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Pilz exceeded the 300 million euro sales mark for the first time in 2016. 2017 is characterized by a generational change: At the end of the year, Renate Pilz will hand over the operational business completely into the hands of her children Susanne Kunschert and Thomas Pilz.
read more...Azipod XL, the latest model of ABB's electric ship propulsion system, increases the fuel efficiency of ships by 20% compared to modern shaft drive systems, according to the supplier.
read more...Hermes Award 2017 of the Hannover Messe
A chair without a chair - in English: Chairless Chair - where can you find such a thing? This time at the Hanover Trade Fair and even before that as a technical concept nominated for the Hermes Award. In addition to this one, four other innovations are among the candidates for the award.
read more...Drive technology / power electronics
The Flensburg-based company Danfoss Silicon Power wants to establish itself in the USA and will therefore cooperate with the American industrial giant and silicon carbide chip manufacturer General Electric (GE) as part of a strategic partnership.
read more...The 'Pop.up' passenger capsule presented by Airbus as a concept study can switch between electrically powered ground and air vehicle modules. This makes the vehicle concept seem like something straight out of a science fiction movie.
read more...Faulhaber Austria GmbH in Vienna begins its business activities on May 2. The newly founded company takes over the sales and service of Drive Systems products in Austria from Elra-Antriebssysteme, which was previously active there as a distributor.
read more...The ZVEI's annual figures show that 2016 was the third record year in a row for the German electrical and electronics industry - in terms of both exports and imports. There was a change at the top of the ranking of top buyers.
read more...Curt Bauer completes the management team of the newly founded KEB Automation KG. This was formed on January 1, 2017 from the company Karl E. Brinkmann GmbH.
read more...The Dutch company Pal-V (Personal Air and Land Vehicle) has started selling its flying car - the 'Pal-V Liberty Pioneer'. From 2018, it plans to mass-produce the three-wheeled flying car.
read more...Cab drones are to transport passengers in Dubai from summer 2017 - this has now been announced by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The 'Ehang 184' vertical take-off aircraft, which has successfully completed all flight tests, is to be used.
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