(IN BRIEF) Thales Smart Card Technologies (Shanghai) has been recognized as a “Shanghai Advanced-Level Smart Factory” in 2025, reflecting more than a decade of Industry 4.0-driven digital transformation that has delivered a 70 percent automation rate and 80 percent connectivity … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged AGVs, AI, automation, banking cards, Beijing Dalian Hong Kong, China industrial ecosystem, Cobots, connectivity, digital transformation, eSIM, Euronext Paris HO, Industrial IoT, Industry 4.0, Jean-Marc Reynaud, lean manufacturing, predictive maintenance, R&D, Shanghai Advanced-Level Smart Factory, Shanghai Manufacturing Competency Center, Shanghai MCC recognition highlights Thales’ leadership in AI-driven smart manufacturing and supply chain resilience, smart manufacturing, supply chain resilience, Thales Smart Card Technologies Shanghai
(IN BRIEF) Henkel has relocated its Singapore operations to Geneo at Singapore Science Park, establishing a next-generation global hub that unites innovation, supply chain, digital operations, electronics engineering, and consumer brands under one roof. The move strengthens Singapore’s role as … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged Academy of Hair, Adhesives Technology, advanced materials, Asia-Pacific, Consumer Brands, digital operations, electronic adhesives, electronics manufacturing, Geneo, global innovation hub, Henkel, Henkel Expands Regional and Global Operations with Integrated Innovation Hub at Singapore Science Park, Henkel Strengthens Asia-Pacific Innovation and Supply Chain Capabilities with New Global Hub at Singapore Science Park, Industry 4.0, Mark Dorn, Singapore Economic Development Board, Singapore Science Park, Supply Chain Management, sustainability, Thomas Holenia
(IN BRIEF) Dürr has installed Indonesia’s first RoDip® E system as part of a new turnkey paint line for PT Handal Indonesia Motor, setting new benchmarks in pre-treatment, electrocoating, and sustainability. This marks a major milestone in Indonesia’s automotive industry, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged automotive industry, automotive production, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Car manufacturing, digital transformation, Dürr, Dürr’s New Paint Line for Handal Indonesia Motor Brings Smart, DXQequipment.operation, EcoDry X, electrocoating, Hyundai, Indonesia, Indonesia Advances in Automotive Manufacturing with Dürr’s Cutting-Edge RoDip® E Painting Technology, Industry 4.0, Paint Shop, pre-treatment, PT Handal Indonesia Motor, RoDip E, smart manufacturing, Southeast Asia, sustainability, Sustainable Automotive Production to Southeast Asia
(IN BRIEF) Siemens Digital Industries Software and NEC Corporation have signed a Technology Partner Program Agreement to jointly develop an automated robot teaching solution that integrates NEC’s Robot Task Planning service with Siemens’ Process Simulate software. The collaboration, part of … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged 3D robot simulation, AI simulation, automated teaching, BluStellar, digital transformation, Digital Twin, Dx, Faster Production, industrial automation, Industry 4.0, Kosuke Hidashima, Kunihiko Horita, manufacturing innovation, NEC, NEC Robot Task Planning, Process Simulate, production optimization, robotics, Siemens, Siemens and NEC Drive Digital Transformation in Manufacturing with Automated Robot Teaching, Siemens Digital Industries Software, Siemens-NEC Partnership Delivers AI-Driven Robot Simulation for Smarter, smart factories, Tecnomatix
(IN BRIEF) Siemens and Capgemini have deepened their collaboration to develop AI-native digital solutions that integrate artificial intelligence directly into the foundation of product engineering, manufacturing, and operations. The partnership will deliver industry-specific applications that combine Siemens’ industrial software and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged AI agents, AI-native, Aiman Ezzat, Airbus, artificial intelligence, automation, Capgemini, Cedrik Neike, Cloud, digital transformation, Digital Twins, energy transition, engineering, Europe, GravitHy, hydrogen, industrial AI, industrial software, Industry 4.0, Manufacturing, operations, Sanofi, Siemens, Siemens and Capgemini Deepen Global Partnership to Deliver Intelligent and Sustainable Industrial Innovation, smart manufacturing, sustainability, technology partnership
