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Interview with Alexander Mühlens, Igus
Igus is presenting new products from the field of low-cost automation at the Hannover Messe. The idea is to make engineering as easy as in a computer game. Alexander Mühlens, Head of Automation Technology & Robotics at igus, explains what it takes to achieve this.
read more...Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are finding their way into production facilities. The mobile helpers need to be integrated into the IT and automation systems. A challenge on several levels, as the interview with Mark Grötzinger and Jörg Heckel from Bosch Rexroth shows.
read more...The more consistently all components involved in the production process communicate with each other, the more autonomous the process can be. Machine vision is a key technology for a production process in which production lines, robots and machines are networked.
read more...We present: The winners of the "Products of the Year 2023" readers' poll! Which products and solutions impressed our readers! All categories, products and the people behind them at a glance.
read more...The German robotics and automation sector expects industry growth of 9% to EUR 15.7 billion in 2023.
read more...At the Würth Sales Center VZ West, 60 hands sort around 3,000 boxes of screws, nuts and other fasteners every day. A collaborative robot provides support. It has learned to see, grasp and sort.
read more...The automotive industry has the largest number of industrial robots working in factories around the world: The operational inventory has reached a new record of around 1 million units.
read more...ABB is expanding its North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The construction project with an investment volume of 20 million US dollars is expected to be completed in November 2023.
read more...How can artificial intelligence be used in robotics? And which vision system enables cobots to take over tasks from humans? The e-paper "Robotics & Automation" provides the answers.
read more...Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann is resigning from the Schaeffler Supervisory Board. She will be succeeded by ex-CDU politician Katherina Reiche.
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