5G networks hold potential for greater climate protection, says Giesecke+Devrient. The company uses five examples to show how 5G saves emissions and promotes sustainability in everyday life.

Frugal innovations aim to address price-sensitive customers and markets with precisely tailored quality products. A new study by the VDMA's Impuls Foundation addresses precisely this topic.

Andreas Eckert is the new Chief Financial Officer of iTAC Software AG with effect from October 1, 2023.

Continental acquires the Kinexon specialty division for on-board operating systems for the intelligent control of autonomous mobile robots (AMR). The aim is to strengthen its position in the strategic growth area of mobile robotics.

Acceed has announced a series of compact industrial AI platforms called 'NRU-51V+'.

Basler equips almost all cameras with Basler's own 'SLP feature' for lighting control.

Imago Technologies is launching a new condition monitoring camera on the market: the 'Industrial DashCam 1 000'.

Zebra Technologies offers manufacturers the ability to utilize optical character recognition (OCR) with new deep learning OCR software.

The technical basis of modern real-time image analysis is the combination of video cameras and edge servers. In automated quality control, this technology finds production errors - not least thanks to artificial intelligence.

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Hinalea Imaging is expanding its product range of hyperspectral cameras with 'Model 4455', which enables detection in the extended short-wave infrared spectral range (XSWIR) from 1200 nm to 2100 nm.

With two hyperspectral cameras, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has developed an intelligent all-in-one spectral imaging laboratory system for automated data acquisition. This enables the prediction of food properties and the analysis of fresh produce.

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Omron appoints Dr. Lucian Dold as Senior General Manager for Global Account Business Development.

In the debate about working hours in Germany, the mechanical engineering association VDMA is calling for an increase in weekly working hours instead of a reduction.

The Lasal software development environment from Sigmatek supports model-based development and virtual commissioning with the digital twin.

Contrinex has developed what it claims are the smallest inductive miniature sensors available on the market with fully integrated electronics.

Tsubaki Kabelschlepp presents the 'Uniflex Advanced 1775' (UA1775) energy chain, which has been extended with new sizes and features.

KBK Antriebstechnik has faced numerous challenges in its 20-year history. Managing Director Sven Karpstein explains in an interview why it is not worth avoiding efforts.

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Companies are complaining about the shortage of skilled workers - and rightly so, as the latest study by the German Economic Institute shows: there was a shortage of 630,000 skilled workers last year. What's more, the higher the qualifications required, the more difficult it is to fill vacancies.

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Jörg Scheer was appointed to the Management Board of Harting Customized Solutions on October 1, 2023.

Kontron America and Bsquare Corporation, a specialist in the development and deployment of software technologies for manufacturers and operators of connected devices, announced on October 11, 2023 that Kontron AG will acquire Bsquare.