With the ULT 2500.1, ventilation technology specialist ULT is launching a new extraction and filter system for larger dust volumes.

Benoît Thooris takes over the management of UniversalAutomation.Org and the organization expands its Board of Directors with two new members.

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The Ziehl owner family, the Supervisory Board, the Executive Board and the entire Ziehl-Abegg workforce mourn the loss of Uwe Ziehl. The entrepreneur and long-standing Chairman of the Supervisory Board passed away on June 6, 2026 at the age of 79.

In an international comparison, countries in Western Europe continue to be among the comparatively safer regions in terms of industrial cyber security. Nevertheless, industrial control systems (ICS) are still a vulnerable target in German-speaking countries - especially in Austria.

Physical AI in industry: NTT DATA explains five critical security risks in sensor technology, AI models and networking as well as suitable countermeasures.

Siemens has appointed Markus Grabmeier as CEO of the Electrical Products (EP) business unit at Smart Infrastructure as of June 1, 2026. He succeeds Andreas Matthé, who has led the business since 2010 and will retire at the end of September 2026.

Electrification, battery storage and intelligent energy management are changing industry and construction sites. Lukas Krüger, product specialist for battery storage systems at Bredenoord, talks in an interview about trends, technologies and the mobile energy supply of the future.

Digital twins instead of a flood of documents: Vertiv integrates 'SmartRun' into 'Nvidia Omniverse DSX' to accelerate the planning and implementation of AI factories.

German car manufacturers are somewhat more optimistic about the coming months. The latest ifo survey provides new insights into the situation of the German automotive industry.

Global investment firm Carlyle has signed an agreement to sell Flender, a provider of mechanical drive technology, to Triton Fund 6, advised by Triton. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Nine months before its premiere, the originally planned halls of DSEI Germany are already fully booked. The trade fair is responding with a fourth hall and is expanding to a total of 100,000 square meters of exhibition space. This corresponds to around 18 soccer pitches.

The battery factory of the future is increasingly working digitally: simulations accompany the development of new cells, and intelligent sensors monitor production in real time. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM are developing methods that virtually map manufacturing processes and measure important parameters during production. The experts will be presenting their solutions for more stable production processes and more powerful batteries at the Battery Show Europe 2026.

From a supplier of biochemical products to a broad-based specialist for fluid, filter and plastics technology: Dr. Peter Reichelt, Managing Director of RCT Reichelt Chemietechnik in Heidelberg, explains in an interview how the product range, sales and market requirements have changed over almost five decades.

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Humanoid robotics: With the Iggy Rob Home, igus presents a service robot for industry and everyday life. What's behind it.

Sensors, measurement technology and artificial intelligence are merging to form intelligent systems. From June 9 to 11, 2026, Sensor+Test in Nuremberg will showcase the most important trends in a changing industry.

Ionos and Q.ANT want to jointly advance photonic processor technologies for AI and high-performance computers. The aim of the partnership is to build energy-efficient and sovereign AI infrastructures in Europe.

According to a VDE analysis, more than 30,000 electrical engineers will retire by 2029 without enough graduates to replace them. This is due to falling student numbers and high drop-out rates.

High-voltage distribution units (HV PDUs) from Rose Systemtechnik enable the efficient operation of electrical construction machinery, commercial and municipal vehicles. The HV PDUs ensure optimum power distribution between the vehicle's high-voltage components. Robust housings made of stainless steel, polyester or aluminum protect the electronics of the systems from external influences.

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The current market situation is putting pressure on companies that rely on carbide tools: Rising raw material costs, volatile supply chains and limited predictability are putting pressure on the industry. Fette Werkzeugtechnik, a member of the LMT Tools family and specialist for gear cutting tools, offers a powerful and economical alternative with the SpeedCore milling cutter.

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After almost 30 years at the helm, Werner Weiss is handing over the management of Insiders Technologies. Andree Albrecht takes over the management after a transition phase.