At the Blechexpo exhibition in Stuttgart, Bystronic is presenting the networked world of sheet metal processing. In this interview, Bystronic CEO Alex Waser explains where integrated automation and new software solutions for laser cutting and bending will lead. Mr. Waser, in your view, what are currently the most interesting technology trends in the sheet metal processing sector? The integration of automation solutions and digital networking into the users’ process steps in combination with impulses from the field of Industry 4.0. [...]