OPC UA, umati and TSN move from pilots to plant standards at EMO 2025
For years, manufacturers have wanted interoperable data models and Ethernet that behaves deterministically under load. In 2025, those ambitions are…
Automation, AI, Robotics
Robo‑taxis enter a measured scale-up phase as platforms and developers compete and converge
Autonomous ride-hailing is moving from headline-grabbing pilots to a more deliberate phase of scale-up, with a handful of technology developers…
Zero-touch tending and inspection: edge AI vision, cobots and AMRs take the stage at EMO 2025
With labor tight and quality demands unrelenting, manufacturers are now automating the handoffs around machine tools as much as the…
Listening to the Laser
Acoustic emissions expose whether a laser process runs steadily or drifts off course. Fraunhofer IWS develops acoustic monitoring systems that…
Europe’s Industry 4.0 reset meets Bau 5.0: turning regulation and engineering strength into scaled value
Europe’s industrial economy enters the second half of the decade with a clear opportunity: to translate a decade of digital…
Joining forces for innovation at the SPS 2024
As a pacesetter for the automation industry, the SPS provides three days of information on the latest products, solutions, and…
No fear of AI – Motek/Bondexpo is ready for the future
Companies in the manufacturing industry are facing major challenges – efficiency, cost-effectiveness, conservation of resources and a shortage of skilled…
AI applications
A new software framework is to make it easier for companies to approve or audit applications based on Artificial Intelligence…
Big Data meets Machine Learning
From the Internet of Things, over cloud solutions and Big Data to mobile apps: advancing digitalization enables services and solutions…
Optics with new glass press
The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT in Aachen has expanded its machinery with a new system for the automated…