The Rhineland-Palatinate University of Technology Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) is launching a Master's degree in Digital Process Engineering in the winter semester 2025/26. BASF is supporting the program with scholarships.

Europe can only expand its technological leadership in the semiconductor industry through close cooperation - companies such as Merck, Siemens, Intel, Trumpf and Zeiss agree on this. In Darmstadt, they discussed Europe's importance for AI and microchip development and made clear demands on industry and politics.

Dassault Systèmes is strengthening its strategy for virtual twins and integrating Ascon Qube technology into its Delmia portfolio. The acquisition is intended to provide companies with more flexible and AI-supported production control.

A personnel change is taking place at Bihl+Wiedemann: Bernhard Wiedemann, co-founder, Managing Director and Head of Development for many years, is retiring from the operational business after more than 30 years of successful work and starting a new chapter in his private life.

Hans Beckhoff, founder, managing director and shareholder of the technology company Beckhoff Automation in Verl, was honored with the prestigious Rudolf Diesel Medal 2025.

In the run-up to EMO 2025, international technical trade journalists from 28 countries met with selected EMO exhibitors in Frankfurt am Main on July 10 and 11. In short pitches, the exhibitors presented their highlights that trade visitors can expect at the world's leading trade fair for production technology from September 22 to 26 in Hanover.

With the rapid progress of new technologies and the constant introduction of innovations in industrial automation, the planning of control cabinets is facing new challenges.

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Stephan Sielaff took over from Dr. Armin Vogel on July 1, 2025 and will assume responsibility for the Plastics Division on August 1 of this year.

LEO III Fund, which specializes in corporate spin-offs, is taking over Trumpf's additive manufacturing business in the Laser Metal Fusion division. The new unit is to be expanded under a new brand to become the international technology leader in metallic 3D printing.

Delta has expansion plans in the EMEA region: the construction of a new, sustainable regional headquarters in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, is planned.

The targeted use of frequency converters could save up to 140 TWh of energy per year in the EU. Fraunhofer researchers see considerable potential for pumps, fans and compressors with variable loads in particular.

The announced strategic acquisition has been completed. With the acquisition of the GF Machining Solutions Division of Georg Fischer AG, the United Grinding Group has expanded its portfolio to 15 brands. The new group will operate under the name United Machining Solutions and, with total sales of over $1.5 billion, will become one of the largest machine tool manufacturers in the world.

Conveyor technology is an essential part of many industrial processes. It enables the transportation of materials and products within production facilities. With the increasing digitalization and networking of industrial systems, IIoT gateways play a central role in monitoring and optimizing these processes.

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With the Codian SR, B&R is expanding its portfolio of open robot modules and integrated, machine-oriented robotics solutions in the Codian series to include Scara kinematics.

3D printing, CNC manufacturing or injection molding? When designers are looking for the most suitable manufacturing process for an individual component, they often lose time and also quickly lose track. Igus is changing this with the Triboteile service: a free online tool that enables designers to find out which manufacturing process - in terms of cost, delivery time and service life - is most efficient for the required component.

Weidmüller looks back on two milestones: 175 years of company history and 40 years of the W terminal block family. Weidmüller's screw terminal blocks are durable and reliable and help to ensure efficient and safe electrical connections.

SPS - Smart Production Solutions - continues to expand its international presence. With expos and stages in China, Italy, the USA, Thailand and Malaysia, it offers the industry international platforms for innovation and networking.

Incoming orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in Germany developed positively in May with real growth of 9%.

From 2026, the trade fair duo Motek/Bondexpo, the international trade fair for production and assembly automation together with the international trade fair for adhesive bonding technology, will be held every two years. The next traditional industry gathering will take place in Stuttgart from October 6 to 8, 2026.

Siemens has completed the takeover of ebm-papst's industrial drive technology business. In future, it will be managed by Siemens under the name "Mechatronic Systems".