Bitkom on the spread of Industry 4.0 (13 Images)
44% of companies in the core industrial sectors are already using Industry 4.0 applications. This is the conclusion reached by the digital association Bitkom.
Winner of the Robotics Award 2015 (3 Images)
This year's fifth Robotics Award goes to the company Incubed IT from Hart bei Graz in Austria. Computer&AUTOMATION shows which robot solutions were also honored in a picture gallery.
Mechanical and plant engineering 2014 (5 Images)
At the Hannover Messe 2015, the VDMA presented the latest production and sales figures for the German mechanical and plant engineering industry. The forecast for 2015: plus 2%.
Product innovations at the Hannover Messe 2015 (41 Images)
Computer&AUTOMATION presents an excerpt of the new products that can be seen at the Hannover Messe 2015
Global machine sales figures for 2014 (4 Images)
VDMA economists estimate that global machinery sales grew by a nominal five percent last year. How did the German mechanical engineering sector fare in the global rankings?
Technical details of the 'eMotionButterflies' (8 Images)
With the so-called 'eMotionButterflies', Festo demonstrates its technical implementation of butterflies from nature and their coordinated flight behavior in a collective.
The FiFi assistance system (7 Images)
The FiFi assistance system can be controlled using natural gestures to remove loads from employees and transport them independently.
The 'BionicAnts' from Festo in detail (7 Images)
Festo engineers have taken the delicate anatomy of ants as a model for their latest development: The 'BionicAnts' use complex control algorithms to demonstrate the cooperative behavior of their natural conspecifics.
Technical data for the Banana Pro (4 Images)
In summer 2014, ICT distributor Allnet introduced the open source 'Banana Pi' board as an alternative to the Raspberry Pi. The 'Banana Pro' now offers an extended version with additional functions that provide more performance and application options.
Nominated for the Hermes Award 2015 are ... (5 Images)
An independent jury chaired by Prof. Wolfang Wahlster (DFKI) has nominated five companies for the Hermes Award 2015.
2015 labor market study on the IT skills situation (4 Images)
According to a recent labor market study commissioned by the personnel service provider Robert Half Technology, more and more companies are now afraid to keep their IT specialists in the company.
Industrial robotics: global development in 2014 (4 Images)
According to a study by the IFR, sales of industrial robots set a new record in 2014: +27% to around 225,000 units.
Electromobility in the years 2008 to 2015 (3 Images)
The Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) has reported enormous growth in electromobility. For the first time, a German car manufacturer has joined the ranks of the leading electric vehicles.
VDI study on the topic of IT (9 Images)
A VDI study published at Cebit shows: German industry has a security problem. Assessments of Germany's international competitiveness as an IT location are also meagre.
What the ICT sector expects from Industry 4.0 (7 Images)
A Bitkom study published during Cebit shows how closely the ICT sector is linked to Industry 4.0.
Winner of the Cebit Innovation Award 2015 (6 Images)
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research and Deutsche Messe have presented the Cebit Innovation Award for the third time. This year's winners included developments in the areas of data security, user-friendliness and digital business ideas.
Winner of the 'Start-up Competition - ICT Innovative 2014 - Round 2' (22 Images)
17 start-ups from the field of information and communication technology (ICT) have now been recognized for their innovative business ideas at CeBIT 2015. The award winners include interesting developments for industry.
Winner of the 'Start-up competition - ICT Innovative 2014 - Round 1' (23 Images)
18 start-ups from the information and communication technology (ICT) sector were recognized for their innovative business ideas at the IFA. Brigitte Zypries presented the prize money for the 'Gründerwettbewerb - IKT Innovativ'.
Winner of the IoT/M2M Innovation World Cup (6 Images)
The world's most innovative Internet of Things (IoT) solutions of the IoT/M2M Innovation World Cup have been selected. Here are the winners in the categories Industry 4.0, Mobility, Energy, Security, Health and Smart Home.
Vision product innovations in spring 2015 (8 Images)
Current trends in the field of industrial image processing