
Stable growth at a high level in sensor and measurement technology
In January 2022, the AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement surveyed its members on the economic development of the past financial year.
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In January 2022, the AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement surveyed its members on the economic development of the past financial year.

Omron has appointed Fernando Colás, who brings over 37 years of management experience within the company, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Industrial Automation Business (IAB) for the EMEA region.
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK are researching the potential of cloud technologies for industrial robotics together with the Technical University of Berlin.

With the Legi-Air 4050 E2A, the labeling provider Bluhm Systeme has launched a new pallet labeler onto the market.

Bosch is planning to further expand its semiconductor production in Reutlingen with an additional investment of more than a quarter of a billion euros by 2025.

Industry needs to step on the gas when it comes to digital transformation. And fortunately, this is already happening in many places: according to IBM, 67% of manufacturing companies have accelerated their digital projects since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic - usually to improve their operational efficiency.

Companies know that the end-to-end digitalization of their production facilities is essential if they are to remain competitive in the market in the future. To avoid getting in their own way, existing structures need to be rethought, new ones created and the paths to data sources opened up. Whereas the IT and OT areas were previously separate, holistic network thinking is now required. This is where the OT area can benefit from the experience of IT.
Technical equipment breakdowns are a nuisance for everyone. If tools break, we repair or replace them. Large systems and machines, on the other hand, are not so easy to replace or maintain.

The sensor specialist Leuze announced excellent figures at its annual press conference.

The number of cyberattacks has risen rapidly in 2021. With the growing networking and integration of software, operational technology (OT) is also increasingly becoming the focus of attackers.