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The top articles in May 2023
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.
Top 10: Intelligent automation - hand in hand with a bot
How far can the automation of processes using software robots go? Software robots now support their human counterparts in many areas of manual processes or repetitive activities.
Top 9: Special employment model
In order to meet the high demand more quickly, B&R is currently introducing a new weekend shift for a limited period of one year. For 20 hours a week, exclusively on Saturdays and Sundays, the company is offering a salary equivalent to a full-time job.
Top 8: The products of the year in the Software & IT category
Software has become indispensable in the world of automation. Numerous functions are mapped in apps and software code. The winners in the 'Software & IT' category show what is important: Openness, flexibility and consistency.
Top 7: 400 million euro sales mark broken
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.
Top 6: "We don't just want to sell products"
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.
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Top 5: Cooperation in the field of AI
Siemens and Microsoft bring together Teamcenter, Teams and Azure OpenAI Service language models to unlock the power of AI for the manufacturing world.
Top 4: Interview with KI on ZDF's "heute journal"
"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.
Top 3: Siemens earns significantly more
In the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, Siemens almost tripled its profit compared to the same period of the previous year.
Top 2: Digital twin - concrete!
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 concrete use case looks like at the Hannover Messe.
Top 1: Key to the energy transition
The All Electric Society shows the way to a climate-neutral world. All the necessary technical foundations are already in place. A status quo report.
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