Christoph Beckenbauer joined Swissbit on February 1 as the new General Manager Memory. With extensive experience in the areas of embedded systems and cybersecurity, he takes over the management of the Memory division.

Bosch Rexroth appoints Dr. Christina Franke (49) to the Management Board with responsibility for Production and Quality Management as of April 1. She succeeds Reinhard Schäfer (60), who is retiring.

DigiKey and Qorvo announced a global distribution agreement at the end of February.

Helbling has developed a flexible embedded vision platform based on an ARM processor that can be used as a reference design for the development of customized single board computers (SBC).

The 'Safety Key' from Hy-Line allows the simple integration of safety-relevant switches in glass displays.

Deutsche Telekom and Google Cloud announce that they are working together to develop a network AI agent to improve the operation of the RAN. The agent can analyze network behavior, detect performance problems and implement corrective measures.

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Dassault Systèmes has announced a partnership with Kuka. The common goal is to offer the manufacturing industry comprehensive solutions for the growing requirements in the fields of robotics and automation.

Connector manufacturer ept announces its collaboration with Steliau Technology France, a distributor of electronic solutions. The aim of this collaboration is to strengthen Steliau Technology's connector offering and create new business opportunities in the French and Benelux markets.

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The Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM) has developed 'DigiTAMM', a tool for assessing the degree of digitalization in industrial companies. The practice-oriented model is designed to help medium-sized companies in particular to systematically drive forward their digital transformation.

An independent jury has nominated three companies from the submissions for the Hermes Award 2025: Igus, Schaeffler and Siemens.

Artificial intelligence in production can increase a company's competitiveness. Automatica in Munich shows how AI is influencing automation technology - from grippers to cobots.

IDTA and Federtec are pooling their expertise to promote the standardization and use of digital twins in the industry globally.

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Machinery exports fell by 5.0% in nominal terms to 199.6 billion euros in 2024. This was reported by the VDMA. This largely corresponded to the decline in production in the mechanical engineering sector.

Shortly before the Bundestag elections, the digital association Bitkom presented its final report on digital policy in the 20th legislative period. The results are mixed.

The Robotics Award 2025 was presented to the Canadian company Maple Advanced Robotics for an AI-controlled robotics platform at the Hannover Messe press preview on February 19.

Europe must catch up in the global race for AI and automation, according to the VDMA Robotik + Automation Association. It calls on politicians to strengthen the competitiveness of the industry and defines key objectives in a strategy paper.

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Farnell has expanded its offering in the areas of industrial applications and maintenance, repair and operation (MRO). To this end, new partnerships were concluded with manufacturers such as Airotronics, Dwyer, Endress+Hauser, Pickering, Peltec, Siemens, Sick, Trimax and TKD Kabel.

SoftwareOne has appointed Patrick Kägi as the new Regional President for the DACH region, who has been with the company for almost 15 years.

SEW-Eurodrive has acquired a 34% stake in BBH Products. BBH Products will continue to operate independently on the market in the future.

SPS - Smart Production Solutions Guangzhou 2025 will open its doors at the China Import and Export Fair Complex from February 25 to 27. Since its premiere in 2010, the trade fair has been bringing automation technology to China as part of the international SPS network.