IFS, developer and provider of cloud business software for companies that produce and distribute goods, build and operate plants and provide services, predicts the challenges that the manufacturing industry will face in 2025 with the help of artificial intelligence.

ABB Robotics has opened a new training and exhibition center for the company's AMR product line in Madrid, Spain. It houses training facilities and exhibition space to introduce ABB's AMR technology to customers, partners and employees.

A research team from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg (HI ERN) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has developed a closed workflow that can be used to find optimal high-performance materials for perovskite solar cells (PSC) in a short time.

Sick and Endress+Hauser launch their strategic partnership for process automation. Both companies are joining forces to better support their customers and drive new technological solutions for the decarbonization of the process industry.

Scanlab, OEM manufacturer of laser scanning solutions, is expanding its management team as of January 1, 2025. Dr. Alexander Roth will take over as Spokesman of the Management Board from Georg Hofner, who will concentrate fully on his existing role as Spokesman of the Management Board of Tecinvest Holding, Scanlab's parent company, and Alexander Staudt, who is already responsible for Operations at SCANLAB, will be appointed Managing Director Operations.

Artificial intelligence is a key technology that has the potential to make production processes more efficient and overcome challenges such as cost pressure and a shortage of skilled workers. Nevertheless, companies are often reluctant to integrate AI into existing processes for fear of effort, costs or loss of control.

The 3D Pioneers Challenge (3DPC) will be celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2025. Since 2015, the competition for additive manufacturing and future-oriented technologies has offered pioneers a stage at rapid.tech 3D. Innovations have been honored that have pushed the boundaries of what is possible, inspired the industry and thus significantly advanced it.

The annual IFR report shows that the number of industrial robots is steadily increasing worldwide. They have already played an important role in ABB's portfolio for decades. In an interview with INDUSTRIAL Production, Jörg Rommelfanger, Head of ABB's Robotics division in Germany, talks about how robotics in industry will develop technologically in the near and distant future.

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In the project "2nd Life Metal Components: A Pathfinding Project for Upcycling", researchers at the Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) are developing innovative production processes for the recycling and reuse of metal components.

The agencies Web and Tech PR and Touchdown PR in Puchheim obtained statements from industry experts on the subject of cyber security.

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Hardly any automation works without the perfect interplay of hardware and software. Tool manufacturer Paul Horn initially designed and planned its systems for manufacturing precision tools, including their gripping technology, on its own. To program the robots and the PLC in the overall concept, including commissioning, Horn then brought Kuka on board for application engineering.

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Contact Software has expanded its Elements for IoT platform to include energy management functions that enable companies to transparently break down and reduce their consumption.

Torwegge is setting an example for sustainability in conveyor technology. The intralogistics specialist from Bielefeld manufactures its TPBK wheels entirely from recycled plastic granulate - obtained from yoghurt pots.

Gerhard Sturm, one of the company founders and Chairman of the Honorary Advisory Board of ebm-papst, celebrated his 90th birthday on December 17th

With the new HiQuad Neo mass spectrometer, Pfeiffer Vacuum combines high performance, flexibility and simple operation. The mass spectrometer achieves a measuring speed of up to 125 μs/u.

The year is drawing to a close; many of us have spent the last few weeks making and maintaining contacts at the last trade fairs of the year. I personally enjoyed this, but now it's time to relax a little.

Endress+Hauser is driving digitalization forward - in its products, in customer interaction and in internal collaboration. Endress+Hauser InfoServe, the Group's IT service provider, plays a key role in this. Oliver Blum will take over as its new Managing Director on January 1, 2025. He was previously Corporate Director Supply Chain at Endress+Hauser.

The Voith Group performed solidly in the 2023/24 fiscal year (October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024) in a challenging market environment with a weak economy and ongoing geopolitical uncertainties.

In mechanical engineering, service is an indispensable part of the business model and a decisive competitive advantage. However, companies in the field are faced with the challenge of maintaining service quality while costs are rising and skilled workers are becoming scarcer. This is where digitalization offers a solution with modern tools for remote services, particularly through the use of visual support software.

The ebm-papst Group, supplier of fans and motors, has put a new high-speed technical center into operation in Mulfingen. It is intended to open up new markets and areas of application for energy-efficient high-tech solutions in the field of high-speed turbocompressors.