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With its Turck Cloud Solutions cloud service, the Mülheim-based automation specialist offers a modular Industry 4.0 solution specifically for industrial use. The data is transferred directly from Turck's controller and I/O components to the cloud in encrypted form.
read more...The Mauerstetten-based mechanical engineering company Mayr Antriebstechnik is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its site in Poland. The former small production facility has now developed into an industrial company with around 400 employees.
read more...Automation is also finding its way into the surface treatment of large areas. Ferrobotics has developed the Active Orbital Kit 601 to meet the special challenges of large-area sanding and polishing processes.
read more...Deutsche Lichtmiete has made it into the top 100 in the TOP 100 innovation competition. The company was therefore honored by the mentor of the competition, Ranga Yogeshwar, as well as the scientific director of the comparison, Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Franke, and compamedia.
read more...In the USA, sales of industrial robots have reached a new high of around 38,000 units. At 200 robots per 10,000 employees, the robot density in the US manufacturing industry is currently more than twice as high as in China (97 units) and ranks seventh worldwide.
read more...Digitalization needs information - and increasingly powerful sensors, measuring and testing technologies are measuring and testing for this. Nine Fraunhofer Institutes presented their research results at Sensor+Test.
read more...The market for transport robots is booming. Two trends can be identified: The number of platform manufacturers will continue to increase, with many of them already relying on cooperation with integrators. Secondly, transport robots are developing into self-learning system networks.
read more...ebm-papst recorded a turnover of 2.183 billion euros in the last financial year. For the current financial year, the company is planning turnover growth of 1.6 percent to 2.217 billion euros.
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...Digitalization needs information - and increasingly powerful sensors, measuring and testing technologies are measuring and testing for this. Nine Fraunhofer Institutes presented their research results at Sensor+Test.
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