Block Transformatoren-Elektronik has been run by an eight-strong management team for six years. Now all members of the team have been appointed authorized signatories.

After 14 years, SIAF Guangzhou became SPS - Smart Production Solutions Guangzhou. The renaming of the event is intended to create a closer connection with SPS in Germany.

On April 1, Matheus Bulho will take over the position of Senior Vice President Software & Control at Rockwell Automations.

Björn Rosengren will hand over the Group Executive Board of ABB to Morten Wierod on August 1 and will continue to support him until the end of 2024.

Continental has awarded the Climate Solutions Prize to a sustainable solution for the first time: Biotic, a biotech start-up specializing in biological plastic alternatives, came out on top in the 'Pioneering Sustainable Material' technology competition.

In February's top articles, you will discover the results of international robotics studies, new developments in the security industry and find out how innovations in artificial intelligence are helping to shape the future - but can also have downsides.

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Norway is the official partner country of Hannover Messe 2024. Under the slogan "Pioneering the Green Industrial Transition", Norway will present products and solutions from its leading industries, including CCS, hydrogen, battery technology, AI and machine learning.

Virtually all IoT applications contain security vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit under certain conditions. Detailed knowledge of the respective weaknesses with knowledge of the course of possible cyberattacks is very helpful in fending off attacks.

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With version 13 of the 'P'X Industry Solution', Perspectix is opening up a path to the cloud for users of this configure-price-quote solution. To this end, data storage has been switched to a 'P'X Central Repository'.

With a multilingual function, Kontron AIS extends the digitization solution 'EquipmentCloud' and thus enables the automatic AI-based translation of static texts into more than 28 languages for easy and fast international communication.

Mendix has announced the availability of 'Mendix 10.6'. The platform upgrade includes AI tools designed to simplify and accelerate the use of artificial intelligence in organizations for a variety of strategic use cases.

Framence has announced a strategic partnership with the Indian company Pratiti. The aim is to support companies in their digital transformation by combining Framence's digital twins with Pratiti's understanding of digital technology.

In cooperation with Lime Microsystems, Vodafone is presenting the second generation of a miniature 5G base station based on a credit card-sized Raspberry Pi computer - probably the smallest 5G station in the world.

Nanotec is expanding its product range to include the compact NME3 magnetic encoder. Thanks to its modular design, it can be combined with a wide range of brushless DC and stepper motors from size NEMA 8.

Parker Hannifin's Industrial Systems Division Europe announces the launch of the 'AC20F' variable speed drive.

Portescap launches the '40ECP' brushless and slotless motor. It is available in two lengths: the '40ECP44' standard version with 44 mm and the '40ECP55' version with 55 mm.

IDC and Atos present a current study on the status of digitalization in German SMEs. It is clear that the digital infrastructure urgently needs to be improved in order to remain competitive.

Lapp, a provider of integrated solutions in the field of cable and connection technology, increased its turnover for the past financial year 2022/2023 (October 1 - September 30) by 2.9% to EUR 1.92 billion.

A transmission mast for temporary network coverage on company premises, construction sites or in disaster areas - the "mobile radio mast-to-go" with sectorized antenna is flexible in many ways.

Honeywell has announced the addition of augmented reality to its Immersive Field Simulator (IFS). The platform uses a digital twin of a real plant to offer targeted on-demand training for industrial employees.