News about automotive electronics
Autonomous & connected driving, automotive Ethernet, CAN & CAN FD, safety & security, measurement+testing, active and passive components, software, lighting technology or electromobility - you can find information on all these topics in the automotive electronics newsletter.
read more...What will happen at B&R after the takeover by ABB? At the Hannover Messe 2017, B&R Managing Director Hans Wimmer spoke about the ABB Group's latest acquisition.
read more...When Google presented small self-driving electric cars developed in-house three years ago, there was a great deal of excitement in the automotive industry. However, it has since become clear that the internet company is focusing on cooperation with the industry instead of a frontal attack.
read more...Koco Motion, supplier of drive technology, has had a new Managing Director in Olaf Kämmerling since April 1. Kämmerling takes over the position alongside owner Gerhard Kocherscheidt.
read more...Airbus CEO Tom Enders believes that the time has come for partially electric aircraft in the passenger business in the early 2030s. Airbus' goal is not only to have aircraft that can fly for an hour, but also 100-seaters that fly electrically hybrid.
read more...The Federal Council approved the law on automated driving on May 12, 2017. At its heart is the legal equality of human drivers and computers. This means that highly or fully automated driving systems can take over the driving task independently.
read more...The 'Lilium Jet', the world's first electrically powered vertical take-off and landing aircraft, has successfully completed its maiden flight in the skies above Bavaria.
read more...According to the manufacturer Siemens, the Simotics DP crane motors are now more energy-efficient and compact and are based on the "1LE1" platform. The gray cast iron motors were specially developed for humid, salty air in container ports around the world.
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...At the recent Hannover Messe, Bonfiglioli announced another record year: in 2016, the Italian drive technology manufacturer increased its turnover by over 8% to a total of almost 790 million euros.
read more...All signs point to the fact that Ethernet TSN could be a major step towards moving away from proprietary communication protocols in automation technology - right down to field level, for sophisticated drive technology applications.
read more...They were on show for the first time at SPS IPC Drives in November last year and have been available since the end of March: the first components of the completely new drive technology generation from SEW-Eurodrive.
read more...Azipod XL, the latest model of ABB's electric ship propulsion system, increases the fuel efficiency of ships by 20% compared to modern shaft drive systems, according to the supplier.
read more...ABB has entered into a strategic partnership with IBM. The aim is to combine the ABB Ability digital offering with the cognitive capabilities of IBM's Watson IoT.
read more...Electrical automation technology
Dr. Gunther Kegel, Chairman of the ZVEI Automation Association, believes that the automation industry is very well positioned and expects single-digit sales growth this year - in both factory and process automation.
read more...Carl Martin Welcker announced a real production increase of 1% at the VDMA's economic press conference. The association president thus confirmed the forecast for the mechanical and plant engineering sector for this year.
read more...ABB has announced its figures for the first quarter of the 2017 financial year. CEO Ullrich Spiesshofer sees "the first signs of market stabilization in parts of the process industry and also some growth signals in early-cycle businesses" in the rising sales.
read more...A new development from TU Wien is set to bring major benefits for electric vehicles and many other applications: The electric planetary motor combines motor and gearbox; it is space-saving, fail-safe and energy-efficient. It will be presented at the Hannover Messe 2017.
read more...The testing of drive systems is one of the most important tasks in the development process of an automobile and demands maximum dynamics and flexibility from the test benches used for this purpose. The use of modular frequency inverters creates the basis for this.
read more...Mechanical and plant engineering
Demos with VR glasses have become a popular visitor magnet at industrial trade fairs - including Lenze at the Hannover Messe 2017. Is there more to it than just a trade fair gimmick? Michael May, Master Trainer in the Automation division at Lenze, gives his opinion.
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