The first edition of the Industrial Print Integration (IPI) conference marks the long-awaited return of physical industry meetings. Organised by the European Specialist Printing Manufacturers Association (ESMA), the event takes place on 18-19 May 2022 at Crowne Plaza Düsseldorf-Neuss. Representatives of all industry sectors are welcome to learn and discuss what printing technologies can mean for the production processes of today and tomorrow.

IPI 2022 features a total of 50 presentations during two days on parallel tracks. Each morning the conference opens with inspiring keynote speeches which show the potential of printing in modern market applications. Tim Spiering, head of Corporate strategy at fpt Robotik, and Andreas Braun, team leader in the area of R&D, will highlight the integration between robotics, printing and additive manufacturing.

• Which are the decisive factors for a successful integration?
• What needs to be considered when automating existing printing systems with the help of robotics?
• And what are the advantages in terms creating new markets and reducing process costs?

Answers to these and many other questions will be provided by us in our presentation on May 19 at 9 am. Programme and registration: ipi-conference.com

We are looking forward to your attendance and an inspiring dialogue!

Shortly before Christmas, the fpt end-of-year celebrations took place in bright sunshine at the outside area of our star canteen "Schattbuch" – of course in compliance with the current regulations. There was a lot to talk about. And to celebrate: Congratulations and many thanks to those colleagues who are celebrating an anniversary! When an employee gives his best for so many years, we are particularly proud. A company lives from enthusiastic people who contribute their part to our success with a lot of commitment – year after year. Many thanks to everyone who took part, for the successful get-together and the inspiring atmosphere!

The main objective of the TREND joint project is to develop a digital library (DTK) for production lines with intelligently controlled robotics and inkjet printing technology. The high optimization potential influences the entire manufacturing ecosystem from the manufacturer of individual electronic components (such as aircraft screens, OLEDs) to entire production lines of automobiles and space vehicles.

Dr. Tim Spiering, Head of Corporate Development at fpt Robotik, about the motivation and main goals: "TREND promotes the successful industrial production of tomorrow. Main goal: Highly flexible and highly efficient production technologies, principally thanks to the right software! With this combination, we at fpt Robotik want to make our customers more successful now and in the future. We are therefore delighted to be able to contribute to this joint project."

Partners at a glance:

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (Fraunhofer ENAS)
• C-marx GmbH
• Trivitec GmbH
• fpt Robotik GmbH & Co. KG
• National Institute for Research and development in microelectronics - IMT Bucharest
• University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest

Thanks for the support!

How is it possible to combine the production of hybrid components with up-and downstream process steps in one plant? What will robot programming of the future look like? And how can internal material flow processes be efficiently connected? The answers to these and many more question could be experienced at our booth at the 27. Fakuma in Friedrichshafen. The visitors got to know innovative solutions for all aspects of plastics production today and tomorrow.

This year's highlights at a glance:

• Standardisation: Modular system concepts for automated hybrid component production
• Programming: Universal robot programming using a graphics-based user interface
• Networking: Customised production logistics for a connected factory

We thank you for your interest and the inspiring dialogues!

Technology Dinner 2021
This year, also our exclusive evening event was highly effected by the "change". Together with two outstanding experts, we discussed current challenges in the automation industry and were dare to take a look at other industries and markets.

Click here for the offical recap video!

Many thanks to our guest speakers, who enriched this these evenings with their know-how and also to our guest for the participation!

In July the SmartFactoryOWL in Lemgo starts together with our partners Arburg and Kuka - a data driven injection moulding by artificial intelligence. Around the 2 Mio. Euro promoted BMWi AI-Reality Lab a cooperative of ten partners were built which develop a sustainable injection moulding of the future in the Smart Factory OWL in Lemgo.

And we as a automation specialist are part of it! "Only through an integral transformation of all production processes and specifications into the digital world, AI is able to unfold the full potential - and open up enterprises an added value. The AI Real Lab offers therefor the right platform. "Within our participation we'd like to support cross-company technology transfer", Hermann Müller, owner and general manager of fpt Robotik, confirms.

And which product goes into production? Reusable cups out of CO2-neutral plant-based material of the Cuna Products GmbH, a Start-up from Mettmann. Those cups are produced by bio-based plastics which going without oil and are reusable and recyclable. The particular: not only the applied material out of regrowing raw materials is sustainable for the production but also the specially organized recycling system of Cuna.

All the information about the actual production, the participants and the AI-Reality Lab you gonna find here: SmartFactoryOWL.

This was a very successful event! Yesterday morning the virtual "Bildungskompass" (comprises about 50 pupils) took place in the school complex of Amtzell. On this note a big compliment to our youngsters who got for the first time the chance to perform as stand personnel and share their experiences. Melanie Blas and Milena Kaiser responded questions regarding the commercial education and Alexander Zimmerer gave insights into the technical occupations requiring training. "That was much fun and also very instructive and exciting", they all together agreed.

What is TECHNE all about? What combines art, science and technology? This and more you gonna read in the first print-out of our very new company magazine. So, is there any day more suitable than the international day of creativity and innovation for the official release date?

Because with this magazine we'd like to unite perspectives, offer new point of views, share visions and at last but not least entertain. In this first print-out with a special attention to art and creativity.

Curious? Feel free to order your print-out free of charge and discover the world of TECHNE! Check us also on instagram.com/technemagazin.

Today we were glad to welcome our cooperation partner SSI Schäfer for a general exchange. The picture was created during the viewing of the clean room of our printing system.

From left to right: Peter Berlick (Global Head of Technology), Steffen Bersch (CEO), Tim Spiering (Head of Corporate Development at fpt Robotik), Harald Rackel (COO) und fpt Head of Sales Dieter Steinhauser.

Thank you very much for the inspiring exchange! We're looking forward to a furthermore successful cooperation based on a partnership.

Milena (industrial management assistent), Noah and Florian (IT specialists) plus Djamel, Maximilian and Alexander (mechatronics) will start their training in September. We look forward to further support for our team! Facing new challenges we talked to them about their goals and motives (answers in the picture gallery).

Good luck and an exciting time at fpt Robotik! Would you also like to apply to our company? Find out more about our education programm at www.fpt.de/yourfuture.

For the 10th anniversary of our Kuka system partnership, our managing directors Dieter Steinhauser (left) and Harald Gläss (2nd from right) set off to the trail "around Lake Constance" together with Bernd Besserer (KUKA Key Account Manager) and Michael Otto (CSO KUKA). Thank you for the beautiful picture. We still look forward to a successful and cooperative partnership with KUKA!