The latest study by Cisco proves it: Germany is lagging behind when it comes to the use of multiple clouds. While a quarter of all companies worldwide use more than 20 different SaaS providers on average, only a fifth do so in Germany.
There will no longer be a separation between Industrial IoT and automation in the future. Weidmüller has therefore already laid the foundation for an open and holistic industrial IoT and automation portfolio with the Linux-based u-OS operating system.
The European Supply Chain Act is about to be voted on in the European Parliament. VDMA Managing Director Thilo Brodtmann appeals to the members of parliament not to vote in favor of the law.
Real-Time Systems, Fraunhofer ITWM
In times of IoT and 5G, edge computing is becoming increasingly important: data is processed decentrally via devices such as sensors, gateways or PLCs instead of in data centers or the cloud. A Fraunhofer project team is working on solutions based on intelligent edge electronics.
The fact that the fight against climate change is undisputedly the biggest global challenge is also reflected in the most-read articles of May. New applications with the digital twin and trends in AI in dialog continue to top the list.
A number of leading experts on artificial intelligence see the technology as a potential threat to humanity and have called for the risks to be taken seriously.
The potential of text-based dialog systems is demonstrated by a free interactive online course from Münster University of Applied Sciences. A chatbot acts as a teacher to teach the basics of programming.
With the IIoT platform 'TAS', Turck promises an easy-to-use and standardized overall solution for the commissioning and management of Turck devices in industrial Ethernet networks, from the sensor to the controller. The tool celebrated its premiere at the Hannover Messe.
How do you deal with setbacks and how can you break through negative thought patterns? Coach Uta Nachbaur shows how to train mental agility.
Pilz breaks the 400 million euro sales mark for the first time. The company has succeeded in "making the best of such unfavorable and unpredictable economic conditions". For the coming years, the company has announced that it will be expanding its range in the field of industrial security.
Prof. Dr. Holger Hanselka, currently President of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, is to become the new President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. He succeeds Prof. Dr. Reimund Neugebauer, who resigned by mutual agreement after almost eleven years at the helm.
The 19th regular general meeting of the SmartFactory KL technology initiative took place on May 11, 2023. Dr. Detlev Richter is a new member of the board.
The EMVA Young Professional Award 2023 goes to Dr. Pieter Blok for his work on 'Advanced deep learning for harvest robotics'. The winner was announced on May 5 at the 21st EMVA Business Conference in Seville.
The VDMA Robotics Executive Board has appointed a new board member: Erich Schober, CSO of Kuka Germany, succeeds his former colleague Michael Otto, who left Kuka at the end of 2022.
IDS Imaging Development Systems
The B2B marketplace visionpier is introducing a new solution configurator designed to make it easier for industrial users to find the right machine vision solutions.
Teledyne Flir launches the 'G-Series' of high-tech cooled core optical gas imaging (OGI) cameras that enable leak detection and repair (LDAR) professionals to locate and document harmful gas emissions.
The prism-based line scan camera 'SW-4010Q-MCL' from JAI simultaneously captures red, green and blue image data on three separate CMOS sensors. A fourth sensor captures image data from the short-wave infrared spectrum (SWIR).
Cognex presents the 'In-Sight 2800 Detector' for logistics. This object detection system is based on the 'In-Sight' platform.
International Federation of Robotics
The North American robotics market has recorded strong growth: In the manufacturing sector, the number of installations increased by 12%, reaching a total of 41,624 units in 2022.
Two years ago, the vision of a digital world was still closely associated with the term Metaverse. Facebook even changed the company name to Meta. However, many people now believe that artificial intelligence is more likely to prevail as the technology of the future.
