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Electrical automation technology
Dr. Gunther Kegel, Chairman of the ZVEI Automation Association, believes that the automation industry is very well positioned and expects single-digit sales growth this year - in both factory and process automation.
read more...ABB has announced its figures for the first quarter of the 2017 financial year. CEO Ullrich Spiesshofer sees "the first signs of market stabilization in parts of the process industry and also some growth signals in early-cycle businesses" in the rising sales.
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The VDMA has announced the figures for global machine sales. According to the figures, this fell by a nominal 1% to 2530 billion euros in 2016. Germany, on the other hand, saw a slight increase.
read more...Discover the value of the Digital Enterprise - this is the motto of this year's Siemens presence at the Hannover Messe. We present the first new products that the company has in store.
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...At the Carolo Cup, student teams competed against each other with their self-developed and autonomously driving model vehicles. However, it wasn't just speed that counted.
read more...The ZVEI can report a significant increase in incoming orders for the electrical industry in December of last year. However, orders for the year as a whole were below the previous year's level.
read more...Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser looked back on a strong first quarter at the 2017 Annual Shareholders' Meeting: although order intake fell, earnings exceeded the company's own expectations. The 'Digital Factory' division contributed to this in particular.
read more...Reinventing the skateboard and conjuring up a whole new riding experience - that was the goal of the start-up company Inboard Technologies. With the M1, they have succeeded - and it could revolutionize urban traffic.
read more...What were the highlights of the 27th SPS IPC Drives, which took place in Nuremberg at the end of November 2016? To what extent did Industry 4.0 become a reality in the 14 exhibition halls? The Computer&AUTOMATION trade fair film provides answers.
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