European machine vision sales grew by 16% in 2014
17 July 2015 The European machine vision market grew by 14% in 2014 to reach almost €5bn, according to new figures issued by VDMA Machine Vision, a trade… Read More
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German pair ‘re-invents’ servodrive cable assemblies
8 June 2015 The German cable manufacturer Lapp and the connector-maker Intercontec have joined forces to “re-invent” servodrive cable assemblies with a new range that, they say, will… Read More
Multi-role magnetic encoders challenge optical devices
7 May 2015 At the recent Hannover Fair, the German sensor-maker ifm electronic unveiled a range of multi-role magnetic encoders with built-in microcontrollers and displays that, it says, offer… Read More
Group plans ‘industrial data space’ for global users
26 February 2015 A group of German organisations, backed by their Government, have announced plans to create a data space that will be available to industries around the… Read More
Cyber-attack causes ‘massive’ damage to German steel plant
26 January 2015 Evidence is emerging of a cyber-attack targeting the control systems at a German steelworks that resulted in “massive” damage to a blast furnace. It could… Read More
WEG makes second German acquisition in a year
15 December 2014 The Brazilian motor-maker WEG has acquired the German firm Antriebstechnik Katt Hessen (AKH), a motor manufacturer which specialises in high-speed and custom machines. Terms of… Read More
Project aims to develop lightweight motors using plastics
23 July 2013 German researchers have embarked on a three-year collaborative project aimed at improving the power-to-weight ratios of electric motors by incorporating lightweight materials such as fibre-reinforced… Read More
