Körber Business Area Supply Chain: Edward Auriemma becomes CEO of the Software Division
Edward Auriemma will be the new CEO for the software business of the Körber Business Area Supply Chain, a joint venture with KKR, from July 8, 2024.
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read more...VDMA Robotics and Automation halves growth forecast
Robotics and automation in Germany will be driven in particular by international business in a subdued domestic economy: the industry is forecasting an overall increase in turnover of 2% to EUR 16.5 billion in 2024.
read more...Dirk Görlitzer becomes new CEO at Phoenix Contact
At the end of December 2024, Frank Stührenberg, Chairman of the Phoenix Contact Management Board and CEO, will retire after 33 years with the company. He will be succeeded by Dirk Görlitzer, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer since 2020.
read more...Ziehl-Abegg receives "Best Managed Companies Award"
Ziehl-Abegg has been honored with the "Best Managed Companies Award". The Best Managed Companies program is a competition and seal of quality for successful medium-sized companies.
read more...Flender celebrates its 125th anniversary
Drive specialist at the forefront of industrial transformation
When companies celebrate an anniversary, they often look back to the past. How did it all begin? What milestones were there? What successes, but perhaps also crises? Flender is no exception. But for the drive technology specialist, the 125th anniversary is above all a reason to look to the future.
read more...147,000 euros per hour: high costs for German companies due to unplanned downtime
According to the "Value of Reliability" study, 67% of industrial companies in Germany experience unplanned downtime at least once a month. This costs the German economy 147,000 euros per hour. Nevertheless, reactive maintenance concepts are not insignificant.
read more...Technology partnership: SW and Janus Engineering cooperate
Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH (SW) has concluded a cooperation agreement with Janus Engineering. Since the end of 2023, the two companies have been working together on technologies for the digital transformation of NC production. The first result of the cooperation: a jointly developed postprocessor for Siemens NX.
read more...New application round for the "AI Career Kickstart Program" launched
Last autumn, the non-profit appliedAI Institute for Europe launched the "AI Career Kickstart Program". The six-month training phase of the first cohort was completed at the end of April. The training and career program is now moving on to the practical part for the participants. The new application phase begins at the same time.
read more...Real-time transmission via fiber
Polytec offers the ODiSI-7000 system family for fiber optic-based measurement of temperature and strain profiles. The fiber optic interrogator differs from fiber Bragg-based systems due to its high spatial resolution of less than 1 millimeter.
read more...First quarter of 2024: Hermle feels investment restraint
Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG felt the effects of the expected investment restraint in the industry in the first quarter of 2024: The order intake of the Swabian machine tool and automation specialist fell by 11.9% to 127.0 million euros across the Group in this period compared to the same period of the previous year.
read more...Foundation stone laid for "Cognitive Production Systems" at Fraunhofer IWU Dresden
With the new research center for cognitive production systems, the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU is intensifying its activities in a key future field: adaptable, self-controlling production that learns from humans.
read more...Digitalization in metalworking
"As things stand today, the level of digitalization at store floor level is still shockingly low and, if at all, characterized by isolated solutions." This statement from a survey participant among exhibitors at this year's AMB shows the perception of the basic level of digital maturity in metalworking.
read more...Interview on the Femworx Career Congress
"Women still struggle with gender stereotypes"
The Femworx Career Congress took place over two days for the first time as part of the Hannover Messe. On April 25 and 26, participants were able to experience two days full of inspiration and encouraging stories at the networking and discussion event for female leadership in the mint sector.
read more...SSI Schaefer founds startup SupplyBrain
With the founding of SupplyBrain GmbH, SSI Schaefer is investing in the expansion of its own technology and digitalization expertise in the field of intralogistics. The startup offers data-supported software solutions that, in addition to the company's logistics software, optimize core areas of the supply chain, increase efficiency and reduce operating costs.
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Positive summary of the anniversary Rapid.Tech 3D
Positive mood after the 20th Rapid.Tech 3D: 2,700 guests from Germany and abroad came to Erfurt from May 14 to 16, 2024 to find out about and exchange information on the latest applications, developments and trends in this field. For the first time, the event was sponsored by the VDMA's Additive Manufacturing Working Group.
read more...Safety and security for the transformation...
Pilz achieves record sales in the 2023 financial year
The Pilz Group closed the past financial year 2023 with a record turnover of 432.9 million euros. The automation company grew worldwide and is reinvesting its profits. Growth opportunities for Pilz arise in particular from safety and security as an important building block for the industrial transformation.
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