Industry 4.0 readiness (7 Images)
A study by the VDMA's Impuls Foundation shows that Industry 4.0 is a top issue for the mechanical engineering sector - the opportunities clearly outweigh the risks. The main focus of companies is on differentiation in the market.
News from logistics and material flow (8 Images)
The photo gallery shows a selection of new products from the fields of logistics and material flow.
The new additions to the u-remote portfolio (8 Images)
Weidmüller is expanding its u-remote I/O system with various new modules for SPS IPC Drives 2015.
'Motion Cube' - simultaneous and time-saving palletizing (6 Images)
Festo is presenting a new type of conveyor system with the 'Motion Cube' concept study: Pallets can be used to transport workpieces to different assembly stations independently of each other and simultaneously.
Siemens innovations at the SPS IPC Drives 2015 (10 Images)
Siemens is presenting a whole range of new products at SPS IPC Drives 2015. A selection of them in pictures and words.
World record broken with electric kart (3 Images)
A partner project between Wittenstein cyber motor, Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences and H-Tech from Liechtenstein has set a new record for acceleration with an electrically powered kart.
Technical details of the cable robot (6 Images)
The Fraunhofer IPA and the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen presented a cable robot that can transport people for the first time.
Product innovations in electromechanics (25 Images)
New products from the electromechanics sector
Details of the Darpa "feeling" prosthesis (3 Images)
Controlling a prosthesis with your thoughts is nothing new in modern medical technology. Giving the wearer of the prosthesis a sense of touch, on the other hand, is. Scientists at the Darpa Research Center have now achieved the latter.
Bitkom figures on autonomous driving by 2030 (12 Images)
A representative survey by the digital association Bitkom shows how open German car manufacturers are to autonomous driving and what obstacles exist.
Growth region Africa - prospects for the German mechanical engineering industry (10 Images)
Africa is increasingly attracting the interest of investors and companies as an export market. From the perspective of the German mechanical and plant engineering industry, the continent has developed positively over the past 10 years.
NASA robot with innovative locomotion (5 Images)
The US space agency NASA has unveiled a 'Hedgehog' robot that is specially designed for rough landings and environments.
Product innovations in the area of operating and monitoring (30 Images)
Current product presentations on operating and monitoring
Study on the digitalization of production with the help of MES (7 Images)
With an integrated MES as part of the strategic IT landscape in production, companies are setting an important course for the digital future.
The latest product innovations in sensor technology (17 Images)
Without sensors, nothing will work in the smart factory of the future! Sensors are indispensable as the basis of any industrial production system. Computer&AUTOMATION summarizes current trends in a series of pictures.
Results of the Exact Cloud Barometer 2015 (4 Images)
The international study shows: German SMEs are less likely to use business applications from the cloud than the international average
Results of the IT SME Index July 2015 (9 Images)
To what extent is the German SME sector affected by the shortage of IT specialists? Are innovations and IT projects falling by the wayside due to a lack of well-trained employees? What are companies doing about it? Answers are provided by the current SME
News from control technology (25 Images)
Current products from the field of control technology
Wind power: Siemens focuses on Germany as a location (8 Images)
Siemens plans to invest around 200 million euros in its first offshore wind production facility in Germany. Production is scheduled to start in mid-2017.
New products from NI Week 2015 (7 Images)
At NI Week 2015, CEO and company founder "Dr. T" - James Truchard - presented National Instruments' view of the Internet of Things and introduced new products from his company.