Kalmbach expands management
Kalmbach, a specialist in sophisticated aluminum and zinc die-cast components, has appointed Michael Teufel as Managing Director.
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read more...Palletizing and packaging systems
Beumer: new managing director in Bangkok
Amir Reza Sinai has been the new Managing Director of Beumer Group (Thailand) Co, Ltd. based in Bangkok since January 1, 2018.
read more...What to do with the data?
Software manufacturer Auvesy is organizing a series of events under the motto "Managing project data in industrial automation efficiently and securely". The main topics are Versiondog 6.0, image creation, interface to SAP, integration of Wonderware System Platform, GDPR and cyber security.
read more...The digital transformation hovers over everything
HANNOVER MESSE 2018 is history, but its topics such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, industrial IT platforms, the expansion of power grids for electromobility, the use of robotics and autonomous systems in production and intralogistics and the role of people in the networked factory are shaping the present and the future.
read more...Hermle increases incoming orders to 433.2 million euros
Swabian machine tool manufacturer Hermle increased its order intake across the Group by 18.9 percent to EUR 433.2 million in 2017 as a whole.
read more...Smart Factory Hub network project
Digitization for everyone
SMEs must also face up to Industry 4.0. The international Smart Factory Hub network project investigated how companies are preparing for the digital revolution and what can help them do so. X-Rob, a development from Profactor, is regarded as an example of best practice.
read more...Teradyne acquires MiR for 121 million euros
Teradyne and the shareholders of Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) announce the acquisition of Mobile Industrial Robots, previously a privately held company.
read more...Analysis and control in production
Zeiss Group takes over MES specialist Guardus
The Zeiss Group acquires Guardus, the Ulm-based provider of software solutions for computer-aided quality assurance and production management systems.
read more...Profitable sales growth at Mann+Hummel
Mann+Hummel increased its turnover to 3.9 billion euros in the 2017 financial year (2016: 3.48 billion euros). This corresponds to growth of 11.8% on a currency-adjusted basis.
read more...Supercomputing Academy launches course for engineers and computer scientists
With the "Parallel Programming" module, the newly founded Supercomputing Academy launched its first further education course in blended learning format last week. Over a period of 15 weeks, lecturers from industry and academia will teach application programmers how to develop code on parallel systems.
read more...Service in 3D
Holorepair application. The Ideaward was presented for the second time at the Idee conference in Vienna. Zühlke, a specialist in digital transformation, won the award in the small and medium-sized enterprises category.
read more...Laser Components: Generation change
After 35 years at the helm of the Laser Components Group, 72-year-old company founder Günther Paul is retiring. He had already transferred his shares in the company to his sons in 2014.
read more...e.GO Digital uses Mirosoft Azure
At the Microsoft stand at the Hannover Messe, e.GO is presenting the e.GO Mover electric minibus for urban transportation as well as initial mobility solutions for the metropolitan and industrial sectors.
read more...The factory of the future
Robots that adapt to their human counterparts, AR glasses that provide their wearer with information and learning machines that optimize themselves. "The factory of the future is a thinking factory with people at its heart," says Dr. Jochen Köckler, CEO of Deutsche Messe, summarizing the core message of HANNOVER MESSE 2018.
read more...Pioneer of PCD tools passes away
Mapal Group mourns the death of Werner Stief
The Mapal Group mourns the loss of Werner Stief. The company founder of today's Mapal competence center for PCD tools in Pforzheim died at the age of 75.
read more...Presidium and Executive Board newly elected
Turkish Machinery with new management team
The members of Turkish Machinery have newly elected the management team of the Machinery Export Union and thus the Presidium and the Board of Directors.
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