
Highest turnover in the company's history
Pilz, the specialist for safe automation, reports record sales for the past financial year and continues to expand its service business.
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Pilz, the specialist for safe automation, reports record sales for the past financial year and continues to expand its service business.
ZVEI calls for a turnaround in efficiency
At the eSummit in Berlin, the ZVEI is calling for the efficiency revolution to start now. This involves the broad electrification of all areas of life, especially the industrial, transportation and residential sectors.

Siemens sells Innomotics to KPS Capital Partners for 3.5 billion euros. Preparations for an IPO of the manufacturer of electric motors and large drives were announced in November.

SPS - Smart Production Solutions
From next year, the SPS will return to the familiar dates and will take place in Nuremberg from November 25 to 27, 2025. The subsequent dates until 2027 will also be at the end of November.
More and more functionalities in production machines are being implemented using software. This makes the development and testing of machines more complex, and conventional methods are reaching their limits. Model-based design enables the agile development of mechatronic systems.

Schaeffler presented its business figures for the first quarter of 2024 and surprised with stable revenue figures at constant currency. The Group is sticking to its forecast for the current year despite restructuring measures and the Vitesco merger.

Despite a low order intake in March, there are initial signs of an easing in the mechanical and plant engineering sector: foreign orders have bottomed out, according to the VDMA. However, it is too early to breathe a sigh of relief.

Strategies for the future are one of the topics covered in the current issue of Computer&Automation. Read about the reforms that associations are demanding from politicians, the opportunities offered by technologies such as ChatGPT and SPE and the role that robots play in control cabinet assembly.
AI in robotics and mechanical engineering
Synapticon bundles its consulting and support services for AI and robotics system integration in the newly founded Synapticon Intelligence division.

Smart maintenance, low-cost robotics and AI-based online tools - these were Igus' topics at Hannover Messe. The Cologne-based company shows groundbreaking solutions for the lubricant-free and CO2-neutral industry and automation of tomorrow.