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According to the VDMA, the robotics and automation industry in Germany achieved a record sales volume of 14.5 billion euros in 2017 - an increase of 13% compared to the previous year. Export sales to China in particular grew by around 60 percent.
read more...The market momentum in automation continues unabated. In 2017, the industry continued to grow at a double-digit percentage rate. There is no end to this growth in sight!
read more...With its OPC UA demonstrator at Automatica, the Robotics + Automation Association of the VDMA is presenting a future-proof approach to standardized and manufacturer-independent data exchange and thus the basis for interoperable communication in the smart factory.
read more...Hyperspectral image processing is one of the most innovative fields of development in image processing. Systems based on this technology open up new applications for image processing that could not previously be solved with traditional systems. Exhibitors will be presenting products and solutions from this field at Vision from November 6 to 8, 2018.
read more...With the new Ensenso SDK 2.2 release, IDS offers a solution that guarantees very fast processes and high clock rates: Stereo matching can now be supported by the Nvidia Cuda graphics card, for example, which speeds up the process by around five times.
read more...At Control, the Kistler Group will be showcasing its expanded portfolio of industrial testing systems. In addition to the automatic testing and sorting machines from Vester, the focus will be on the application areas of force and torque sensors and screwdriving technology. The world's first digital charge amplifier will also be on show.
read more...To enable robots to carry out tasks such as positioning, inspection or quality assurance, they are enhanced with cameras. Hema has developed the Seelector Icam HD4 for this purpose.
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