Schmersal opens branch office in Dubai
With its new Schmersal Middle East-FZE branch in Dubai, the Schmersal Group is focusing on the economic potential of the markets in the Middle East.
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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.
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Consumer award for WD-40
WD-40 has been awarded the title "Highest customer benefit". With an average score of 2.14, consumers rate the company as the brand with the best customer benefit in the vehicle accessories and care category.
read more...New partnerships in 3D printing
Additive manufacturing technologies are developing rapidly. They have long since found their way into industrial production and are being used in more and more fields of application. This development is being driven by companies such as Siemens, HP, BASF and their cooperations.
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Foundation stone laid for tool logistics
The Hoffmann Group has symbolically laid the foundation stone for the LogisticCity construction project in Nuremberg. Guests of honor Markus Söder and Ulrich Maly attended the ceremony alongside the Management Board and shareholders. Construction work on the global central warehouse and TechnologyCenter has been underway since October 2018, with the opening planned for 2021.
read more...Collaborative engineering
Corporate cooperation along the value chain is not a new trend. However, motivated by access to new technologies, the reduction of costs and risks or strategic competitive advantages, they have taken on a new quality with collaboration: in contrast to cooperation, tasks can no longer be divided or delimited, meaning that the interaction between the players can become very complex.
read more...Three questions for... Markus Günther
Markus Günther, product manager and machine learning expert at software company Inform, explains how artificial intelligence keeps manufacturing companies competitive in times of batch size 1.
read more...AI managers - cartographers of knowledge
AI managers in the smart factory are regarded as the cartographers of knowledge. But what exactly does an AI manager do? Why is he or she so important for my company? And how do I recruit an AI manager? Jessica Volkwein provides answers.
read more...Focus on efficient energy supply
With charging systems, intelligent battery management and services relating to the charging process, battery charging technology expert Fronius supports users in reducing the energy consumption for operating electric forklift trucks.
read more...Interview with David McQueen, Tetakawi
Mexico - a country with potential?
Mexico has been in the news recently mainly because of the border disputes with Donald Trump. However, the country is also an important production location for North American industry. David McQueen explains in an interview why Mexico is an interesting market for foreign companies despite Trump.
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