Altair enters into partnership with Databricks
Altair has partnered with data and AI company Databricks to provide joint customers with the next generation of enterprise-level data unification, graph-based and artificial intelligence capabilities.
read more...German electrical and digital industry
Following a moderate decline in January, exports in the German electrical and digital industry more or less stagnated in February 2025. At €19.5 billion, their value was only 0.3% higher than a year earlier.
read more...Streaming, 5G, artificial intelligence: digitalization is making more and more computing power necessary worldwide. This devours vast amounts of energy.
read more...The USA's aggressive tariff policy is weighing on the global economy - the IMF is significantly lowering its forecasts for 2025 and even expects zero growth for Germany. Trade conflicts, uncertainty and high tariffs are putting the global economic system to the test.
read more...Bitkom survey on the use of AI
A recent survey by the digital association Bitkom shows that companies in Germany that use artificial intelligence (AI) predominantly rely on paid services.
read more...Wago closed the 2024 financial year on a solid note. Despite all the global economic challenges, the decline in sales remained in line with expectations. The family-owned company posted a record level of investment.
read more...The industrial group ABB has announced that it will spin off its robotics division as an independent listed company by 2026.
read more...SmartFactory Kaiserslautern presented at the Hannover Messe how Industry 4.0 has long since arrived in practice. With innovative projects such as the digital twin and AI-controlled production systems, the research network shows how companies can save costs and optimize their production using modern technologies.
read more...One third of national patent applications in Germany can be attributed to the technology field of mechanical and plant engineering. In hardly any other country is this proportion as high as in Germany.
read more...Sick, an international provider of sensor-based automation solutions headquartered in Germany, achieved a solid result in the challenging financial year 2024: Group sales and profit were down, investments in research and development remained high.
read more...After two years of recession, Germany's economy is still treading water: the leading research institutes are forecasting only mini-growth of 0.1% in 2025. The reasons for this are not only new US tariffs and geopolitical uncertainties, but also structural weaknesses at home. The economic policy plans of the new coalition could help in the long term - but the upturn will not materialize in the short term.
read more...Partnership between SEW and Schaeffler
SEW-Eurodrive and Schaeffler announce their strategic partnership. This cooperation will be officially presented at the Hannover Messe and significantly expands the digital service offering of both companies.
read more...Bosch Rexroth closed the 2024 financial year in a difficult market environment with significantly lower sales than in the two very strong previous years.
read more...Associations on the coalition agreement
In the view of industry associations, the new coalition agreement sends out important signals for reducing bureaucracy and investment - but key relief measures are coming too late. Between a spirit of optimism and disillusioned criticism, implementation remains the crucial bottleneck.
read more...Endress+Hauser performed well in a challenging environment in 2024. The family-owned company increased its turnover and created new jobs worldwide.
read more...The Femworx career congress brought women in industry to the big stage at Hannover Messe 2025 on Thursday and Friday. With 100 speakers, over 70 program items and 1,700 participants, the focus was on strengthening and networking women in industry - with topics such as careers, new work, leadership and entrepreneurship.
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