Articles and background information on the topic
Energy-efficient vacuum handling. The Institute of Machine Tools and Production Engineering at TU Braunschweig is developing gripping technology and process strategies for increased energy efficiency in vacuum handling.
read more...dpm Daum + Partner Maschinenbau has developed an automated guided vehicle for Liebherr Verzahntechnik that enables continuous machine interlinking in automated metalworking.
read more...Wiring of control cabinets. The RoboSchalt project is researching a robot-assisted solution for automating individual assembly steps in the production of control cabinets - with a focus on the wiring of components.
read more...Contact Software and Shandong Xuanji Industrial Automation have opened China's first "Digital Virtual Simulation Lab". PLM and IoT solutions run in the virtual environment, using examples from industry to demonstrate the concrete application benefits.
read more...Paddy Francis is CTO of Airbus CyberSecurity. Andreas Mühlbauer spoke to him about the threats posed to industrial companies by cyber attacks, the security of cloud systems and the possibilities and chances of success of defense strategies.
read more...As Professor of Logistics, Materials and Production Management at Landshut University of Applied Sciences and Scientific Director of the PULS Technology Centre in Dingolfing, as well as founder and Managing Director of PuLL Beratung GmbH, Prof. Dr. Schneider has worked intensively on the organization and logistics of production facilities and has published on the subject.
read more...With 871 exhibitors from 33 countries, the 33rd Control successfully took place at the Stuttgart Exhibition Center at the beginning of May 2019. Preparations are now underway for the next Control: From 5 to 8 May 2020, trade fair organizer Schall is inviting visitors to the next world's leading trade fair for quality assurance.
read more...Artificial intelligence is already much more common today than it seems. This is because the use of AI is rarely visible. It usually takes place in the background - and increasingly so.
read more...Autonomous transport systems. Mobile robot platforms offer potential for optimizing production. The joint research project FORobotics looks at mobile, ad-hoc cooperating robot teams, sub-project 3 "Task-oriented planning" deals with the planning and control of networked and mobile production resources.
read more...Commentary by Dr. Stefan Grotehans
Experts see great potential for productivity gains in digitalization. However, in order to exploit this potential, companies need to collect and evaluate data in a targeted manner. Dr. Stefan Grotehans, Senior Director Solutions Engineering DACH at MarkLogic Germany, explains what is important here.
read more...