Reliability thanks to AI
Hans Klingstedt from Smart Systems talks about a particularly challenging project in the field of predictive maintenance, an original solution and current trends in predictive maintenance in an IP interview.
Uncomplicated networking
Thilo Döring, Managing Director of HMS Industrial Networks GmbH, deals with questions such as the best way to achieve a networked factory and the optimal technology for this on a daily basis. We asked him where German industry stands when it comes to digitalization and how it can move forward.
read more...Interview with Detlev Reicheneder, Autodesk
Full transparency from R&D to production
Digitalization and software are bringing about change in design, development and production. We spoke to Detlev Reicheneder, Senior Director Business Strategy Design & Manufacturing at Autodesk, about the opportunities and effects of software and digitalization on manufacturing today and in the future.
read more...Challenges for production logistics
Modernize in five phases
In 2020, the warehouse is proving to be in need of modernization in many manufacturing companies. A shortage of skilled workers and integration into the company's digital processes are particular challenges. We interviewed Daniel Dombach, Director EMEA Industry Solutions at Zebra Technologies, about this.
read more...Cobots and intelligent robotics
Despite the crisis, the introduction of robots in German companies is progressing - in certain areas.
read more...Interview with Dr. Horst Hill, DEW
The subtle difference
How do additively and subtractively manufactured components differ in terms of their properties? Dr. Horst Hill from Deutsche Edelstahlwerke addressed these and other questions relating to metal in additive manufacturing.
read more...Working side by side
What tasks can robots perform in collaboration with humans, what will collaboration look like in the future - and: Will the mechanical colleague put people's jobs at risk? Andreas Mühlbauer spoke about this with Peter Lange, Business Development Manager at Omron Electronics.
read more...Interview: Secure cloud storage
Off to the cloud - with security
Data storage in the cloud is becoming increasingly popular. Nevertheless, many companies have reservations when it comes to entrusting what may be their most valuable property to a third party. Eckhard Schaumann, Country Sales Manager DACH at RSA Security, explains in an interview the advantages of such storage solutions and why concerns are unnecessary if certain rules are adhered to.
read more...Between financing and participation
More companies with more capital
Borrow money? Sell shares? If you need capital, you can choose in many cases. With this choice, however, the entrepreneur also decides what leeway the company will have in the coming years and what risks it will take. In this interview, Dr. Hannspeter Schubert explains what the decision for the form of capital means and what external investors pay particular attention to.
read more..."The merger is in full swing"
Industry 4.0 is increasingly dissolving the separation of technologies in the industrial and consumer markets. In an interview with Andreas Mühlbauer, Sven Klette-Matzat, Sales Manager OEM Solutions at Vision Components, explains why this is the case and what effects the development of the Internet of Things will have on industry.
read more...Interview with Leipziger Messe
Trade fairs are a reflection of the industry
Gerhard Ohmacht has been the new Head of Trade and Industrial Fairs at Leipziger Messe since March. In an interview, he spoke about the challenges for trade fair companies posed by the coronavirus pandemic, the role digital offerings will play for trade fairs and the importance of social interaction.
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