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ZEW and London School of Economics
According to studies, equipping companies with industrial robots has led to a positive job balance. The ZEW estimates that further automation and digitalization in companies will trigger processes that will lead to a 1.8% increase in employment by 2021.
read more...The high demand for automation solutions led to record growth at Balluff in 2017. Together with the sales of two integrated companies, the sensor and automation specialist increased by 21.4 percent to 459 million euros.
read more...At the start of the 14th Staplercup season, organizer Linde and Continental are extending their cooperation in the forklift championships. Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST) will also be the "presenter" of the Staplercup for the next three years.
read more...Groundbreaking ceremony for new building
Construction work on a new building for Knur began with a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony on April 13, 2018 in Wörth an der Donau in the B7 industrial park. The previous building in Regensburg no longer met the technical and spatial requirements, the subsidiary of ASS Maschinenbau announced.
read more...Since the beginning of 2018, Mosca's new training factory has been offering apprentices and students training conditions with modern equipment and plenty of space. An important part of the concept is the junior factory, where junior staff from all departments can work together on real customer orders.
read more...The intralogistics provider is doubling the training capacity at its branches across Germany at the start of 2018: 40 new apprentices will start their training in mechatronics every year.
read more...Pilz continues to grow: In the 2017 financial year, the automation company increased its turnover to 338 million euros and the number of employees to a good 2,300. In 2018, the family-owned company is also focusing on a new, modular range for service robotics.
read more...Hubtex is once again investing in the expansion of its company headquarters in Fulda and is constructing another production building and a new customer center by September 2018. In this way, the forklift manufacturer aims to meet the increasing demand for special vehicles and Industry 4.0 solutions.
read more...Mitsubishi Electric Europe has appointed Andreas Wagner as President of the German subsidiary as of April 1, 2018. He succeeds Yuji Suwa, who will take on new responsibilities at an international level from Mitsubishi Electric's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
read more...Kuka has been part of the Midea Group since 2016. The company has now announced that it will continue to drive forward its business in China.
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