Industry players from industrial manufacturing will meet at the traditional trade fair highlight in Stuttgart, namely Motek/Bondexpo, from the 10th through the 13th of October, 2023. Together with the 16th Bondexpo international trade fair for bonding technology, the 41st Motek international trade fair for automation in production and assembly looks at production as an overall concept – from components to complete systems. Motek/Bondexpo provides manufacturing companies with practical, implementable solutions for current and future challenges.

Managing directors, investment decision-makers, purchasing agents, factory outfitters, developers, engineers and designers from industrial practice hold Motek/Bondexpo in high esteem as a proven and indispensable event every autumn. “Because they’re looking for concrete, practical solutions to improve their processes and make them more economical, and they find them at Motek/Bondexpo,” emphasises Rainer Bachert, project manager at trade fair promoters P. E. Schall. “Exhibitors and expert visitors alike take advantage of the unique selling point of this trade fair – the portrayal of complete processes in industrial production. Its practical, pragmatic approach and concrete, implementable solutions have been convincing trade fair visitors for decades,” says Bachert.

Motek/Bondexpo is an indisputably unique platform for investment decisions regarding systems planning, process engineering and the sustainability of all processes, because it’s grounded in reality. “For suppliers as well as users, efficiency, sustainability and flexibility are existentially important parameters for success in production,” points out the project manager. “International crises, climate change, the energy transition, geopolitical upheavals, rising costs and the shortage of qualified personnel have a decisive impact on economic and social events,” summarises Bachert. “Manufacturing companies need concrete, workable support in this regard so that they can remain competitive. As a proven working trade fair, Motek/Bondexpo demonstrates how they can easily get started with the automation and digitalisation of products and processes. It presents ergonomic and age-appropriate workstations and supports the simplification and optimisation of all processes,” stresses Bachert.

The range of topics covered by Motek/Bondexpo provides manufacturing companies with everything they need to cope with the tremendous challenges they’re facing today – for example, networked, intelligent production components such as grippers with sensors, handling systems, handling solutions, intelligent screwdriving technology, smart linear technology, mechatronic systems, smart drives and feed components. Assembly assistance systems are also amongst the core issues dealt with at Motek/Bondexpo, i.e. systems for manual and semi-automatic workstations, for assisted assembly and order picking, robot-based bin picking, co-working with cobots, automated parts staging and automated parts discharge. Finally, solutions for easy implementation and initial start-up are also covered at Motek such as simulation by means of digital twins, plug & play solutions and starter kits.

Getting started easily with automation, improved processes for energy-efficient and resource-saving production, as well as digitalised, easy-to-use production components are urgently required by many companies now. “Software is playing an increasingly important role in this regard,” explains project manager Bachert, “because software-supported processes and modern assistance systems are a big advantage in terms of ergonomics, flexibility and resource conservation.” AI methods (artificial intelligence) are being used to an ever-greater extent and are supporting production, for example with regard to zero-defects manufacturing.

In customary fashion, suppliers and users will discuss the issues with each other in person and on an equal footing at Motek/Bondexpo 2023, in order to be able to produce even more economically and sustainably. “Together with the fully integrated Bondexpo trade fair, Motek will once again offer a proven platform for decision-makers to update their plans by means of a professional exchange of ideas,” says Bettina Schall, managing director of trade fair promoters P. E. Schall. “Motek/Bondexpo unites pragmatism, practicality and future viability. It’s solution-oriented and portrays the entire value creation chain in industrial manufacturing, thus making it truly unique.” And that’s why the 41st Motek and the 16th Bondexpo are firmly scheduled as the industry highlight for modern production automation: industry players will meet in Stuttgart from the 10th through the 13th of October, 2023.

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Production as a system – this issue will be addressed by the 41st Motek international trade fair for automation in production and assembly, together with the 16th Bondexpo international trade fair for bonding technology. The time-tested trade fair duo will take place in Stuttgart from 10 to 13 October 2023, and has established itself as a fixed date for the industry sector’s annual autumn meeting.

The Motek/Bondexpo trade fair duo portrays the entire value creation sequence for industrial manufacturing. The technical event has been a highly convincing platform for decades due to its practical orientation and relevance. “What once began as a presentation of individual components has now become the hallmark of modern, future-oriented industrial manufacturing, which will be represented as a complete system at Motek/Bondexpo,” explains Rainer Bachert, longstanding project manager at trade fair promoters P. E. Schall. “Motek/Bondexpo is distinguished by its pragmatically practical approach. Users find concrete, implementable answers to their questions at the event. This trade fair is the ideal platform for investment decisions regarding system architecture, process design and the future security of industrial production processes, as exhibitors and trade visitors have been confirming for decades,” emphasises Bachert.

