High-resolution light modulators determine the graphical experience in virtual reality glasses or the performance in optical communication. A new backplane architecture for light modulation has been developed at Fraunhofer FEP, thanks to which extremely high frame rates now lead to improved image quality or optical modulation.

With Xcelerator for Digital Drivetrain, Siemens is presenting IoT-capable hardware and software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio for the drivetrain. It covers the areas of Drivetrain Design (dimensioning and simulation) and Drivetrain Health (connectivity and optimization).

With the combination of a flexible automation platform and mobile robots, Idealworks enables the automation of operational processes with easy integration into existing productions.

Images

A smartphone with the appropriate software can serve as a digital personal emergency signal system. This means it is available anywhere and at any time and is inexpensive to purchase.

The BMW Group's engine plant in Steyr uses ABB's Gofa collaborative robot to transport components between processing stations.

Whether in the automotive, mechanical engineering or electronics industries, high surface quality in component grinding as well as speed, sustainability and cost-effectiveness of processing are essential.

Anyone who manufactures machines and systems for the European market or wants to operate them here cannot ignore the new Machinery Directive.

Images

Lifting 80 kilograms 80 times in 8 hours: Vacuum expert Schmalz has developed a solution for the highly automated industrial company Josko that solves this task in the blink of an eye with the help of a suction spider.

An independent jury, consisting of members of the Femworx Congress Advisory Board, has nominated four women for the Engineer Woman Award for the first time this year. The winner will be announced on April 25 during the opening of the Femworx Career Congress.

Embedded hardware is now finding its way into all areas of industry: in industrial PCs, edge components, image processing, industrial AI applications and compact complete systems. Reason enough to get an overview of who offers what.

At embedded world, Hema Electronic will be showing a demo of its embedded vision platform with powerful AMD Kria FPGA SoMs and MIPI camera modules from Vision Components for the first time.

Analog Devices will be presenting 16 different demos at embedded world 2024. These are intended to show the company's ability to deliver system solutions that enable it to differentiate itself in the market

Wibu-Systems will be exhibiting at Embedded World from April 9 to 11 at a joint stand with OSADL, the Open Source Automation Development Lab. Wibu-Systems, provider of solutions for software protection, licensing and security, will be presenting a range of new developments there.

At LogiMAT in Stuttgart, the Trapo team presented an efficient gantry palletizer from the HPS series.

Beckhoff Automation successfully continued its growth trajectory in the 2023 financial year. The automation technology specialist increased its turnover to 1.75 billion euros. This corresponds to an increase of 16 percent compared to the previous year's turnover of 1.515 billion euros.

The Liebherr Group once again closed 2023 with a record turnover of 14,042 million euros.

Sysgo, NexCobot and Vectioneer are working on a joint project with Intel: a platform that serves as the basis for cobots. This will be presented at the upcoming Embedded World.

By introducing an integrated management system, Stauff ensures transparent, efficient documentation and process management.

Images

storelogix was once again represented with its warehouse management system at this year's Logimat in Stuttgart. The company's main topics were WMS, innovation and digitalization.

The VDMA wants to take account of the increasing importance of data rooms as the basis for new, digital business models. The association is now establishing the Manufacturing-X forum for this purpose.