TPT November 2019

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Trumpf steps up expansion of smar t factory solutions with help of subsidiary Axoom

smart factory solutions even faster than previously.” The close partnership with GFT Technologies is initially intended to run for two years. Both companies have a long-standing partnership in a variety of areas. Marika Lulay, CEO of GFT Technologies, said: “The acquisition of the Axoom team fits well with our investment strategy, which aims to extend our industrial expertise, while the development partnership with Trumpf will enable us to pursue our industrial offensive faster and on a broader front. GFT is indeed waging this offensive from its principal location in Germany.”

– as exemplified by a corresponding agreement with GFT. For its part, GFT wants to grow its industrial business by taking over Axoom’s portfolio and team at its Karlsruhe site. Karlsruhe will become the new business hub for GFT. Part of the Axoom team, which was closely involved in the development of components for the TruConnect manufacturing solution, will be transferring to Trumpf. These software solutions will remain with Trumpf, along with the rights to the Axoom brand. Mr Kammüller added: “We are convinced that this reorganisation at Trumpf and the development partnership with GFT will enable us to achieve our digital ambitions for sheet metal processing even more quickly and effectively, and to expand our proven expertise in industrial IoT and

TRUMPF is set to step up its development of smart factory solutions and aims to combine these solutions with its machine networking and platform activities at its headquarters in Ditzingen, Germany. A number of these solutions have been developed by Trumpf subsidiary Axoom. One of the goals of this change is to further standardise machine networking in order to offer customers smart factory solutions more quickly and easily than previously possible. “Up until now, we have often had to deploy made-to-measure customer solutions, which are more complicated and costly to integrate,” said Mathias Kammüller, chief digital officer at Trumpf. That is why now, more than ever before, Trumpf is relying on close collaboration with experienced partners

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