Schneider Electric is once again co-sponsoring the popular traditional run, and is also entering its own team – the “SE Green Runners”.

• Development of the first chain system in quality class 10 (grade 100) as the starting point • The pink colour still ensures an exceptional position on the market to this day • Temperature-related colour changes act as a reliable heat indicator

Hermann Kolb, Head of the RUD Group’s Lifting and Lashing Equipment Division, talks about the pink RUD product design and its history

• The wide range of options for individual configuration of chain suspensions has already been used extensively • Configured solutions now also available as CAD data records in the STEP format • Use of the configurator will also be possible on a smartphone or tablet in future

The world's first blue 6 kW diode laser - a new blue diode laser with the highest beam quality, new cladding optics and series production-ready process configurations for brake disc and plain bearing cladding - these are the highlights of Laserline's presence at Formnext. The common focus of all the presented solutions is to increase efficiency and thus reduce CO2 emissions in industrial manufacturing processes. Interested visitors can find Laserline in hall 12.0, booth no. C122.

LWL-Sachsenkabel GmbH has expanded its production capacity in the field of fiber optic solutions for industry and science. With the opening of a new production facility, the company is responding to the increasing demand for customized special products and expanding its product range of fiber optic solutions for laser and laboratory technology as well as medicine, spectroscopy, and sensor technology.

By acquiring a 70 percent stake in Boston-based laser specialist WBC Photonics, Laserline is expanding its solution portfolio to include blue industrial diode lasers with particularly high beam quality. In addition to laser systems with CW output powers of currently up to 4 kW - currently the highest power level in the blue laser sector - the company now also offers lasers with very high focusability and beam qualities of 4 mm mrad and better.

At EuroBLECH 2018, Laserline will present high-power diode lasers for all classical forms of metal processing. Additionally, processing optics and exhibits from various application fields will also be presented.

Laserline has optimized its portfolio in the high-power blue diode laser segment. In doing so, the company is making important advances in focusing properties. This is because with output powers of up to 800 watts blue lasers will be available with 20 mm-mrad beam quality, while lasers with output powers of up to 1,500 watts will be available with 30 mm-mrad beam quality. These improvements simplify the joining of thin copper contacts as well as welding with scanner optics.

At Photonics West 2022, CeramOptec will present high-performance optical fibers for industrial, medical and laboratory applications. Emphasized are solutions for surface treatment and long-term UV applications. In addition to individual fibers, optical fiber bundles in various configurations will be introduced as well.

LWL-Sachsenkabel GmbH will present the spectrum of its services in the field of customized cabling solutions for users in the telecommunications, data center and building sector at ANGA COM 2023 (May 23-25 in Cologne). Another highlight of the trade show appearance is the C2E high-density system. Visitors to the trade fair will find Sachsenkabel at the booth of the US parent company Amphenol Corporation in Hall 8, Booth D80.

The IDEEL research project, supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as part of the Battery 2020 funding program, aims to launch a laser drying process for a more climate-friendly and economical series production of lithium-ion batteries. The results will be incorporated into the Fraunhofer Research Fab Battery Cells (Forschungsfertigung Batteriezelle) in Münster, Germany, which will enable users from both industry and research to test and optimize the series production of new batteries.

At the wind industry's largest trade fair, Schneider Electric will present a comprehensive portfolio of digital solutions for safe and efficient wind farm operation. In addition to specialized hardware, software solutions from partners AVEVA and ETAP will also be on display.

The IDEEL research project aims to introduce a laser drying process as a more climate-friendly and economical method for the volume production of lithium-ion batteries. Within this context, it has now been possible to produce laser-dried anodes and LFP cathodes in a roll-to-roll process for the first time. The innovative manufacturing process significantly reduces energy consumption in electrode production and at the same time enables the drying speed to be doubled.