konstruktionspraxis: Issue 4/2027, Publishing Date: March 25, 2027 (April: Specials on Smart Engineering and Energy Efficiency in Plant Design; Trade fair issues HANNOVER MESSE)

konstruktionspraxis 004/2027

Publishing Date: March 25 , 2027
Ad Close: March4 , 2027
Deadline for print-ready files: March9 , 2027

Specials

• Special Smart Engineering: Development Methods, Systems Engineering, Agentic Engineering, Agentic AI, AI in Design and Engineering, Digital Twin, Virtual Commissioning, PLM/PDM
  
• Special: Energy Efficiency in System Design: Energy-Efficient Pneumatics & Compressed Air Minimization, Low-Loss & Demand-Based Hydraulics, Flow Optimization Across the Entire System, Lightweight Construction & Mass Reduction, Thermal Management & Waste Heat Recovery, Digital Energy and Fluid Simulation
  

specialist topics

• Drive Technology: Rolling and plain bearings, couplings and brakes, linear technology, gearboxes and gearmotors, electric motors, variable-frequency drives, motion control
  
• Automation: Control Systems, Sensors, Field Communication, Robotics (Cobots and Material Handling)
  
• Electrical Engineering: Connection Technology, Terminal Blocks, Connectors, Relays and Switches, Power Supply, Control Cabinets, Enclosures, Thermal Management, Cables and Wires, Cable Management
  
• Shaping: Additive Manufacturing
  
• Joining and Fastening Technologies: Screws, Adhesives, Welding
  
• Engineering components: mounting elements, standard parts, seals, springs, vibration dampers, signal lights, lighting systems
  
• Machine Safety: Machinery Regulation (MVO), Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), Industrial Security, Safety Integrity Level (SIL), Functional Safety
  
• Materials: Plastics, Circular Economy, Sustainability, Recycling