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Lars Reger has been appointed Senior Vice President (SVP) Technology and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at NXP with immediate effect.
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Lars Reger has been appointed Senior Vice President (SVP) Technology and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at NXP with immediate effect.
Better tools for digital engineering

While production is already becoming increasingly digitalized, the digital transformation of design and development is still in its infancy. Although the digital twin is now a reality, there is still a lack of an end-to-end tool chain.

In the first three quarters, incoming orders in the machine tool industry in the USA rose by 27% to EUR 3.4 billion, according to the US Machine Tool Association. In September alone, orders shot up by 50 percent.
Operating mode selector switch
Operating mode selector switch PITmode. Strama-MPS Maschinenbau has been equipping machine housings with the PITmode operating mode selector switch from Pilz for a year now.

At SPS IPC Drives, Danfoss Drives presented new solutions and concepts for easy integration of its drives into all types of automation systems.
In the Efficient Systems research area of the Chair of Manufacturing Automation and Production Systems, academic staff and students work together on current research topics with the aim of making the engineering and operation of systems more efficient.

Stainless steel control cabinet
The new VX25 large enclosure system from Rittal offers efficient engineering, fast assembly and a high level of safety. The VX25 is now also available in a stainless steel and NEMA 4X version. This means it meets the highest requirements for corrosion protection and protection against dust, spray and water jets.

At Siemens, new products, solutions and services from the Digital Enterprise portfolio, which enables the merging of the real and virtual worlds, will be the focus of the 4,000 square meter stand.

The Lasal VisuDesigner engineering tool from Sigmatek makes it easy to create hardware-independent visualization solutions with optimum display on various HMI devices.

Electrical engineering company Weidmüller and Austrian industrial automation expert Keba are joining forces to complement each other's digitalization and automation portfolios. The two companies made the announcement at SPS IPC Drives 2018 in Nuremberg.