K as Digitalisation

For the manufacturing industry with its large production systems, digital networking has been common practice for some time.

There are discussions about digitally networked monitoring of raw material and product flows in the production area, including industry-wide beyond company boundaries. There are clear links here to the circular economy and climate protection. Machine manufacturers for plastics and rubber processing have also been used to digital control of their products for some time. A new development in recent years has been the opening up of what were previously mostly proprietary "stand-alone" solutions for integration into a higher-level control instance.

Around the topic of digitalisation you will find at K 2022 ...

the latest technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR) or apps.
Advice on digital solutions for your business.
Discussions and exchange with experts on the topics of Industry 4.0, connected value chain, IoT and more.

K as Digitalisation: exhibitors and products at K 2022

Exhibitors & products around digitalisation

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OPC UA at K 2022

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The OPC UA (Open Platform Communications United Architecture) standard considerably simplifies the integration of machines from different manufacturers into a common system.

At K 2022, around 40 manufacturers will be demonstrating this with over 60 machines. They are thus making the great potential of platform-independent and manufacturer-independent machine-to-machine communication visible and tangible.

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Plastics shape the future

In exciting formats, the special show demonstrates how the future can be shaped with plastics. Experts from science, industry, politics and authorities as well as NGOs will provide information and discuss economic, social and ecological challenges and approaches to solutions.

Circular Economy

Climate Protection

Innovation

Dialogue

Pioneering

Quality

13.07.2023

Transformation in a difficult environment – incoming orders slump by 30 percent in the first quarter

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German plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers recorded sales growth of 10 percent in 2022. Expectations for 2024 are subdued, as new orders are declining. The industry faces the challenge of decarbonization and defossilization, which requires investment and restructuring.