PI opens new building
The company has completed the new building of its Eschbach site in the Breisgau business park
Mobile Automation
Hummel appoints Bernd Hotze as new CSO/CTO
From October 2024, he will complete the management team together with Patrick Kemper. He succeeds Michael Nörr, who left in June 2024
Career Congress for Women enters the next round
The Femworx career congress at the Hannover Messe 2024 was a great success and will continue on April 3 and 4, 2025
Vision 2024: The lecture programme is ready
The forum program offers high-quality contributions on trending topics such as synthetic data, 3D imaging and AI
Balluff looks back on a successful 2023 financial year
With sales of 599 million euros, it was the third record year in a row for the sensor and automation specialist
19th Special Exhibition Non-Contact Measurement Technology at Control 2025
Exhibit proposals can be submitted until the end of October 2024
EBM-Papst and Mainova conclude Power Purchase Agreement
Thanks to this agreement, EBM-Papst Germany will obtain its annual basic electricity needs from a solar field in the Uckermark region from January 2025
AMS Osram Completes Sale to Focuslight Technologies
AMS Osram has successfully completed the sale of assets in the Passive Optical Components sector to Focuslight Technologies.The sale price amounts to approximately 45 million euros in cash.
International Key Players and Newcomers at SPS 2024
The SPS – Smart Production Solutions will take place this year from November 12 to 14, 2024, in Nuremberg
ABB takes over Födisch Group
With the acquisition, the company aims to expand its position in industrial emissions measurement
Sick and Endress+Hauser enter into strategic partnership
Both companies sign a contract to jointly advance the decarbonization of the process industry
Fraunhofer IPA founds Robotics Institute Germany
The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA is a co-founder of the Robotics Institute Germany (RIG). The RIG aims to bring together Germany's top research into AI-based robotics.
Neura Robotics joins Nvidia Humanoid Robot Developer Program
By combining the Nvidia Isaac robotics development platform with the Neuraverse platform, the company aims to accelerate robot development
Rollon inaugurates new plant in China
With the new plant in Suzhou, the company wants to expand local production and service capacities
Schmersal establishes new subsidiary in Ho Chi Minh City
Nguyen Huy Truong appointed Country Manager for Vietnam
Embedded Vision: Fast Time to Market with Low Hardware Costs
Interview with Product Manager Magalie Haida from Automation Technology
Embedded World starts in North America
This fall, the second offshoot of Embedded World, EW North America, will celebrate its grand premiere in Austin, Texas.
Eliminate the Need to Build Multi-chip Processing Solutions
SoC for End-to-End Acceleration for AI-Driven Embedded Systems
Profinet leads the Ethernet protocol market
A recent study by the market research institute Omdia shows that Profinet continues to be the leading technology in the field of Ethernet protocols
Digital twin helps Hessian community achieve climate goals
Hofbieber is working with Hexagon to develop a municipal digital twin that will accompany and monitor the municipality's progress towards climate neutrality by 2030
European Ethercat Plug Fest ended successfully
In June, the Ethercat Technology Group (ETG) once again held one of its developer meetings, this time the 2024 European Ethercat Plug Fest
Second IO-Link test lab in China
In late May of this year, China-based Nanjing Loyst Industrial Networks Co., Ltd. was officially recognized as a new IO-Link test laboratory
Onsemi acquires SWIR Vision Systems
The company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Onsemi and its workforce will be integrated into the company's Intelligent Sensing Group
Zeiss Software and Artec 3D become partners
Together, the two companies provide 3D scanner users with a range of new measuring instruments
Machine Vision Forum: Submit proposals now
The deadline for submissions for the 7th European Machine Vision Forum is June 28th
Edmund Optics focuses on sustainability
The company has officially launched its website on the topic
igus develops first recyclable plastic bicycle frame
The company presents the first injection-molded bicycle frame made of composite material for advanced bikes
CTX celebrates successful 2023 financial year
The company aims to grow into new markets and industries
Synostik: Florian Seiler joins the management team
The information security expert takes over dual leadership with Maik Ekert
EMVA: General Assembly Elects New Board of Directors
Dr. Chris Yates continues another term as EMVA President, Dr. Kai-Udo Modrich becomes Vice President, Arndt Bake remains EMVA Treasurer
Basler participates in Roboception
Basler is acquiring a 25.1 percent stake in Roboception and plans to expand its 3D solutions business for factory automation, robotics and logistics
VDMA Robotics and Automation halves growth forecast
Incoming orders from Germany are declining, competition with Chinese companies is intensifying
Basler and Roboception strengthen cooperation
Basler has acquired a 25.1 percent stake in Roboception as part of a strategic investment and capital increase
TQ-Systems GmbH
ON Semiconductor
MKS Instruments
iC-Haus GmbH
Photoneo s.r.o.
PEAK-System Technik GmbH
Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH
Stöber Antriebstechnik GmbH + Co. KG
Evident Europe GmbH
Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG
Lenze SE
Hikmicro c/o HIKVISION Deutschland GmbH
TÜV NORD AG
ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co.KG
SpectroNet International Collaboration Cluster
NürnbergMesse GmbH
Phytec Messtechnik GmbH
Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH
ProHawk Technology Group, Inc.
Icotek
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF
wenglor sensoric GmbH
Michael Koch GmbH
jumavis GmbH
RS Components GmbH
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
Process Sensing Technologies PST GmbH
Siemens AG
Universal Robots A/S
autoVimation GmbH
Imago Technologies GmbH
EVK DI Kerschhaggl GmbH
Wika Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG
Specialised Imaging Ltd.
Bernstein AG
TKH Group NV
SPECTARIS – German Industry Association for Optics, Photonics, Analytical and Medical Technologies
AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology
ipf electronic gmbh
EMVA European Machine Vision Association
MVTec Software GmbH
Endress + Hauser AG
Sieb & Meyer AG
KEBA Industrial Automation GmbH
Macnica ATD Europe
ZVEI - Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie e.V.
Atlas Copco Kompressoren und Drucklufttechnik GmbH
E-T-A Elektrotechnische Apparate GmbH
Delta Control Gesellschaft für Automation mbH
Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH