Artificial intelligence
Like many automation companies, Bosch Rexroth closed the 2024 financial year in a difficult market environment. After two very strong years in 2022 and 2023, sales in 2024 were around €6.5 billion. This corresponds to a decline of 13.6 percent compared to 2023. Incoming orders in 2024 also reflected the economic conditions. At €6.1 billion, it was almost five percent below the previous year's...
The 2025 Hannover Messe was characterized by three main aspects: a tech show, a business trade fair and a platform for economic and political dialog between partners. This year, positive signals are coming from the world's most important industrial fair: artificial intelligence, automation, digitalization and electrification are driving efficiency gains in industry. Strong impulses are also coming...
K 2025, to be held in Düsseldorf from 8 to 15 October, has set itself the task of addressing the key challenges of our time and presenting concrete solutions. This is also reflected in its key topics. One of them is “Embracing Digitalization”. The plastics industry worldwide is facing major economic and regulatory upheavals. Increasing competitive pressure, stricter environmental regulations and...
From May 3 to 8, 2025, Iffa will focus on key future topics in the meat and protein industry. Under the motto “Rethinking Meat and Proteins”, the leading international trade fair will present a comprehensive picture of the value chain, from processing to ingredients and packaging. The exhibition halls are already well booked. Wolfgang Marzin, President and CEO of Messe Frankfurt, emphasized in a...
To meet the energy and sustainability challenges of AI data centres, Schneider Electric and Nvidia have developed a new reference design. The liquid-cooled AI cluster supports the decarbonisation of digital infrastructure with high density and up to 132 kilowatts of power. The design is optimised for Nvidia's "GB200 NVL72" and Blackwell chips. It facilitates both infrastructure design and...
The software company PTC announced that it has partnered with Microsoft and Volkswagen Group to develop a generative artificial intelligence copilot based on the PTC Codebeamer application lifecycle management solution. Codebeamer Copilot will support software development in physical products by enabling software engineers to create and manage product requirements more efficiently as well as test...
The 33rd edition of SPS Smart Production Solutions, a magnet for the industry for intelligent and digital automation, has come to an end. With 1,114 exhibitors, around 100 companies fewer than last year presented their innovations. However, the number of visitors increased slightly to 51,300. “In view of the current challenging economic situation in industry, the increase in visitor numbers...
Siemens and Servicenow want to improve industrial cybersecurity. That is why the two companies announced a new collaboration at the Servicenow World Forum in Munich. As part of the collaboration, they want to advance the integration of generative AI into production. To do this, Siemens' Sinec Security Guard, which improves cybersecurity in production, and Siemens Industrial Copilot, for generative...
Mitsubishi Electric has integrated the Iconics and Ecoadviser platforms to improve energy management with the help of artificial intelligence. This combination is designed to promote operational efficiency, sustainability and significant cost savings for companies in various industries. Energy analysis can be used to identify and quantify energy losses and highlight optimization opportunities...
Innodisk, a global AI solutions provider, has officially inaugurated Phase II of its research and production center in Yilan, Taiwan. In response to the massive market demand driven by the edge AI wave, Innodisk has transformed the production facility into the Group's AI core base. With the increased production capacity, Innodisk is ready to work with global customers to implement edge AI...
