Sustainable automotive production
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Balluff joins Arena2036, an association of research institutions and companies in the Stuttgart region.
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Sustainable automotive production
Balluff joins Arena2036, an association of research institutions and companies in the Stuttgart region.
The first WZL/IMA Industrial Internet of Things Hackathon, organized by the Cybernetics Lab IMA/ZLW & IfU and the Friends of the Machine Tool Laboratory WZL at RWTH Aachen University, ended under the motto "Get Your #Bits Together!". 58 students, trainees and young professionals demonstrated their skills in the field of machine learning.
Prototypes are already being produced in production halls using 3D printers, but the process will only develop its full economic potential in the coming years: By 2030, the global market for 3D printed products in industry is expected to grow to a market volume of 22.6 billion euros.

Stratasys has announced the launch of a new online 3D printing portal available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH). The portal expands Stratasys' service offering in the DACH region with on-demand production of parts.
Together with 18 partner companies, Siemens founds the global user organization "MindSphere World" for the cloud-based, open IoT operating system MindSphere.
The Quality Area at Metav offers customers an overview of the entire range of measuring and testing technology as well as QM and evaluation systems. Many visitors are particularly interested in: How can the quality of their processes be improved with digitalization? Andreas Wank, research associate at the Institute for Production Management, Technology and Machine Tools (PTW) at TU Darmstadt, reveals what small and medium-sized companies in particular should pay attention to.
Interview with Prof. Dr. Volker Stich and...
Is Germany in danger of being left behind in the "digitization game"? FIR Managing Director Professor Dr. Volker Stich believes this is possible if politicians do not take action soon. Together with the Institute for Industrial Management (FIR) at RWTH Aachen University, Inform investigated the extent to which digitalization has already arrived in the German mechanical and plant engineering sector.

Deutsche Telekom is expanding its Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem and opening a Telekom IoT Innovation Space at the IBM Watson IoT Center in Munich. Deutsche Telekom and IBM are jointly developing solutions for IoT and artificial intelligence (AI).

Siemens announces the latest version of Simcenter Amesim™ software, its leading 1D platform for mechatronic system simulation.

Future investments, awards and new business models - the Bielefeld-based family business Boge can look back on a year full of highlights. One highlight of the year was the opening of the Smart Factory at the headquarters in Bielefeld.