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The networks are growing together - this refers to the ongoing merging of IT and OT. Christian Korff, Managing Director Global Accounts and Member of the Management Board, Cisco Germany, explains the challenges and levers involved.
read more...Chief Product & Technology Officer on...
TeamViewer, provider of remote connectivity solutions and technologies for the digitalization of work processes, appoints Mei Dent as Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO) effective August 31, 2023. She will join CEO Oliver Steil, CFO Michael Wilkens and CCO Peter Turner on the Team Viewer Management Board.
read more...Easy to integrate into assembly systems
When automating assembly processes, individual sequences need to be implemented efficiently. For this purpose, suitable components must be combined to form a functional system. Weiss offers an extensive portfolio of automation components, assemblies and subsystems.
read more...EMO in Hanover from September 18 to 23, 2023
The hot phase of trade fair preparations for this year's EMO in Hanover has begun. On July 5 and 6, the EMO organizer VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) invited visitors to the big preview in Frankfurt am Main. 31 exhibitors at the EMO Hannover, which will take place from September 18 to 23, will allow a look behind the scenes of their trade fair innovations a good ten weeks before the major event.
read more...R&D in mechanical and plant engineering
Around 400 member companies took part in a VDMA survey on research and development (R&D) in mechanical engineering. While expenditure on R&D has increased, there is a shortage of personnel.
read more...Since 1 July 2023, Dr. Dirk Kristes, previously Managing Director Operations and member of the central Group Management Board, has been Chief Operating Officer (COO) and responsible for the areas of customer and production logistics, purchasing and prefabrication.
read more...The digital transformation can only succeed with networked systems, consistent data and close cooperation between manufacturers. Eplan founded the Partner Network at the end of 2020, and Dassault Systèmes is a new addition. The interface between the Eplan platform and the 3DExperience platform from Dassault Systèmes is thus being systematically developed in a mutual exchange.
read more...EU countries invest heavily in robotics
There is a strong increase in demand for industrial robots in Europe: the 27 member states of the European Union installed around 72,000 units in 2022 - an increase of six percent compared to the previous year. These are preliminary figures published by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
read more...Ten years ago, Acatech issued a final declaration with clear implementation recommendations for Industry 4.0. At this year's Hannover Messe, Barbara Frei, Executive Vice President for Industrial Automation at Schneider Electric, took a reflective look back at the past decade.
read more...The Baumüller Group relies on the Webcon BPS low-code platform from Webcon for process digitization. The software is used in particular to digitize incoming invoice processing and the processing of customer inquiries about existing orders.
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