Overview: Topics
Assembly and miniaturisation go hand in hand
01.07.2016
The Federal Government has recognised the role of microelectronics for a long time and considers this one of the central key technologies of modern industrial society.
Pipe bending solutions for the age of Industry 4.0
01.06.2016
Schwarze-Robitec presented its new high performance control system, NxG 2.0, at the Tube 2016 international trade fair. This control system enables bending machines to be interlinked within a company.
Process stability and reliability during subsea cable production
01.05.2016
Subsea cables have to fulfill mainly two tasks: the transmission of energy and the transfer of data. Due to the high voltage and the difficult maintenance of subsea cables, the production process has to meet extremely high demands.
More than Pipes
01.04.2016
The focus of BUTTING’s business activities is the manufacturing of high-quality longitudinally welded pipes made from stainless steels. But the range has gone far beyond...
Cold-forming with efficient material processing
01.03.2016
Large quantities by high production speed - Forming to net/near-net shape enables to eliminate or reduce secondary operations.
Technological trends and practical examples of Industry 4.0
01.02.2016
The digitisation and networking of processes from the corporate management level right down to the sensor, actuator and the workpiece, provides great potential for value creation.
New high energy density automotive battery system
01.01.2016
Fraunhofer IISB participated in the european AVTR project and was responsible for a novel fully redundant battery system of an electric vehicle.
The manufacture of pipe bends using improved material efficiency
01.12.2015
Save resources – strengthen the economy. Effizienz-Agentur NRW has been working on behalf of the Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Conservation and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia for over 15 years.
Innovative concept for huge workpieces
01.11.2015
New Horizontal Machining Center for workpieces of 12 up to 250 tons of weight reduces main times, down times, set-up times, waiting and transport times significantly
Producing efficiently with light
01.10.2015
Lasers play a key role in the manufacturing of the future. Bundled light is a core element of Industry 4.0, in which the virtual, digital world is connected to real manufacturing.