Manufacturing companies are currently facing enormous challenges. International crises, climate change, the energy transition, rising costs, the shortage of qualified personnel – companies have to respond to these complex tasks in a decisive manner in order to remain competitive. “As a result, our exhibitors assign high priority to issues such as getting started easily with automation, processes which make efficient use of energy and resources, as well as digitalised production components,” continues Bachert. “For this reason, the agenda includes smart, networked products for feeding, handling and assembly,” says Bachert. Systems which are easy to implement and operate are just as much in vogue as software-supported processes and modern assistance systems. Even more ergonomics, greater flexibility and more cost-efficient processes are required to a greater extent than ever before. All of these demands and complex issues will be discussed by suppliers and users face to face in a suitable setting at Motek/Bondexpo 2023.

In order to be able to produce even more economically and sustainably, companies need to gear up their facilities accordingly and make their processes fit for the future. That’s why the industry is advancing aggressively towards even more innovation in automation and digitalisation. Hardware and software are being elevated to new levels of interaction. AI-based workflows and test processes have long since established themselves in production automation as well. “At the 41st Motek and 16th Bondexpo as well, decision-makers will be able to discuss concrete investment projects and new solutions in a direct exchange of technical knowledge,” says Bettina Schall, managing director of trade fair promoters P. E. Schall.

Together with the fully integrated Bondexpo, which deals with the important subject of bonding technology, Motek portrays the entire value creation chain in industrial manufacturing. Decision-makers appreciate the thematic relevance and continuous reliability of the trade fair concept. There can be no doubt that the traditional annual autumn event is an effective and indispensable marketing tool for many companies. Thanks to the recently

established Startup Area, young companies are also penetrating the market and establishing relevant contacts. Their fresh and forward-looking ideas regarding modern production automation are being eagerly awaited. Expert visitors and other interested parties are cordially invited to save the dates for the 41st Motek and the 16th Bondexpo: the automation industry will meet in Stuttgart from the 10th through the 13th of October, 2023.

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The 41st Motek international trade fair for automation in production and assembly, together with the 16th Bondexpo international trade fair for bonding technology, will once again extend its invitation to Stuttgart from the 10th through the 13th of October, 2023. The trade fair duo covers process expertise for industrial production in all of its facets and inspires visitors with its practical orientation and relevance.

Current growth in exhibitor numbers, amounting to roughly 12% as compared with last year at the same time, was already observed by the trade fair’s organisation team at the end of January. “We’re very busy with planning at the moment and we’re engaged in lots of discussions,” says Rainer Bachert, Motek/Bondexpo project manager. “All four halls are filling up and interest is great,” sums up Bachert. “As in the past, Motek/Bondexpo remains a traditional, annual meeting place for the industry sector and is a must for many companies. This was recently confirmed by the exhibitor advisory board as well: the beginning of October has been and still is Motek time! Suppliers and users of production automation technology meet here at the decision-making level.”

Manufacturing companies are being confronted with enormous tasks: production has to be made even more economical, efficient and reliable. Companies will need to equip their facilities accordingly and get their processes in shape for the future. Cost pressure, highly competitive markets and the demands placed upon quality are major challenges. The necessity for sustainability, climate protection, resource conservation and energy efficiency has long since become a matter of course. At the same time, the shortage of skilled personnel is slowing things down in many areas. Current events are thus forcing the industry sector to take the offensive and innovate to an even greater extent in the field of automation. “The proven format of Motek/Bondexpo as a user-oriented working trade fair will also make a significant contribution in helping expert visitors and other interested parties find concrete solutions for their production environments in 2023. Motek’s and Bondexpo’s exhibitors are working on future-oriented answers to today’s critical questions”, assures Bettina Schall, managing director of trade fair promoters P. E. Schall. “Our events are practice-oriented and authentic. We’re synonymous with thematic relevance and consistent reliability. Consequently, decision-makers will once again be able to discuss concrete investment projects in a direct professional exchange at the 41st Motek and the 16th Bondexpo.”

The entire value creation sequence for industrial manufacturing is portrayed at Motek. The widely esteemed industrial trade fair is rounded off by the fully integrated Bondexpo, which is dedicated to the increasingly important issue of bonding technology. It plays a central role in industrial production as a result of new materials and joining technologies. And thus decision-makers at the trade fair duo will receive targeted, highly practical answers to their questions about new and future-oriented solutions. This is why the annual industry highlight has evolved into a highly effective and indispensable marketing tool.

Fresh, future-oriented ideas presented in the Startup Area covering all aspects of modern production are also being eagerly awaited this year too. Interesting and inspiring technical presentations at the exhibitor forum will once again be an integral part of this year’s attractive supplementary programme and a technical congress on the subject of assembly automation is currently in planning. Be sure to save the dates for the 41st Motek and the 16th Bondexpo:

the automation sector will meet again at Motek/Bondexpo in Stuttgart from the 10th through the 13th of October, 2023.

