Industrial AI at SPS | Bosch Rexroth
From automated code generation to smart saw blade sharpening: Bosch Rexroth is making AI applicable in industry. In the interview, Steffen Winkler talks about concrete benefits, pilot projects, and why openness is decisive for the success of Industrial AI.
read more...Industrial AI at SPS | DigiKey
Connor Doherty from DigiKey explains why Europe will be a pioneer of the AI revolution, how digital twins, edge AI, and AI-powered sensors are transforming manufacturing, and why integration, data quality, and cybersecurity remain the biggest hurdles.
read more...Industrial AI at SPS | Codesys
Codesys pursues a pragmatic AI approach: instead of unpredictable control logic, the company relies on assistance systems. Whether chatbot, automated code suggestions, or error handling – developers should save noticeable time, work more productively, and even enjoy it more. Bernhard Reiter explains the approach.
read more...Verband Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken...
The recovery of the machine tool industry has been postponed once again, predicts Dr. Markus Heering, Executive Director of the VDW. The association does not expect to return to a stable growth path until 2026.
read more...Siemens continued its growth trajectory in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 (ending June 30, 2025). However, the Industrial Business recorded a decline of 7 percent.
read more...The rapid rise of artificial intelligence is driving up the energy consumption of data centers and jeopardizing global sustainability goals. Schneider Electric presents six practical solutions to meet the new requirements.
read more...The CODESYS highlight at the SPS 2025 trade fair is the virtual safety controller in the container certified by TÜV Süd in accordance with IEC 61508 SIL3 - on any number of devices. New: Now also on ARM-based systems and with FSoE.
read more...The ZVEI Board of Directors has nominated Daniel Hager (53), Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Hager Group, as ZVEI President-elect. He is to be elected at the General Assembly on 20 May 2026 in accordance with the articles of association and rotation and will succeed ZVEI President Dr. Gunther Kegel, who has held the office since 2020.
read more...Wandelbots and Schaeffler presented a new model at the Nvidia GTC Europe that digitally maps industrial automation from simulation to production.
read more...Omron Corporation, headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, and Cognizant have entered into a strategic partnership to drive the integration of information and operational technology (IT and OT) in the industry.
read more...The first quarter of 2025 resulted in an overall increase in orders of 4% - the first positive quarterly balance of orders in three years. March also closed with an increase in orders of 4%.
read more...A ray of hope in the first quarter: the German economy has grown slightly again. However, a turnaround is not to be expected in view of the customs dispute with the USA. The labor market is weakening.
read more...Rockwell Automation has named Vladimír Obrazcov as its new Regional Vice President for Lifecycle Services in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
read more...The VDMA is filling two key positions: On May 1, Dr. Johannes Gernandt will become the new VDMA Chief Economist, replacing Dr. Ralph Wiechers. Oliver Richtberg becomes the new Head of Foreign Trade.
read more...100 years ago, in a workshop in Esslingen am Neckar, Festo founder Gottlieb Stoll asked himself how technology could make work easier. To mark the company's 100th anniversary, Festo has now designed and built a machine that shows the fascinating world of movement.
read more...SmartFactory-KL at the Hannover Messe
AI applications increase the performance, efficiency and productivity of robots, machines and production systems and also help to save a lot of money because they significantly reduce material usage, energy requirements, CO2 emissions and set-up and integration times. With the production island_Phuket, SmartFactory-KL shows the latest technologies in action.
read more...Panasonic has announced the appointment of Josep Betorz as CEO of Panasonic Europe.
read more...The large AI language model of the OpenGPT-X research project is now available for download on Hugging Face: "Teuken-7B" was trained from scratch with the 24 official languages of the EU and comprises 7 billion parameters.
read more...Interview with Dr. Tobias Frank, Phoenix...
Virtualization is on the rise in automation technology. Phoenix Contact is now introducing its proven PLCnext controller in a virtual version. Dr. Tobias Frank discusses the advantages of the Virtual PLCnext Control.
read more...The ZVEI Section Automation announced at the SPS trade fair that positive impetus for the economy could only be created if the existing potential for efficiency through automation was exploited as quickly as possible. At present, the outlook for 2025 is still gloomy.
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