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According to a study by McKinsey and VDMA, new business models based on data will account for over 10% of turnover in the European mechanical engineering sector in 2020. So far, the figure is 3%. The study lists the success factors and trends in the industry.
read more...Keith D. Nosbusch, CEO of Rockwell Automation, has published the figures for the second quarter of 2016. According to the figures, the provider of industrial automation and information solutions recorded a 7.1% drop in sales to USD 1.4 billion compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
read more...In the second quarter of fiscal year 2016, order intake at Siemens rose by 7% to €22.3 billion - an increase of 10% after adjusting for currency translation effects. The Group significantly improved its earnings in the Industrial Sector.
read more...ABB had to report declines in both order intake and sales in the figures for the first quarter of 2016. Things are looking better for the service business, which is growing slightly and is becoming increasingly important for the company.
read more...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...Mechanical and plant engineering
According to initial estimates by VDMA economists, global machine sales rose by a nominal 10% to a new record level. Adjusted for currency and price effects, however, global sales stagnated. The figures in detail.
read more...Mechanical engineering exports to the USA
According to the VDMA, German mechanical engineering companies are optimistic: despite the VW emissions scandal, they expect more business with the USA, the partner country of the 2016 Hannover Messe, in 2016. However, the VDMA warns against too much euphoria.
read more...Intelligent motors that know for themselves whether they are still running smoothly without sensors, that can be controlled efficiently and coordinated with other drives: Professor Matthias Nienhaus and his team at Saarland University are turning the engine itself into a sensor.
read more...Microsystems technology competition
The 'Cosima' student competition is taking place for the seventh time in a row. The aim of the competition is to find new applications for microsystems in everyday life. Students can now apply again with their ideas.
read more...The increasing intensity of competition in the oil & gas, metals and mining sectors is forcing Siemens to reorganize its capacities in the process industry and drives. In Germany, 2,000 jobs are being cut as a result.
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