From March 11 to 14, 2025, the next edition of the Intec and Z industrial trade fairs will present a platform dedicated exclusively to production technology for electrolyzers and fuel cells for the first time.
On the inauguration of Donald Trump
VDMA President Bertram Kawlath comments on the inauguration and the first announcements of US President Donald Trump:
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The power electronics manufacturer Semikron Danfoss uses the EGU 50 mechatronic parallel gripper from Schunk in a robotic cell. It handles different components and feeds them to a measuring line. With its functionalities, it meets all requirements for process reliability, flexibility, gripping stroke and gripping force maintenance.
"The German machine tool industry considers itself to be very well positioned in international competition, despite the numerous challenges," reported Franz-Xaver Bernhard, Chairman of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association), Frankfurt am Main, at the association's annual press conference.
Marina Nehmiz, Strategic Business Unit Management System Solutions, SEW-Eurodrive Germany, in an interview.
Protection through zero-trust segmentation
The development of Industry 4.0 has led to increased automation and networking of manufacturing systems, which brings significant benefits for the efficiency and flexibility of production processes. However, this increasing connectivity also increases the risks in the area of cyber security.
Insecure consumers, ailing industry, falling exports: Germany is experiencing its second year of recession in a row. The prospects for Europe's largest economy in 2025 are fragile.
More than 100 years ago, five precision mechanics laid the foundation stone for today's DMG Mori Pfronten GmbH. At that time, the company produced scribing tools, planimeters and so-called "pantographs". The company then became a machine tool manufacturer in 1950.
With more than 120,000 square meters of exhibition space, LogiMAT 2025 will once again occupy all ten halls of the Stuttgart exhibition grounds. From March 11 to 13, global players, medium-sized companies and start-ups will provide an overview of the latest products and innovations in the intralogistics industry with numerous world premieres and offer solutions to current challenges.
In 2024, the automotive industry's color palette is undergoing a remarkable transformation. Consumers are increasingly moving away from traditional white and silver. Vibrant colors, warm neutrals and a wider variety of colors are becoming more popular in the industry. This is according to the latest Color Report for Automotive OEM Coatings from BASF Coatings.
"Synapticon Intelligence" business unit...
Synapticon, provider of solutions for integrated motion, announced the launch of Synapticon Intelligence as an internal project in the spring. Now the company is taking the next step and establishing Synapticon Intelligence as an independent business unit, which will be based at the AI xpress center in Böblingen.
EU project "BASE" develops battery passport
The energy transition in road transport and the electricity sector needs batteries as energy storage devices. But whether their production and recycling is considered "green" according to ecological and social standards is regularly questioned.
AI robot consultant for RBTX.com
Igus has added a new AI chatbot to its online platform RBTX.com. The interactive advisor is designed to enable companies with little previous experience and technological know-how to quickly and reliably put together low-cost automation solutions to strengthen their competitiveness. Initial users are enthusiastic about the intuitive AI solution.
From the CAD file to production
There are now numerous online platforms that offer the 3D printing of components. The Protiq Marketplace offers various functions - for example, manufacturing processes and materials as well as component visualization.
The year 2024 ended on a disappointing note for the manufacturing industry in Germany. Production shrank considerably and fell to its lowest level in three months. In addition, the rate of contraction in December was the second-fastest rate in the past 14 months.
After a record year in 2023 with significant sales growth, 2024 was extremely challenging for Stöber. However, despite the tense situation on the global markets, the drive specialist believes it is prepared for the upturn with innovative solutions and its proven manpower. After all, the company supplies the right products for the growing automation and robotics sector.
ebm-papst and Hyting enter into partnership
ebm-papst and Hyting, a start-up for hydrogen heating systems, have announced a strategic partnership for the development and production of hydrogen-powered heat generators.
Cooperation for sensor and analog devices
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelement, broadline distributor for electronic components, and Nisshinbo, based in Tokyo, Japan, have extended their franchise to North America. The cooperation concerns sensor and analog devices for industrial, automotive and consumer electronics.
Young researchers at Paderborn University
The junior research group "Data-driven methods in control engineering" (DART) at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute at Paderborn University has spent four years researching how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used profitably in the field of control engineering.
The 43rd Motek, international trade fair for production and assembly automation, will take place together with the 18th Bondexpo, international trade fair for bonding technology, from October 7 to 9, 2025 in Stuttgart.
