The test phase for the 'Elwobot', an autonomous fruit and wine-growing robot with a modular energy supply and electric drive, is starting immediately in the 5G test field.

The latest thermal imaging camera from Infratec is called 'ImageIR 6300 Z'. The compact zoom camera for precise thermographic temperature measurements is suitable for numerous fields of application.

a.b.jödden launches the 'SM30' inductive displacement transducers, which integrate the power supply and evaluation electronics.

For vibration measurements or vibration analyses on devices such as fans, gearboxes, electric drives or compressors, where the greatest possible mobility and simplicity are required, Oros offers the compact analyzer 'O4'.

A sensor platform from EBE sensors + motion offers compact level sensors for contactless level measurement.

The 'iC-TW39' TMR angle sensor for on-axis applications from iC-Haus is suitable for high-resolution incremental and absolute measuring systems and also supports multi-turn applications.

On May 9, 2023, Sensor+Test, the international trade fair for sensor, measuring and testing technology, will open its doors in Nuremberg with around 350 exhibitors. Visitors can also look forward to an exciting supporting program.

The Fraunhofer IEM, Claas and Westaflex have developed pilot applications for augmented reality in the EMERGE research project. The project results are now available.

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Siemens and Microsoft are bringing together the products Teamcenter, Teams and the language models of Azure OpenAI Service to tap into the strengths of AI for the manufacturing world.

Kuka won more orders in the past financial year than ever before. At 4,459.5 million euros, the company achieved the highest order intake in its history, an increase of 25.1% compared to the previous year (2021: 3,565.3 million euros).

'Maury' from Seco is a SMARC Rel. 2.1.1-compliant module with an NXP i.MX 933x/935x processor and wired and wireless interfaces.

'FlexiMod' is a concept for integrating application-oriented solutions for electrohydraulics, with which W.E.St Elektronik simplifies entry into the implementation of customer-specific functions based on a standard device series.

"As an artificial intelligence, I have no emotions or feelings, so it doesn't affect me personally when people are afraid of me," says "Jenny". ZDF's "heute journal" conducted an interview with an AI for the first time.

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A defined standard for the asset administration shell is crucial for the interoperable and efficient exchange of digital twin data - so much for the theory. Nine partners showed what a specific use case looks like at the Hannover Messe.

A month full of innovations - a month full of awards. These were the dominant themes of our most-read articles in April. However, there was no shortage of overarching topics that affect the industry: These include, for example, the question of the threat to jobs posed by AI.

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In the IoT world, digital twins are sometimes already included in the scope of delivery. With such a software extension as an accessory, every facet of a product, process or service can be mapped in terms of data and used in a variety of ways.

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What does a modern B2B distributor need to achieve? What role does the platform economy play in this environment? Ralf Bühler, CEO of Conrad Electronic, talks in an interview about the current challenges and why a distributor must face up to change.

Sick records an increase in sales to over EUR 2 billion for the first time in the 2022 financial year. Revenue growth was balanced across all regions of the world.

Dr. Markus Heering will join the management of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) and the VDMA Machine Tools and Manufacturing Systems Association on May 1, 2023.

Digital twins require a rethink: physical interfaces and communication protocols are becoming less important. Model-based data interfaces for networking different twin categories within an IoT application are the current challenge.

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