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The production automation industry sector extends its invitation to the next Motek/Bondexpo trade fair duo in Stuttgart from the 10th through the 13th of October, 2023. Together with the 16th Bondexpo international trade fair for bonding technology, the 41st Motek international trade fair for automation in production and assembly will once again offer a professional meeting place for suppliers and users as an exhibition highlight. More attention than ever before will be focused on the issues of efficiency, sustainability and flexibility.

Approaching the upcoming turn of the year from 2022 to 2023, we’re already looking ahead to the fall exhibition season when the 41st Motek international trade fair for automation in production and assembly will serve as a pivotal cornerstone in the events calendar along with the 16th Bondexpo international trade fair for bonding technology. “Motek is an integral element of the trade fair landscape,” says Uwe Weiss, CEO at WEISS GmbH. The personal exchange of ideas and the live presentation of future-oriented automation components and solutions is an important instrument in terms of customer consulting and customer loyalty for the internationally active company from Buchen in Germany’s Odenwald region, explains the managing director. “This opportunity is provided to us by Motek. It’s an integral element of the trade fair landscape, especially in the German-speaking countries. Thanks to its thematic focus and its venue in Stuttgart, we meet up with many of our regular customers from the machine manufacturing and automotive industries at the event.”

Over the years, Motek has evolved into a significant benchmark with high standards where automation is concerned. “And this is why we’re expecting another vibrant and inspiring trade fair in 2023, where industry players will engage in concrete technical dialogues and discuss solutions that are directly related to manufacturing practice,” notes Rainer Bachert, longstanding Motek/Bondexpo project manager. “After successful staging of Motek/Bondexpo in 2022 with exhibitors from 24 countries, many participants have already made firm bookings for next year, because this is where they meet up with precisely the right target groups for their new product launches.”

Thilo Lutz, managing director of Utz Ratio Technik, describes Motek as the industry’s leading trade fair. The company from Korb, Germany, considers this exactly the right place to be because they’re not only able to maintain contact with existing and future customers, they get together with their suppliers here as well. For Andrea Alboni as well, general manager for Western Europe at Universal Robots, Motek is one of the annual must-attend events for engaging in an important exchange with potentially interested parties, as well as new and existing customers. And thus for industry players from the field of production automation, Motek/Bondexpo is traditionally a mandatory event every fall.

Motek looks back on an impressive 40-year history on its way to becoming one of the most important industrial trade fairs. The entire value creation sequence for industrial manufacturing is portrayed here. As a fully integrated event, Bondexpo showcases the increasingly important bonding technologies – they play a central role in industrial production due to the use of new materials and future-oriented joining technologies. As a result, decision-makers find targeted, highly practical and implementable answers to their questions concerning investment projects at the Motek/Bondexpo trade fair duo. Motek/Bondexpo has thus evolved into an effective and indispensable marketing tool for many companies. “Motek – that’s the best thing that’s ever happened to us,” remarks Ulrich Moser of IEF-Werner impressively.

Never before have the issues of efficiency, sustainability and flexibility been as important as they are now. They’re not only important success factors, they’ve also become an existential necessity in all sectors – industrial as well as non-industrial. Economical and rational allocation of all resources is a concern shared by economy and society at all levels. Consequently, expert visitors will bring along lots of questions about the complex issues of energy and climate protection, and the exhibitors will prepare themselves for this challenge with new solutions.

The Arena of Integration (AoI), for which programme and organisational preparations have now begun, will also focus extensively on these important issues of the future. Fresh and forward-looking ideas are also being eagerly awaited in the Start-Up Area. “Industrial production is well on its way to becoming even more efficient, environmentally friendly and economical. With this in mind, Motek/Bondexpo is an ideal business platform for the capital goods industry, because it supports all players in furnishing manufacturing processes with a modern and future-oriented structure,” observes Bettina Schall, managing director of Schall trade fair promoters. “The dates for the 41st Motek and the 16th Bondexpo – from 10 to 13 October 2023 – should thus already be firmly noted in the calendar today. We look forward to your participation!”

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The traditional Motek/Bondexpo trade fair duo held in Stuttgart from 4 to 7 October 2022 was a great success. The 40th Motek international trade fair for production and assembly automation, together with the 15th Bondexpo international trade fair for bonding technology, was a highly successful and well-attended trade fair highlight for the manufacturing industry this fall.

Frickenhausen, 12 October 2022 – 505 exhibitors from 24 countries came to Stuttgart for Motek/Bondexpo 2022. “Once again, we experienced a lively, inspiring trade fair in four exhibition halls with satisfied exhibitors and expert visitors,” summarises Rainer Bachert, longstanding project manager for Motek/Bondexpo. “We were pleased to welcome 12% more exhibitors here in Stuttgart than in 2021, the relaunch year after the pandemic. We’re very pleased with these strong results.”

