
Sick continues growth in the 2018 financial year
Sick continued to develop positively in the 2018 financial year and achieved above-average sales growth measured against the growth rate of the German mechanical engineering industry.
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Sick continued to develop positively in the 2018 financial year and achieved above-average sales growth measured against the growth rate of the German mechanical engineering industry.
Inside the Smart Factory - Part 2
Digitalization is the dominant topic in the manufacturing industry. At the same time, there is a great deal of uncertainty due to different definitions of terms and unclear demarcations. In the 2nd installment of our article series "Inside the Smart Factory": Why the thinking machine is an illusion.

MVTec Software announces the new version of its standard machine vision software Halcon. The release is designed to further improve machine vision processes with a range of new and revised functions.

MVTec Software invites you to its "MVTec Innovation Day" in Munich on May 14. Secure one of the 20 free tickets now!

At the Hannover Messe, Schunk announced its cooperation with AnotherBrain, a specialist in artificial intelligence. By the beginning of 2020, the first autonomous gripping system is to be developed that enables independent handling without manual programming.

Deep learning and computer vision
Analytics provider SAS is entering into a strategic partnership with Nvidia. Together, the specialists want to support companies in integrating artificial intelligence into their business processes.
Machine vision is considered one of the most important technologies for the automation of production processes in the context of Industry 4.0. Modern deep learning methods based on artificial intelligence are becoming increasingly important.
Among other things, MVTec Software presented the new software releases of its image processing software products Halcon and Merlic at Embedded World.
Leading trade fair in Nuremberg

The embedded world in Nuremberg once again demonstrated its qualities this year and attracted around 31,000 visitors to Nuremberg with topics such as artificial intelligence and embedded vision. It is also of interest to the manufacturing industry.

Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly important. One reason to summarize six trends that will significantly determine the development and application of AI this year and are important for both engineers and scientists.