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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 [...]
Beds on wheels
How an unusual racer based on item profile technology is helping families in need [...]
New from item
The latest new products from item make it even easier to achieve innovative Karakuri [...]
Quick pit stop for Campus Motorsport
The Campus Motorsport team is starting this year’s Formula Student race season with a [...]
The simple solution for test systems plus software
Test equipment is part and parcel of daily life in university-based research. However, it [...]
Automated guided vehicle system for SMEs
Internal material flows and intralogistics are key factors on the route to optimum production [...]
The item Machining Tool – the fastest route to the finished profile
Thanks to the new online tool, profile technology and the corresponding connection processing can [...]
