Quality assessment of ground surfaces with the help of AI
Sanding is often the last material-removing production step for decorative surfaces, which is why reliable quality control is essential.
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Sanding is often the last material-removing production step for decorative surfaces, which is why reliable quality control is essential.

The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has brought the topic of defense technology into the public spotlight. The importance of additive technologies for the development, production and application of state-of-the-art defence systems is reflected in the program of this year's Rapid.Tech 3D from 9 to 11 May in Erfurt.

Continental has officially opened its AI Lab in Berlin. On February 1, Gilles Mabire, Chief Technology Officer Continental Automotive, welcomed the capital's AI community to its own AI Lab for the first time.
The RobIn4LeMi project aims to support physically impaired people with the help of robots and thus enable them to participate in working life.

Despite geopolitical and economic challenges, the Lapp Group once again closed the past 2021/2022 financial year (October 1 to September 30) successfully.
Mimaki Germany, manufacturer of inkjet and 3D printing technologies, is exhibiting at Intec 2023 together with its partner DP Solutions. The international trade fair for machine tools, manufacturing and automation technology will take place in Leipzig from March 7 to 10.
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Iron Research (MPIE) in Düsseldorf want to find a way to produce and test three-dimensional metal microarchitectures for use in MEMS. The microarchitectures are to be 3D printed in order to overcome the current limitations of manufacturing.

The Kistler Group is on course for growth: at 434 million euros, turnover in 2022 was up 5.5% on the previous year. In 2023, the company aims to achieve double-digit growth by expanding the Chinese market, among other things.
BASF CEO Dr. Martin Brudermüller and CFO Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel have presented the figures for the 2022 financial year. The Group expects a decline in earnings for 2023. BASF's cost-cutting program and restructuring measures at the Ludwigshafen site were also explained.

At the world's leading trade fair for industry, around 4,000 companies from the mechanical engineering, electrical and digital industries as well as the energy sector will be showcasing solutions for the production and energy supply of the future.