Increased revenue and expanded production capacity
The Fraba Group, a manufacturer of sensors for industrial motion control, looks back on a successful 2025, during which both revenue and the number of employees increased.
read more...read more...Rosenberger joins the EBO MSA initiative
Rosenberger has joined the newly formed Expanded Beam Optical Multi-Source Agreement (EBO MSA). This industry initiative is developing open and interoperable standards for optical connectivity in next-generation AI data centers.
read more...Benoît Thooris takes over as president
Benoît Thooris is taking over as head of UniversalAutomation.Org. The organization is also adding two new members to its Board of Directors.
read more...Triton Partners takes over Flender
Global investment firm Carlyle has signed an agreement to sell Flender, a provider of mechanical drive technology, to Triton Fund 6, advised by Triton. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.
read more...Schaeffler expands its Defense division
Celia Pelaz becomes CEO of STech Defense
Schaeffler is making new appointments to the management of its subsidiary STech Defence GmbH. Celia Pelaz will take over the position of CEO "Defence & New Space" on October 1, 2026 and will manage the business of the Munich-based company.
read more...6 Criteria for the objective comparison of humanoid robots in industry
A new benchmark from Fraunhofer IPA is intended to enable the first standardized and neutral analysis of humanoid robots for industrial use based on six key criteria.
read more...Authorized distributors made visible online
Lapp is expanding its digital service portfolio and is the first B2B industrial company to provide its authorized distributors with a verifiable online seal from authorized.by. The company aims to create more transparency and security for buyers and at the same time strengthen trust along the entire supply chain.
read more...Ionos and Q.ANT cooperate on AI
Ionos and Q.ANT want to jointly advance photonic processor technologies for AI and high-performance computers. The aim of the partnership is to build energy-efficient and sovereign AI infrastructures in Europe.
read more...AI-supported lighting robot wins German Innovation Award 2026
Ledvance, provider of innovative lighting solutions, was named "Winner" in the Excellence in Business to Consumer Lighting category at the German Innovation Awards 2026. With the AI Companion Lighting Robot 'Elix', the company presents an interactive lighting solution that raises the connection between humans and technology to a new, emotional level.
read more...AI 'CheckMate' optimizes industrial processes
With 'CheckMate', the University of Klagenfurt has developed an AI system that independently creates algorithms for complex combinatorics and optimization problems. The technology is designed to make industrial planning and logistics processes more efficient and outperform existing methods.
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