Focus on cloud-based machine diagnostics
On February 28, 2023, ifm acquired the Austrian company CMS Automatisierungstechnik. The company is thus strengthening its activities in the field of cloud-based machine diagnostics.
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read more...Nominations for the AMA Innovation Award 2023
The AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement has nominated five applications for the AMA Innovation Award 2023 - including three winners of the special 'Young Company' award.
read more...Changes in the management
iC-Haus appoints Dr. Alexander Flocke as additional Managing Director alongside Dr. Heiner Flocke. Technical Managing Director and co-owner Manfred Herz takes over the 'Pre-development' department.
read more...Optimize - but how?
The topic of energy efficiency has gained enormous importance for many companies. What opportunities are there for suppliers in the mechanical and plant engineering sector to produce at competitive prices and at the same time make production more sustainable?
read more...Rainer Waltersbacher complements management
The Freiburg-based radar specialist Ondosense is expanding its management team: co-founder Dr. Mathias Klenner is now managing the company together with Rainer Waltersbacher, former Managing Director of Vega Grieshaber.
read more...Stefan Lampa becomes new CEO
Proglove, a German provider of wearable scanner solutions for human-centered productivity, has appointed Stefan Lampa as CEO, who previously held senior positions at automation and logistics companies such as ABB, Kuka Roboter and Cargotec.
read more...Turnover grows by 25
Despite difficult economic and political times, Leuze has far exceeded its own ambitious growth targets for 2022, as CEO Ulrich Balbach explained at the annual press conference.
read more...From a 6-man company to a system provider
The Jumo Group, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, performed well in 2022 despite an increasingly challenging market environment, as CEO Dimitrios Charisiadis announced with satisfaction at the annual press conference.
read more...Generation change initiated
At the beginning of 2024, there will be changes at the top of the Endress+Hauser Group - both in terms of the Board of Directors and the Group.
read more...FR4 scale for inductive encoders
Posic launches two new benchmarks for the ID1102L and ID4501L linear encoders.
read more...360° inclination measurement of the horizontal position
The IMU F99 inclination sensor from Pepperl+Fuchs provides stable inclination values for dynamic applications such as construction, agricultural and forestry machinery, wind turbines and AGVs.
read more...Level sensor with integrated cybersecurity
In January 2023, Vega delivered what is probably the world's first level sensor with integrated cybersecurity. The manufacturer of level, point level and pressure measurement technology wants to set an example against the increasing threat from cyber criminals.
read more...Growth course continued
At € 434 million, the Kistler Group's turnover in 2022 was 5.5% higher than in the previous year. In 2023, the company aims to achieve double-digit growth thanks to technological innovations and the expansion of the Chinese market.
read more...New subsidiary in Australia
The Kübler Group focuses on global presence and establishes a subsidiary in Australia, a new continent for the Group.
read more...Research for the 'digital ear' of the future
Under the leadership of Infineon Austria, the European research project 'Listen2Future' was launched with 27 partners from seven countries to develop the smallest microphone and ultrasonic sensors for industrial and medical examinations.
read more...FoxSense Parox acquired
Angst+Pfister, supplier of mechanical and electronic components for the industrial and medical OEM market, has acquired the paramagnetic oxygen business of FoxSense (The Parox Company).
read more...New production site in Mexico
After a year with Group sales of around EUR 560 million, Balluff remains on course for growth and is creating the necessary conditions for this by expanding its production capacities - including with a large-scale production facility in Mexico.
read more...New top for Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) will have a new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as of April 1, 2023.
read more...Reduce fuel consumption when flying
In order to operate aircraft models more energy-efficiently and with less kerosene, it is helpful to have reliable data on the current wear of the materials and the aerodynamics during flight. This is where researchers from Fraunhofer IZM can help.
read more...Reaching the billion mark for the first time
For the first time in the company's 77-year history, Pepperl+Fuchs has exceeded the threshold of one billion euros in annual global turnover. This means that the company has reached its original target of 2025 much earlier than planned.
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