned itself at the forefront of [...]
Ergologistic® the perfect balance
Ergonomic work benches and efficient intralogistics: Solutions in perfect harmony. The main function [...]
What’s Lighter Than Light?
It's Not a Riddle - It's the Economy Profile At 20% lighter than [...]
Material supply in assembly and production – optimum material zone planning
With the right software, you can make the most of resources and material [...]
item México at the first Virtual multisectorial show: “Expo Virtual Alemania”
"Virtual Events: A New Way to Keep In Touch in the New Normal" [...]
Finding Our New Normal in the Workplace
Preparations and Precautions to Reopen after COVID Retailers and manufacturers are preparing to [...]
Human and artificial intelligence combined – research at AIXLAB
Researching and utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) in an industrial context is currently a [...]
What role does New Work have to play in mechanical engineering
Globalization and digitalization have fundamentally changed the world of work. Technical development is [...]
Cable conduits in industry – what really matters?
It’s not unusual to find cable conduits here and there in the home, [...]
Work cabins for making pharmaceutical production safe
Special care is needed during the production of chemical substances, which is subject to [...]
Newcomers big on (at)traction at the Railway Challenge
Full speed ahead for future mobility with the next generation. Major changes of [...]
Making it to Modex 2020
Impressions from one of the largest manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain shows in [...]
In Line with Safety
Exploring different item safety solutions - line by line In industrial manufacturing, workplace [...]
How digitalization is changing mechanical engineering
The item future trends study offers valuable insights into the future of mechanical [...]
Stairway expertise – pitches and more
Not all stairways are the same. Pitch and the space available make the [...]
Why an ergonomic assembly work bench is a must
Despite the innovations associated with digitalization and Industry 4.0, manual work is still [...]
Karakuri: Putting Continuous Improvement into Motion
Reflections on a growing trend in the Continuous Improvement world As manufacturers strive [...]
The key digitalisation terminology at a glance
It’s not always easy to maintain an overview in the maze of digitization [...]
Visual management – 5S and Poka-Yoke
5S and Poka-Yoke are two highly effective methods of visual management. As we’ve [...]
Automated guided vehicle systems in use at Audi
In state-of-the-art automotive manufacturing, modularity and versatility are increasingly important factors when it [...]
Lean Production System: Lean in Real Time
The values of quick-connect progressive assembly material handlers In manufacturing today, we talk [...]
ESD safety – the basics in layman’s terms
ESD damage may be invisible to the naked eye, but it can have [...]
Why item? A Case Study
A robotic manufacturer explains why they switched to item for their machine frames. [...]
A world tour with aluminium profiles
From Germany to the Great Wall of China and Shanghai, then back home [...]
The importance of big data in mechanical engineering
No matter how efficient an industrial company’s production operations are right now, there’s [...]
Tidying up the workshop – bringing order with a system
“Tidy house, tidy mind” – this saying applies just as much to workshops [...]
item America at The Assembly Show 2019: News from Booth 139
Impressions from one of the most important manufacturing trade shows in the US. [...]
Working ergonomically using the item toolpanel® System
How the item toolpanel® System’s compatibility with the item building kit systems provides [...]
CHIRON – a construction site robot ready for outer space
How state-of-the-art robotics can open up new opportunities for humankind. Robots are already [...]