Blechexpo 2015

Klaus Conrad, long-time head of Conrad Electronic, will be 90 years old on February 27, 2026. He began his career at the company in 1954 at the age of 18 and took over the management around 20 years later.

At Light + Building from March 8 to 13, Beckhoff will be demonstrating PC-based control as a universal lever for sustainable building automation. Visitors can experience on site how the integration of all systems on an open platform can lower engineering costs and reduce energy requirements. Scalable control concepts with TwinCAT 3 Building Automation and EtherCAT-based networking offer transparency and future-proofing.

Trend Micro warns in a new study of the increasing professionalization of AI-supported cybercrime. Deepfakes, fraud and malware are gaining in importance.

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Dassault Systèmes and Nvidia have entered into a long-term strategic partnership to build a common industrial architecture for mission-critical Artificial Intelligence across industries.

With the acquisition of Achat Engineering, Schunk Electronic Solutions is expanding its portfolio to include board handling and AOI classification systems and will offer customers an integrated portfolio for the implementation of scalable, digitally networked production systems in electronics manufacturing.

Amandus Kahl celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2026. The article highlights the company's development from a Hamburg-based craft business to an internationally active manufacturer of machines, process technology and complete production systems for numerous industries.

Lantek and Machitech are cooperating to combine cutting machines with software solutions. The aim is to achieve more efficient processing of metal, steel profiles and pipes in industrial applications.

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Delta is launching the maritime energy transition in collaboration with MODEC and Eld Energy: First Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) on FPSOs to reach pilot operation by 2027.

The ifo Institute is revising its economic forecast downwards: It expects growth of just 0.1% in 2025 and 0.8% in 2026. The reasons for this are structural change, bureaucracy and US tariffs.

The Zimmer Group is expanding its portfolio within the GPP5000AL and GPD5000AL gripper series. The new GPP5025AL size for 2-jaw parallel grippers and the new GPD5016AL three-jaw centric gripper close existing gaps in the size range and give users additional flexibility when designing pneumatic gripping solutions.