5G for intelligent manufacturing
Ericsson and robot manufacturer Comau have signed a cooperation agreement. Together, they want to explore the potential of 5G technologies in the context of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing.
read more...read more...Drone use in the business environment
Intel and Deutsche Messe want to demonstrate the wide range of applications for drones in companies at Cebit 2017: In the 'Intel Cebit Drone Park', visitors will be able to experience the digital value chain surrounding unmanned aerial vehicles.
read more...Digitization under control
Around 180 visitors attended the VDI's 5th Industry 4.0 symposium in Düsseldorf at the end of January. In addition to all the technology, social aspects of the emerging industrial revolution were also on the agenda.
read more...Safe sensor technology for robots
Increasingly automated production processes cannot do without robot applications sooner or later. The robots work together with the worker at different levels of proximity. A challenge for safe sensor technology.
read more...From the factory floor to the "wild"
As part of a consortium led by the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, the AGV provider DS Automotion is working on a two-year research project to release the driverless transport vehicle 'Sally' into public spaces.
read more...Audi receives VDA Logistics Award
Audi has won the 2017 Logistics Award from the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) with an innovative driverless transport system (AGV) for vehicle shipping. The parking robots called 'Ray' sort up to 2,000 cars per day for loading onto rail wagons.
read more...Kuka - the first figures after the takeover
Last year, the Chinese Midea Group acquired over 95% of Kuka shares. The Augsburg-based company has now published its first figures following the takeover - for the fourth quarter and for 2016 as a whole.
read more...Hand in hand with the robot
With 'Mixed Reality Production 4.0', DFKI researchers and the BMBF will be presenting new, cross-location forms of human-robot collaboration (HRC) for cross-location production at this year's Cebit.
read more...Audi - The future is called 'modular assembly'
Audi is working on a new production concept to get to grips with the rapidly increasing number of vehicle variants in car manufacturing: moving away from assembly line production towards modular assembly. Mobile solutions play a key role here.
read more...ABB - 4th quarter and full year 2016
The market environment remains difficult
The ABB Group has announced its figures for the 2016 financial year: Although growth in order intake and sales was recorded in the final quarter, the annual balance sheet shows a minus for both key figures.
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