
Unique student prize, two winning teams
At the second edition of INNOVACE, the award created by ACE Shock Absorbers for young academics, two teams were chosen as equal winners at the awards ceremony in Langenfeld at the end of November.

At the second edition of INNOVACE, the award created by ACE Shock Absorbers for young academics, two teams were chosen as equal winners at the awards ceremony in Langenfeld at the end of November.

On November 7, the WZL of RWTH Aachen University and the NCKU DLT Lab signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Both institutions have agreed to work together under the project name WZL x NCKU x IOTA PoC in the area of the Internet of Things, Internet of Production and a Distributed Ledger Technology-driven Data Economy.
The PLM consulting and software company Prostep is initiating a generational change in the company management.

Festo board member Dr. Frank Melzer
Festo board member Dr. Frank Melzer takes over as head of the steering committee of the Industry 4.0 platform for the digitalization of the economy in Germany. He replaces SAP board member Bernd Leukert.
Changes to the Executive Board
Dr. Andreas Mayr will take on more responsibility on the Executive Board of the Endress+Hauser Group as Chief Operating Officer from 1 March 2019. In this role, he will be deputy to CEO Matthias Altendorf.
In the Efficient Systems research area of the Chair of Manufacturing Automation and Production Systems, academic staff and students work together on current research topics with the aim of making the engineering and operation of systems more efficient.

Reto Steinmann will take over as General Manager of Schneider Electric Switzerland on January 1, 2019.
As part of its collaboration with Polytech, Cameo Laser opens a laser competence center with a service base in Munich. Polytech expands its range to include quality lasers and services.

Review of automation trade fair
The 29th edition of SPS IPC Drives came to an end on Thursday. A total of 65,700 visitors flocked to Nuremberg to find out about the latest products and solutions in the automation industry and to set the course for the 2019 financial year.

The 29th edition of SPS IPC Drives was...
SPS IPC Drives 2018 has come to an end. A total of 65,700 visitors came to Nuremberg to find out about the latest products and solutions in the automation industry at the end of the year and to set the course for a successful 2019 financial year.

Trainees created projects on curiosity,...
"Be curious - stay on the ball" was the motto of this year's trainee days at Gnadenthal Monastery for trainees at the Friedhelm Loh Group.

Federal Network Agency allocates local...
Industry in Germany is dependent on a high-performance digital infrastructure. The VDMA therefore welcomes the Federal Network Agency's decision to allocate local frequencies in the 3.7 to 3.8 gigahertz range for industrial applications.

Board member Oliver Frese leaves
In view of declining space bookings for Cebit 2019, Deutsche Messe is canceling Cebit Hannover. The industry-related themes of Cebit will be continued at Hannover Messe. The Cebit brand will continue to be used for events abroad.

Automotive technologies and components
Infineon Technologies is intensifying its long-term cooperation with Denso Corporation, a supplier of automotive technologies. Denso has also acquired Infineon shares to strengthen the cooperation.
The automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler today signed a purchase agreement to acquire Elmotec Statomat Holding, a manufacturer of production machinery for the construction of electric motors, thereby expanding its expertise in electric motor construction.
At the second edition of Innovace, ACE Shock Absorber's award for young academics, two teams were chosen as equal winners at the award ceremony on November 21.