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After three years, the joint project 'Safety chassis with electric all-wheel drive for e-bikes and e-motorcycles' has been successfully completed. The University of Ulm, together with Gigatronik and the companies ID-Bike and ipdd, presented a functional prototype.
read more...The 'Ourobot' from Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences resembles a thick bicycle chain. Each link in the chain has its own drive that enables the robot to move over obstacles. But the 'Ourobot's' journey does not end here.
read more...WEKA FACHMEDIEN summer night party
This time, WEKA FACHMEDIEN's traditional summer night party took place at the 'Haus der Kunst' in Munich. So it was only natural to find out what the electronics, automation and IT industry understands about art.
read more...As part of the 'X-Plane for Experimental Aircraft' program, researchers at the US space agency NASA are working on an aircraft that does without combustion engines and is powered purely by electricity: with a multi-propeller system integrated into the wing.
read more...The sixth edition of SPS IPC Drives Italia came to an end on May 26, 2016. According to the organizers, the number of exhibitors and visitors at the three-day trade fair far exceeded the already optimistic expectations.
read more...According to a study by McKinsey and VDMA, new business models based on data will account for over 10% of turnover in the European mechanical engineering sector in 2020. So far, the figure is 3%. The study lists the success factors and trends in the industry.
read more...Nidec Servo has expanded its stepper motor product portfolio with two new models.
read more...ABB had to report declines in both order intake and sales in the figures for the first quarter of 2016. Things are looking better for the service business, which is growing slightly and is becoming increasingly important for the company.
read more...Without drive technology - in the truest sense of the word - nothing would turn in most machines and systems. Computer&AUTOMATION presents the latest innovations in this automation discipline in a series of pictures.
read more...Mechanical and plant engineering
According to initial estimates by VDMA economists, global machine sales rose by a nominal 10% to a new record level. Adjusted for currency and price effects, however, global sales stagnated. The figures in detail.
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