WEKA FACHMEDIEN Summer Night Party'18
An exuberant atmosphere, nice conversations, good food - once again WEKA FACHMEDIEN hosted the traditional summer night party on July 5. The automation industry was not to be missed!
read more...At its ordinary meeting, the main board of the VDMA elected family entrepreneur Henrik Schunk as Vice President of the association. Schunk replaces Norbert Basler on the Executive Committee, who has resigned from office for personal reasons.
read more...ETH Zurich students tackled the challenges of urban mobility with the 'ethec' project. The result is an electric motorcycle with special battery technology and a range of 400 km.
read more...Groschopp has developed stainless steel motors with integrable planetary gears that meet the current state of the art in terms of hygienic safety.
read more...The current drive controllers from KEB combine servo and inverter operation and offer extensive safety functions for the integration of safety in plant and machine automation.
read more...Hyperloop Pod Competition / TU Munich
In the Hyperloop, people are supposed to travel at almost the speed of sound. To drive this forward, Elon Musk has launched the 'Hyperloop Pod Competition'. The TU Munich won twice. Now the third pod is about to take off. Team leader Gabriele Semino explains what makes it so special.
read more...The electric and autonomous shuttle 'Orbit' from car manufacturer Fisker Automotive will be equipped with the in-wheel eDrive technology 'ProteanDrive'. The drive technology can be easily integrated into the vehicle and allows for more space in the vehicle interior.
read more...The first all-electric Porsche will go into series production next year. It has now been given a name: The 'Mission E' concept study, which is now used to describe the manufacturer's entire electric offensive, has been renamed 'Taycan'.
read more...Electromobility / Fraunhofer IAO
By 2030, every second job in drive technology for passenger cars could be directly or indirectly affected by electromobility. This is the conclusion of a study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO).
read more...The winners of the national final of 'Jugend forscht 2018' have been announced: at the end of May, Federal Education Minister Anja Karliczek presented the awards to the talented youngsters. The winners from technology, computer science, earth and space sciences and physics, including special prize winners, in a photo gallery.
read more...The ninth race of Formula E season 4 took place on May 19, 2018. The venue for the ePrix was the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin.
read more...Daimler is spending half a billion euros to set up production for one of the planned electric cars of the new EQ brand at its Smart plant in Hambach, France. The factory is to produce an electric compact car and become part of the corresponding production network.
read more...The Italian company Bonfiglioli has laid the foundation stone for its new headquarters in Calderara di Reno. In addition to the head office, the central plant for industrial drive technology, the group's traditional business area, is to be built there.
read more...Following the construction of the first European robot factory in Kočevje, Slovenia, Yaskawa is continuing its expansion in Europe: The company is planning further production sites in Slovenia for the manufacture of frequency inverters, servo drives and servo motors.
read more...Without drive technology - in the truest sense of the word - nothing would turn in most machines and systems. Computer&AUTOMATION presents the latest innovations in this automation discipline in a series of pictures.
read more...Sensor-Technik Wiedemann (STW) and Hawe Hydraulik have announced their partnership for integrated mechatronic drive solutions. They want to realize complete systems from hydraulics to automation and cloud-based concepts.
read more...Electrical automation technology
A good year is on the horizon for the automation industry, as Dr. Gunther Kegel, Chairman of the Board of the ZVEI Automation Association, announced at the Hannover Messe 2018. 2017 was also a successful year for German automation companies. The figures in detail.
read more...Bosch Rexroth achieved sales growth of 10.4% last year. The highest growth rates were recorded in the areas of mobile applications and factory automation. Growth in the traditional core business of industrial hydraulics was rather moderate in 2017.
read more...ABB has started the new year with growth in order intake and sales. However, there was a sharp decline in profit.
read more...SEW-Eurodrive intends to tackle the topic of machine automation even more intensively than before - with a new business unit and corresponding complete mechatronic solutions.
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