Incoming orders in the German machine tool industry fell by 5% in the third quarter of 2025. Domestic demand in particular fell sharply, while foreign orders remained stable. Dr. Markus Heering from the VDW explains the current trends and regional developments.
Conrad Electronic is continuing its transformation from a traditional retailer to a B2B platform. The new managers Dr. Daniel Saga and Guy Dann strengthen the strategic focus on different customer segments.
With the DIP, AMKmotion is launching synchronous servomotors with high power density, compact design and up to three times the acceleration of comparable drives.
Kontron has introduced the 'AL Pi-Tron CM5', a compact, Linux-based industrial PC. The system is designed for top-hat rail mounting and offers robust hardware, a wide range of interfaces and permanent data storage using FRAM technology.
Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen relies on Stöber
For the ‘BA space3’ machining center, which is suitable for large, heavy workpieces, Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen relies on Stöber’s ‘PHQ’ servo gearboxes with four planetary gears, with features including high-quality helical gearing and maximum torsional and tilting stiffness.
Siemens closes fiscal year 2025 with a profit of €10.4 billion and record figures in the industrial business. As part of its 'One Tech Company' strategy, the Group is investing €1 billion in artificial intelligence and aims to double its digital business by 2030.
Trend Micro warns of Darknet AI 'Xanthorox'
The AI tool 'Xanthorox' is supposed to generate malicious code automatically and is advertised in criminal forums. According to Trend Micro, it is less powerful than claimed, but shows how easily attackers can use generative AI for cyberattacks.
An experiment at FAU shows: Neural networks can derive grammatical rules without being explicitly trained to do so. This provides new insights into how language works in both humans and machines.
Step towards the European Quantum Internet
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and European partners are networking a superconducting quantum computer with a spin-based quantum memory for the first time in the 'Superspin' project. The project aims to advance the development of a quantum internet.
Automation for Chip Production
Semiconductor production is one of the most complex manufacturing processes in the industry. Beckhoff shows how precise automation, flexible control systems and open communication standards accelerate production processes and equip manufacturing for future technologies.
The "Nastiest Malware Report 2025" from OpenText names the most dangerous players of the year. AI, social engineering and identity theft are shaping a new wave of targeted attacks - from ransomware to data theft.
Award for Automation in Agriculture
The German Agricultural Society (DLG) has awarded the "Systems & Components Trophy - Engineers' Choice" to the 'ReBeL Cobot' from igus. The compact robotic arm is designed to enable cost-effective automation in agriculture.
The long-standing Basler CEO Dr. Dietmar Ley will be leaving the company at the end of the year and will be succeeded by the current CCO/COO Hardy Mehl. The CTO position will be filled externally by Dr. Kai Jens Ströder.
Schunk initiates a planned change in the management team: Falk Bäurle will take over the role of COO/CFO on December 1, 2025. The role of CSO will be filled by Karl Heckl on April 1, 2026.
TDK-Lambda is expanding the GUS series with compact industrial power supplies with output powers of 600 W and 1000 W.
Quickly and cost-effectively upgrade existing machines digitally without specialist IT knowledge. The EasyData project developed a low-code tool with which SMEs can record their plant data themselves and thus take an important step towards digitalized production and a digital product passport.
The 'Optocontrol 2700' is a compact high-performance LED micrometer from Micro-Epsilon which, according to the manufacturer, offers precision, a high measuring rate and easy handling.
Faulhaber has several new additions to its range of DC micromotors: the GXR 1437 family of motors with copper-graphite commutation and the SXR 1424 and SXR 1437 motors with precious metal commutation.
With the 'OrchestrationSuite', SEW-Eurodrive provides a cloud-based platform for central software management in automation technology.
Grossenbacher is expanding the 'Universal Controller' to include an embedded AI agent that can be executed directly in a container.
