Remote monitoring and control via web and app
Conta-Clip supplements its solutions for remote monitoring and control of processes and systems with the IoT portal 'Conta-Supervision'.

Conta-Clip supplements its solutions for remote monitoring and control of processes and systems with the IoT portal 'Conta-Supervision'.

Industrial robots are increasingly being used for inspection and maintenance work, particularly in environments that are awkward, difficult to access or unsafe for humans. Integrating them into everyday working life is often a challenge. A pilot project aims to help.
Current TOP 5
Expansion of the Sensor Portfolio
VDMA economic survey 3rd quarter 2025
International Federation of Robotics
umati enables networked machines to communicate with each other across manufacturers. The special show "Connected Machines - umati@automatica" shows how this works.

The German robotics and automation industry expects sector growth of 9% to 15.7 billion euros in 2023. Patrick Schwarzkopf, Managing Director of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association, comments on current trends and developments.
Making industrial robotics accessible and easier to use for manufacturing SMEs is the aim of the collaboration between Intrinsic and Siemens. More efficient interfaces between automation and robotics systems are being researched.

The robotics market has been experiencing enormous growth for years. The mechanical helpers are used in many sectors - industry, logistics, retail and medical technology. They can be used to increase productivity, efficiency and accuracy in production processes.

The Oncite Digital Production System from German Edge Cloud has now become the first solution to be certified by Catena-X. The production management system thus provides companies in the automotive industry's manufacturing environment with very easy access to the ecosystem.
The five brands of the GHM Group, suppliers of industrial flow and level measurement technology, monitoring electronics, handheld measuring devices and environmental measurement technology, will be merged into a single company called Senseca from January 1, 2024.

Parasoft's automated test solution for embedded software development in C/C++ enables companies to meet the SIL requirements of the IEC 61508 standard to ensure functional safety in industrial automation.
Around half of employees in Germany see robots as a way of helping to overcome the shortage of skilled workers - according to one of the results of the automatica 2023 trend index, for which a market research institute surveyed 1,000 employees in Germany.

Suitable transport structures in intralogistics are a prerequisite in all industries in order to withstand competitive pressure in the future. The basis for this is comprehensive automation, which would be inconceivable without an armada of powerful micromotors.
The e-paper for the special issue
Intelligent sensor technology always requires smooth interaction with software and surrounding systems. The examples in this e-paper demonstrate what this can look like in individual cases. This shows that team play counts - in sensor technology as in life.

As part of the international automation platform SCIO Automation, Vescon will be showcasing its virtual engineering solutions. In addition to virtual commissioning, these include the 360° collaboration software for project engineering and management in plant construction 'SO3'.

With 'RoboLive', Dressler Automation has developed a solution for the commissioning, analysis and quality assurance of robot-supported production systems - with five elements for identifying, eliminating and preventing weak points before and during production.

ABB has launched a Robotics Ecosystem Program. In collaboration with global partners, the program offers end users and system integrators easy access to fully compatible robotics packages, including certified peripherals and software solutions.

Mobile platforms are more than just transportation solutions. As technology packages, they are also sources and suppliers of data for applications in digitalized process and asset management.
pi4_robotics presents the care assistance robot 'Workerbot9 Care-home', which takes over the strenuous routine tasks that have often made the job of care workers more difficult up to now.

The Zimmer Group's 'Match' end-of-arm ecosystem is a standardized robot module that helps to make automation systems more flexible and efficient.

Opto Engineering introduces 'Itala' industrial GigE Vision POE area scan cameras.

At automatica 2023, the Hahn Group will be appearing for the first time with a new brand design and under a new name. This step will unite more than ten individual brands into a globally positioned automation company under one brand.
