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Wastewater tower for Esslingen University of Applied Sciences
How the Faculty of Building Services, Energy and Environment is using an intricate structure [...]
Trial bike shows – staying on track with item
To promote the upcoming Trials World Cup in Berlin, cup coordinator Frank Drygalla is [...]
Digital engineering – designing online made simple
With the Engineeringtool from item, you can work on your next project intuitively from [...]
German Design Award Gold for the operating elements Pi range
5000 submissions from 56 countries, 45 awards – and item took home one of [...]
Home improvement projects with item
Aluminium profile technology can also be used in interesting projects at home. Previous blog [...]
Formula Student – a Czech racing team is putting the pedal to the metal
The Czech Republic’s passion for motor driving knows no bounds. We’ve already reported on [...]
Lean training: A new campus for the CETPM
2017 proved a particularly eventful year for the CETPM, an institute at Ansbach University [...]
item Central Canada brings full array of services to Ontario
item Central is proud to be a leading provider of aluminum profile and fasteners [...]
Learning about lean assembly at RWTH Aachen University
It’s never too early to get practical experience. This is particularly true in lean [...]
A festive profile – our review of 2017
The festive season is just around the corner, so it’s the ideal time to [...]
A devilishly good L-screen for the Sehnde Devils baseball team
The breakneck speed of baseball places huge demands on the equipment used for games [...]
Instant tips to keep fit@work with item
The year is fast drawing to a close, which means it’s once again time [...]
High-octane racing simulation – high speed with item
Aluminium in the fast lane – how know-how from Solingen and Spain is delivering [...]
Making a point of optimising the internal material flow
Having recently shed light on ergologistic® – the interaction of ergonomics and intralogistics – [...]
Pop-up store in an elegant aluminium look
A big-name designer is using profile technology from item for pop-up stores on four [...]
Profile selection, profile machining and more in the online configurator
Digitalisation marches steadily on, and yet it still remains pretty abstract to many. However, [...]
Thriving manufacturing sector brings item to Mexico
At item, our goal is to help businesses reach their production goals faster with [...]
“¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!” – The fastest profile in Mexico
How item is doing its bit for close economic ties between Germany and Mexico. [...]
Atticus robot: Aluminium electric cars for the mass market
Electric cars are increasingly becoming an everyday, environmentally friendly solution for mobility in the [...]
Using lasers to track down space junk
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are working on solutions to reduce hazardous [...]
Experience LEAN live
From October 2017, seminar participants at the Hanover site can find out how to [...]
Ideal for steel? Aluminium!
Opposites attract! Which is why a long-established Austrian forge has opted for our aluminium [...]
item helps make beds that are a joy to lie on
What happens “behind the scenes” to ensure we can start the day refreshed? Anyone [...]
Elegant living – with profile
Putting profile technology for lean production into a different, but no less exciting, context. [...]
U-line for medical technology
Why process optimisation under cleanroom conditions places stringent demands on the planning and selection [...]