In many ways, this year’s trade fair was a celebration of Motek’s 40th anniversary. Original exhibitors, including Murtfeldt, KMT Produktions- und Montagetechnik, Afag, IEF-Werner, Föhrenbach, Utz Ratio Technik and Zimmer, were honoured on the first day of the trade fair by trade fair promoters P. E. Schall. “Throughout all the years, Motek has been a significant milestone with high standards in the field of automation,” observed Achim Gauß, managing director of the Zimmer Group.

“40 years participation at Motek – that’s the best thing that’s ever happened to us,” remarked Ulrich Moser of IEF-Werner. “For years, we’ve been receiving more enquiries at Motek than at any other event. It’s perfect for presenting new products,” continued Moser. “The more explanation the product requires, the better Motek works as a marketing tool. We come together with the right customers and visitors here, and meetings take place directly at the relevant exhibits.” Ulrich Moser’s conclusion after four decades of participation at the trade fair: “Future prospects for Motek are outstanding!”

Many voices have unanimously expressed their opinion that there’s no substitute for the exchange of ideas at a live trade fair. Manuel Rösinger from Bott said: “For us, Motek is the central trade fair anchor in our annual events calendar. We speak with customers and users about the optimisation of assembly operations at everything from manual to fully automated workstation systems.” Rösinger also stressed the fact that the right contact persons meet up at Motek/Bondexpo. The entire value creation chain for industrial manufacturing is presented at the event, and suppliers of solutions and systems get together with the right target groups. Thilo Utz, managing director of Utz Ratio Technik, reports that he has also had the same positive and successful experience: “We’ve had forty successful years at the trade fair – we meet our customers here, as well as our suppliers.”

Many exhibitors focused on manufacturing flexibility, efficiency and sustainability as success parameters. Motek/Bondexpo once again provided the right setting and a suitable platform for exchanging information, as well as for cultivating customer relations and initiating business. For Igus too, Motek has been a “very important trade fair” for decades, affirmed Alexa Heinzelmann – the Cologne-based company focuses primary attention on improving all motion solutions and components. Sebastian Walter from Universal Robots also confirmed: “For us, the beginning of October always means: It’s time for Motek!” This has been the case each and every year, because Motek is “a highly user-oriented and very genuine trade fair”, affirmed Walter. Trade fair visitors come to our booth with specific robotics issues, which are mutually discussed and finally transformed into implementable solutions.

Elmar Worms from Bosch Rexroth also meets the right trade fair audience at Motek: “Our products supply answers to the questions that concern the trade fair visitors.” Amongst others, solutions for autonomous pallet transport, collaborative robotics and modern screwdriving technologies met with great interest this year at the booth operated by the company from Lohr, Germany.

Not only in the Startup Area, but rather in all four exhibition halls, there were conspicuously large numbers of young visitors this year. Amongst other factors this was due to the comprehensive supplementary programme including the expert forum on “Safety and Automation” held by Pilz from Ostfildern, Germany, which presented the most up-to-date information on trends covering all aspects of safe automation. Young companies in the Startup Area in hall 1 with their new developments for production automation were of course targeted by young expert visitors as well. For example, Benjamin Volkert from Volkert Maschinen- und Anlagenbau demonstrated how users can familiarise themselves with cobot functions and modes of operation in a practical manner at his booth.

Once again in 2022, the Arena of Integration (AoI) was at the heart of the Software for Assembly exhibition area in hall 1. Participating companies prepared a total of six use cases. For example, macio and sereact offered two levels of digitalisation and automation in production: a collaborative robot was used to pick various items from a single-sort container and place them into a load carrier. The cobot worked entirely autonomously thanks to AI-supported control software, which allowed it to perceive its surroundings and identify precise gripping points, even for complex objects, and to develop manipulation strategies. Another example of AoI involved digital order processing through the use of virtual commissioning and a digital twin as demonstrated by ruhlamat’s and machineering’s use case. Thyssen Krupp Automation presented an example of assembly digitalisation using a manufacturing execution system (MES) for both new and existing facilities (greenfield and brownfield).

“Together with our exhibitors, we’re very pleased to have welcomed 24,236 visitors from 64 countries to Motek/Bondexpo 2022 in Stuttgart,” exclaimed Bettina Schall, managing director of trade fair promoters P. E. Schall. “This is almost on par with the levels of internationalism experienced before the pandemic began, at which time we welcomed visitors from 77 countries, and once again confirms the great significance of this trade fair for the production and assembly automation sector.”

Save the dates now for the 41st Motek and the 16th Bondexpo: the automation sector will meet again in Stuttgart from the 10th through the 13th of October, 2023.

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