From a mountain of paper to digital order
Digitalization is not just limited to production; other areas of the company are also affected. With the right operating resources, digitalization can also make the HR area more efficient.
read more...read more...Opportunities through digitalization for SMEs
The digital transformation is shaking up the mechanical engineering industry. For SMEs, this raises questions such as: What are the specific effects of the new technologies and workflows? How will this change the work of design engineers? The study "What will the mechanical engineering of the future look like?" by Item.
read more...Strategic Industrial Security
Electrical systems are computerized and automated, and their safety/security must be guaranteed at all times.
read more...Collaborative assembly needs to be practiced
Virtual reality for work planning and training
The University of Bremen has developed a simulation environment for the virtual testing of human-robot collaboration based on a mechatronic system simulation that supports real-time interaction between humans and robots.
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Whoever tries it, wins
There is no way around digitalization in mechanical and plant engineering. The digital transformation offers completely new approaches to optimizing workflows and production processes. Nevertheless, small and medium-sized companies in particular see increasing digitalization as more of a threat than an opportunity for long-term competitiveness.
read more...Self-regulating intralogistics
Service-based order allocation
A service-based intrologistics execution system for cross-platform order distribution and execution with the integration of various mobile autonomous transport systems is on the research agenda in the Production Control and Intralogistics technology field of the Chair of Manufacturing Automation and Production Systems.
read more...How to take the step towards the smart factory
The benefits of Industry 4.0 are now within reach for all manufacturing companies - even if they operate older machinery. This is made possible by innovative solution concepts for connecting existing equipment to the Internet of Things (IoT).
read more...High clamping force
The optimized power clamping screw SC from Jakob Antriebstechnik is used in a wide range of applications, including presses, punching presses, machine tools, fixture construction and equipment design.
read more...Tool systems for modern production
At Intec in Leipzig, the tool service provider and system supplier Hahn+Kolb provided an insight into its full range of products from machining and operating resources to industrial 3D printers and tool dispensing systems.
read more...Trends in robotics
Mobile ad-hoc cooperating robot teams in the factory of the future. The "FORobotics" research network is investigating the possible applications and potential of autonomous, mobile robots in production.
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