5G and Industrial Wireless Arena continues to grow
Next year, the three partners VDMA, ZVEI and Deutsche Messe will continue their collaboration at Hannover Messe 2025 as part of the special show "5G and Wireless Arena".
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read more...Inconsistencies in EU digital regulation
A ZVEI position paper reveals considerable ambiguities and overlaps, for example between the GDPR and the Data Act, the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and the Ecodesign Regulation (ESPR), as well as between the Radio Equipment Directive (RED) and the CRA. The ZVEI is calling for these to be cleared up.
read more...The top 10 articles in August 2024
The top 10 articles from Computer&Automation in August 2024. Readers were most interested in these reports.
read more...New composition of the Executive Board
The Management Board of the ifm group of companies presents itself in its new composition for the first time.
read more...Interview with Ivana Bartoletti, Wipro
"Regulation can stimulate innovation"
Is the EU AI Act slowing down the innovative strength of companies? Ivana Bartoletti advises the Council of Europe on AI and personal rights and classifies the EU AI Act as part of European product regulations.
read more...Ankush Malhotra becomes new Group CEO
Ankush Malhotra has been appointed as the new Group CEO of the technology and automation company Element Logic. He succeeds Dag-Adler Blakseth, who co-founded the company almost 40 years ago.
read more...Machine tools: Demand remains in decline
Order intake in the German machine tool industry fell by 28% in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year. A stabilization is not expected until the end of the year, as the VDW reports.
read more..."Europe needs a single market for secondary raw materials"
For Europe to become climate-neutral, the circular economy must be introduced into all production processes. These circular processes offer enormous potential for medium-sized mechanical and plant engineering companies. The announced Circular Economy Act is an important signal.
read more...Trust in generative AI is dwindling:
German companies are rethinking the use of AI tools. Only a third still use ChatGPT and the like without hesitation. This is the result of a recent study by Gigamon.
read more...Weak first half of the year for machinery exports
German mechanical and plant engineering companies suffered significant losses on foreign markets in Q1 and Q2 2024. Exports are nominally 4.8% lower than in the previous year.
read more...AI and the generation of malware
Creating individual malware variants requires programming skills - a barrier for potential attackers until now. The AI category of large language models, or LLMs for short, has the potential to simplify and accelerate the generation of malware.
read more...Study shows limitations of LLMs
A new study led by TU Darmstadt has revealed the limitations of AI models such as ChatGPT. The researchers came to the conclusion that it is a fallacy that LLMs can perform complex tasks correctly without human support.
read more...The research allowance arrives
Four and a half years after its introduction, the research allowance is becoming increasingly popular with innovative companies as an additional funding option. There are still a number of pitfalls for companies when it comes to implementation.
read more...Downward trend in incoming orders continues
Orders in the German electrical and digital industry continued to fall in June. The decline is particularly noticeable this month, which is due to the good month of the previous year.
read more...Saxony and Bavaria conduct joint research
Over the next three years, three universities from Munich and Dresden want to work on making the use of artificial intelligence even better. This also involves energy consumption.
read more...Can AI boost the used machinery market?
The areas of application for AI are diverse. Artificial intelligence can even contribute to the development of new business models and the transformation of existing markets. The first areas of application are also emerging in the used machinery market.
read more..."ChatGPT in the industry" - Part 6
Support with architecture and conception
The generation and processing of natural language is the paradigm discipline of AI in the form of Large Language Models (LLMs). But how suitable are LLMs for the generative generation of useful results in the architecture and conception phase?
read more...Algorithm wonder weapon
Algorithms are an integral part of industrial applications. Especially when it comes to digitalization and automation, there is no way around them. The next logical step is algorithms, which in turn make use of algorithms.
read more...The top articles in July 2024
Innovative spirit and entrepreneurial thinking characterize the most-read articles from July. Find out more about competitive advantages through AI, click through award-winning developments and read more about model-based design and quantum sensor technology.
read more...AI model: A decathlete or a team of top athletes?
What parallels are there between the characteristics of an Olympian and current AI models? A look at a possible future AI ecosystem sheds light on this.
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