Arround 750 companies will be taking part in it-sa 2019 from 8 to 10 October at the Nuremberg exhibition centre. It showcases an extensive range of IT security products and solutions including physical IT security, services, research and consulting. During the opening press conference, the speakers will provide information on the following topics: Outlook on it-sa 2019 and the accompanying congress programme Congress@it-sa I National legislation and Agency for Innovation in Cyber Security I 25 years of IT baseline protection, consulting services for federal, state and local authorities, services and solutions of the Alliance for Cyber Security, IT security certification, as well as solutions in the area of the "Internet of Things" I Current market situation and sales development in the area of IT security I Public-private partnership in the area of IT security at European level.

Curtains up for the Eurobike 2019 and loads of interesting novelties for the bike season 2020. In its 28th edition, Eurobike once again confirms its importance as the leading trade fair for the international bike business: from 4 to 7 September, more than 1,400 exhibitors will be showing their new products and innovations for the coming season to a trade public and bike fans. Some 150 new exhibitors testify to the current atmosphere of change in the bicycle and mobility market. Journalists will be able to follow the press conference (August 29, 2019, 11:00 a.m.).

With WHERE I BELONG, Heimtextil is setting the course for the new trend season 20/21. At the official Heimtextil Trend Preview, Anne Marie Commandeur from Stijlinstituut Amsterdam will present the new design themes and talk about identity and cultural diversity, as well as gender, tolerance and curiosity (on 11 September at 11 a.m. (CEST)). With this, Heimtextil will be publishing the results of an in-depth analysis of current developments in terms of design, colours and materials. 

In collaboration with “Creative #olland“, the Dutch creative industries, Techtextil and Texprocess are dedicating an exhibition space to life in the city of the future with the 'Urban Living – City of the Future' special event. On an area of more than 500 m2 in the foyer of Hall 4.2 selected examples will be showing how textile innovations can already improve the way people live together in urban surroundings today. Selected innovations from the fields of architecture & construction, mobility, medicine and clothing will be shown in a disruptive architectonic landscape. Take part live online – Techtextil / Texprocess: Kick Off Press Conference. Language: German with English translation.

Superconductors are materials which below a certain temperature can “freeze” the field of a permanent magnet at a predefined distance and can thus hold it in suspension. With its three current SupraMotion exhibits, Festo is further extending the spectrum of possible applications:

•    SupraMultitool: performing several functions simultaneously with only one cryostat

Take a look behind the scenes and dive into the world of the Bionic Learning Network and the development of the BionicSoftHand. The pneumatic robot hand is modelled on the human hand and can learn through artificial intelligence to grasp different objects and turn them into a desired position.  

Whether free and flexible movements or defined sequences, the modular pneumatic lightweight robot can be used for a wide variety of applications in the context of human–robot collaboration depending on the composition and mounted gripper. 

The pneumatic robot hand is modelled on the human hand and can learn through artificial intelligence to grasp different objects and turn them into a desired position.