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The modular Millturn wins a Best of Industry Award

After a four-month voting period with around 20,000 votes cast, winners in 24 categories of the Best of Industry Awards have now been determined.

January 17, 2024

After a four-month voting period with around 20,000 votes cast, the winners in the 24 categories of the Best of Industry Awards have now been determined. The winners were chosen by end users and presented on Dec. 7 at a large awards ceremony in Würzburg, Germany.

WFL Millturn Technologies was one of the winners, earning the award in the Modular Machine Concept category with the M20 Millturn. The list of winners list below,

“We are very pleased about this special award that WFL won on December 7th, 2023 at the award ceremony in Würzburg. We would like to thank everyone who gave us their vote,” the company said in a statement.

When developing the product, the team had special requirements and challenges – such as the optimal design and development of the mechanical engineering kit. The difficulty here was to combine the following aspects: On the one hand, the high variety of variants, the complexity and the performance data, and, on the other hand, the compact machine dimensions that had to be realized.

categorywinnerinnovation
Drive componentsLinde Material Handling GmbHLinde HyPower 24V Fuel Cell
Drive componentsSPN Schwaben Präzision Fritz Hopf GmbHDriving steering drive for a driverless transport system
Drive componentsHilscher Society for System Automation mbHnetX 90 – multi-protocol communication & drive control in one
Sheet metal processingPrecitec GmbH & Co.KGProCutter 2.0 50 kW
Sheet metal processingSchuler Group GmbHVisual Quality Inspection
Sheet metal processingVision Components GmbHVision Components VC nano 3D-Z angle measuring system for sheet metal bending
Electrical equipmentBeckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KGMX system
Electrical equipmentPanduitVeriSafe 2.0
Electrical equipmentUI Lapp GmbHzeroCM® technology // ÖLFLEX® SERVO FD zeroCM
Factory automationSchaeffler Sondermaschinenbau AG & Co. KGSchaeffler Special Machinery Cockpit
Factory automationCODESYS GmbHCODESYS Virtual Control SL
Factory automationWürth Industrie Service GmbH & Co. KGSmart Workplace – the assembly workplace of the future
Conveyor technologyDuerkopp Foerdertechnik GmbHAutoPocket
Conveyor technologyKNAPP Industry Solutions GmbHOpen Shuttle Fork
Conveyor technologySSI ShepherdBoohoo Sheffield, UK – Highly automated fashion retrofit project
Storage technologyGilgen Logistics AGGilgen storage and retrieval machine performance
Storage technologyJoseph Dresselhaus GmbH & Co. KGDresselhaus 2.0 – conversion of warehouse logistics
Storage technologyWAGNER Group GmbHHolistic fire protection solution for storing lithium-ion batteries
Measurement and testing technologyBMF GmbHSmart Surface Control
Measurement and testing technologyJanitza electronics GmbHUMG 801 and expansion module 800-CT8-LP – network transparency at all levels
Measurement and testing technologyNETZSCH Process Intelligence GmbHsensXPERT Digital Mold
Modular machine conceptFerrum Packaging AGFS14 (SmatCan by KHS/Ferrum)
Modular machine conceptSchaeffler Sondermaschinenbau AG & Co. kgConvertible process module
Modular machine conceptWFL Millturn Technologies GmbH & Co. KGM20 MILLTURN
roboticsABB STOTZ-Kontakt GmbHPMA® Cobot Kit
roboticsBeckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KGATRO (Automation Technology for Robotics)
roboticsLiebherr Verzahntechnik GmbHAutomated dismantling of EV battery packs
Connection technologyESTA Apparatebau GmbH & Co. KGWet separator DUSTOMAT HYDRO
Connection technologyHEICO Fastening Technology GmbHHEICO-LOCK® combination washers
Connection technologyMaschinenfabrik Wagner GmbHPLARAD DA2docu
machiningBeijing Jingdiao Group Co. Ltd.IMIM – In-Machine Measurement and intelligent Modification Technology
machiningPaul Horn GmbHZykloMed
machiningXEBEC Technology Co., LtdBurrless Chamfering Cutter

Glossary terms in this article

  • chamfering
    Machining a bevel on a workpiece or tool; improves a tool’s entrance into the cut.
  • assembly
    Joining together two or more parts to complete a structure.
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