Intel completes acquisition of Mobileye
Intel has acquired 84% of Mobileye's ordinary shares, thereby completing the takeover of the Israeli company announced in the spring. The purchase price was around 15 billion US dollars.
read more...read more...Germany's most popular electric car is...?
"Chic, clean, unpopular" is how Die Zeit rated the electric car in Germany. The online marketplace AutoScout24 has evaluated the most popular electric car models in its database and compiled a top ten ranking.
read more...Order boost for robotics and drives
ABB has announced its figures for the second quarter of the current financial year. Order intake and sales increased compared to the same quarter last year. The 'Robotics and Drives' division stood out in particular.
read more...Transformation into an independent company
Siemens division becomes Flender GmbH
"Flender GmbH, a Siemens Company": This is the name under which the Siemens Mechanical Drives division will be launched as an independent company on October 1, 2017.
read more...Innovations from the Control & Drives division
Control & Drives - i.e. controllers and intelligent drives - are the core components of automation technology. Computer&AUTOMATION shows an excerpt of current products from these areas in a picture gallery.
read more...Federal Council approves Road Traffic Act
The Federal Council approved the law on automated driving on May 12, 2017. At its heart is the legal equality of human drivers and computers. This means that highly or fully automated driving systems can take over the driving task independently.
read more...Fulfill efficiency class IES1/IES2
According to the manufacturer Siemens, the Simotics DP crane motors are now more energy-efficient and compact and are based on the "1LE1" platform. The gray cast iron motors were specially developed for humid, salty air in container ports around the world.
read more...News from drive technology
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...Hannover Messe 2017 / Closing figures
Hanover - "the" hotspot for Industry 4.0
The 70th Hannover Messe ended on April 28 with a significant increase in visitors compared to 2015. The organizer was particularly impressed by the internationality of the visitors and the variety of application examples for Industry 4.0.
read more...New record for orders on hand
Siemens has announced its figures for the second quarter of 2017: the company has grown in terms of both sales and order intake. The order backlog has reached a new high.
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