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PRODUCT REVIEWS

The DIEFFENBACHER team accepted the award for EVORIS from Dr . Nicole Hoffmeister- Kraut , Minister for Economic Affairs , Labour and Tourism , Baden-Württemberg .
The AI-supported digitalisation solution , EVORIS , supports manufacturers in the digitalisation , monitoring , analysis and optimisation of their production .

Award for AI production process solution

DIEFFENBACHER was named ‘ AI Champion Baden-Württemberg 2024 ’ by the Ministry of Economic Affairs , Labour and Tourism , Baden-Württemberg on 11 July 2024 for its developed artificial intelligence solution to optimise production processes in the woodbased panels and forming industries . The awards ceremony took place at the Start-up BW Summit 2024 in Stuttgart , Germany .
Jürgen Woll , Vice President Automation , and Manuel Steger , Head of Digitalisation & Software ( DIEFFENBACHER ), accepted the prize for the award-winning AI solution , EVORIS , from Dr . Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut , Minister for Economic Affairs , Labour and Tourism ( Baden-Württemberg ).
“ We developed the award-winning AI specifically for our digital platform EVORIS , an intuitive tool that provides our customers with comprehensive insights into their entire production process . This enables them to quickly and precisely optimise their processes to achieve desired product quality in a more sustainable , resource-saving and economical way ,” explained Jürgen Woll .
“ The special thing about our solution is that
our AI-supported apps process thousands of signals that converge in EVORIS ,” added Florian Schleissinger , Senior Software Engineer , DIEFFENBACHER . “ The apps can report anomalies in the production process or predict the quality of a produced panel in realtime , for example . This enables our customers to detect production deviations early and make production more efficient . That ’ s a decisive advantage .”
Digitalisation and AI are developed in departments throughout DIEFFENBACHER to
EVORIS dashboard . constantly drive the expansion of AI algorithms and models and their integration into the company ’ s software . Customer feedback on their challenges in the wood-based panels and forming industries directly impacts AI and software development . DIEFFENBACHER also works closely with institutes such as Fraunhofer IOSB and the wbk Institute of Production Science of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology to incorporate the latest research findings into its product development .
“ AI is bringing us ever closer to the reality of an autonomous production plant ,” said Woll . “ It plays a decisive role in optimising control and regulating systems based on data . AI makes it easier for plant operators to operate and adapt production processes . This reduces production errors , system downtime and costs .”
The ‘ AI Champions Baden-Württemberg ’ competition recognizes successful AI solutions from Baden-Württemberg . In 2024 , the expert jury focused specifically on sustainability and climate protection . n
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Wrapping it and packing it

Omegatech FA1600R wrapping machine .
Kingfisher Packaging will be showcasing a range of its packaging solutions at UK Metals Expo from 11-12 September 2024 at the NEC in Birmingham , UK ( stand L50 ).
The company specialises in delivering innovative , sustainable packaging solutions that protect products during transport and storage as well as streamlining operations to boost profitability . Its portfolio , which includes Omegatech ®, Wrapsolut and Dynawrap wrapping machines , is designed to meet the rigorous demands of manufacturers , engineers and fabricators . It also offers a free packaging consultancy programme .
“ These machines , offering both semiautomatic and fully automatic options , are suitable for wrapping sheet materials ; profiles ; extrusions ; rods ; pipes and coils for a reliable and efficient packaging process . Our comprehensive range of consumables includes recyclable and biodegradable products , and the innovative Autoknot ® stringtying machines as an eco-friendly alternative to plastic strapping ,” said the company . n www . kingfisherpackaging . com
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