Tag: Computer-aided manufacturing
ABB opens state-of-the-art robot factory in China
ABB factory near Shanghai With the new, fully automated factory, the group has tripled its capacities. (Photo: ABB) Munich With one of the most modern robot factories in the world,…
Habeck initiates climate protection contracts with industry
Robert Habeck The contracts should be the core of the industrial transformation and the ramp-up of hydrogen production. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) wants…
Start-up Software Defined Automation finds new financiers
Digitized factory SDA has developed a platform between the factory and the cloud, to which machines and applications from established providers can dock. (Photo: Software Defined Automation) Munich The industrial…
Microsoft is helping Mercedes trim 30 car plants for efficiency
Mercedes factory Mercedes should be able to increase efficiency by working with Microsoft. (Photo: dpa) Vienna Short-time work, idle assembly lines, long delivery times: For almost two years, the automotive…
Tesla boss Elon Musk presents robot prototype “Optimus”.
Elon Musk The Tesla boss tries to identify potential new markets early on in order to later earn billions. (Photo: AP) Palo Alto Tesla boss Elon Musk has demonstrated the…
Fanuc: Robot manufacturer wants to defend world market leadership
Fanuc robots in car production Despite the global crisis, the signs for the industry are favourable. (Photo: Future Publishing/Getty Images) Munich The Japanese robot manufacturer Fanuc wants to defend its…
“The demand for robots is increasing and increasing”
ABB robots at the BMW plant in Munich The robotics industry is hoping for a boost in automation because some companies want to bring their production closer to home. (Photo:…
Software manufacturer builds cloud platform for industry
Dusseldorf, Munich Whether for developing new business models or determining CO2 emissions: data has become a key raw material for mechanical engineering. A new project aims to help the entire…
Software manufacturer builds cloud platform for industry
Dusseldorf, Munich Whether for developing new business models or determining CO2 emissions: data has become a key raw material for mechanical engineering. A new project aims to help the entire…
Mendix is said to bring thousands of customers to Siemens
Munich The demands are high: In his new digital strategy, Siemens boss Roland Busch wants to create the leading digital platform for industry with “Xcelerator”. The financial markets do not…
Mendix is said to bring thousands of customers to Siemens
Munich The demands are high: In his new digital strategy, Siemens boss Roland Busch wants to create the leading digital platform for industry with “Xcelerator”. The financial markets do not…
“Traffic light must remove hurdles for digitization”
Industry 4.0 Car manufacturers are also using the technology. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The concept of Industry 4.0 has been a German trademark for ten years. But now it is about…
Kassow Robots wants to accelerate growth
Munich The seven-axis lightweight robots from the Danish manufacturer Kassow Robots are something special: Thanks to their high degree of mobility, they can also be planned for tasks where other…
Robotics is booming due to skills shortages and supply chain chaos
Munich Empty shelves and a lack of employees – the new shortage in the economy gives the manufacturers of industrial robots a special boom. 487,000 robots were sold worldwide last…
Scholz is relieved about the industry’s attitude to Russia sanctions
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) receives Antonio Costa at the fair Hanover Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) welcomed industry’s support for the sanctions against Russia. The Hanover Fair is also taking place…
Fanuc wants to gain market share with longevity
Munich Sometimes the inquiries come from the most remote regions: When many countries were in lockdown due to Corona, a beverage company from New Caledonia, an archipelago deep in the…
How new production can arise in Germany
Munich Planning for Schaltbau’s new EUR 50 million plant in Velden, Lower Bavaria, had already begun in 2019, before Corona and the Ukraine war. However, in view of the interrupted…
Manufacturers expect a boost in automation
Automated car production ABB robots carry out many production steps independently. The group now also wants to enter the business with cobots that work together with human employees. (Photo: ABB)…
What medium-sized companies have to pay for robots
Mladen Milicevic and Kevin Freise On their Unchained Robotics platform, the founders broker cobots to smaller companies. Munich The market is confusing for medium-sized companies who want to buy their…
Cobot industry is on the way to billions in sales
Munich Small collaborative robots that can work right next to humans are the big hope for growth in the global robotics industry. Above all, the shortage of skilled workers will…