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has launched the “Race to Innovate” Tour, a four-city U.S. event series focused on tackling key challenges in manufacturing, including workforce shortages, outdated technology, and efficiency gaps. Scheduled stops in Charlotte, Novi, Tempe, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Industrial, Management, Sweden, Technology
Tagged automation, Charlotte, digital transformation, Fullerton, Hexagon, Hexagon Americas State of Manufacturing Report, Hexagon launches nationwide “Race to Innovate” Tour to accelerate transformation in American manufacturing, Hexagon launches “Race to Innovate” Tour to empower U.S. manufacturers with technology and training, industrial technology, Industry 4.0, Manufacturing Intelligence, Novi, Race to Innovate Tour, reskilling, smart manufacturing, Steve Ilmrud, sustainable manufacturing, Tempe, U.S. manufacturing, workforce development
(IN BRIEF) Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales and Leonardo, has inaugurated its €100 million Space Smart Factory in Rome’s Tecnopolo Tiburtino. Supported by Italy’s PNRR funds and the Italian Space Agency, the facility integrates digital, robotic, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Industrial, Italy, News, Science, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Adolfo Urso, ASI, CIMR, cleanroom technology, copernicus, Digital Twin, European space programs, Galileo constellation, Giampiero Di Paolo, Hervé Derrey, Industry 4.0, Italian space agency, Italy space industry, Italy Strengthens Space Leadership with Thales Alenia Space’s Next-Generation Smart Factory at Tecnopolo Tiburtino, Leonardo, Massimo Claudio Comparini, Philippe Keryer, Pioneering a New Era in Satellite Manufacturing, PNRR, Roberto Cingolani, robotics, Rome, ROSE-L, satellite manufacturing, Sergio Mattarella, Sicral 3, Space Smart Factory, Stefano Pontecorvo, sustainable architecture, Tecnopolo Tiburtino, Teodoro Valente, Thales, Thales Alenia Space, Thales Alenia Space Inaugurates State-of-the-Art Space Smart Factory in Rome
(IN BRIEF) Schmalz has unveiled its new FA-X and FA-M vacuum area gripping systems, offering companies in logistics, packaging, and wood processing a highly adaptable solution for handling a wide range of materials, including porous and irregularly shaped workpieces. With … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged automation, energy efficiency, FA-M, FA-X, FA-X and FA-M from Schmalz bring adaptable and intelligent vacuum gripping to robotics and automation, glass, Industry 4.0, IO-Link, logistics, packaging, plastics, process reliability, robotics, Schmalz, Schmalz introduces flexible and energy-saving vacuum area gripping systems, Schmalz introduces smart gripping technology to handle diverse materials with reduced energy costs, sealing foam, sheet metal, smart manufacturing, suction cups, sustainable processes, vacuum area gripping systems, wood processing
(IN BRIEF) KRONE, in collaboration with KUKA, is reshaping its manufacturing approach by combining established production sites with advanced smart factory concepts. At its Werlte facility, stationary and mobile robots like the KMP 1500P and KMP 3000P are modernizing truck … Read the full press release
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Tagged agricultural machinery, AMR, automation, Commercial Vehicles, digital production, German manufacturing, GTS, handling robots, Ibbenbüren, Industry 4.0, intralogistics, KMP 1500P, KMP 3000P, Krone, KRONE and KUKA advance robotics-driven automation in Werlte and Ibbenbüren smart factories, KRONE secures future competitiveness through robotic automation and connected manufacturing, KUKA, mobile robotics, Profi Liner, robotics, smart factory, Smart manufacturing transformation at KRONE with robotics and autonomous systems from KUKA, sustainable manufacturing, welding robots, Werlte
(IN BRIEF) Germany’s first YEXIO data centre has officially opened in Heiligenhaus, establishing the region as a pioneer in sustainable digital infrastructure. Developed by HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions and Palladio Partners, the facility is the first in a planned nationwide network … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged AI, Bernd Holtwick, cloud computing, data centre, decentralised network, Dr Bernd Kreuter, edge data centre, green IT, Heiligenhaus, Heiligenhaus inaugurates YEXIO data centre as HOCHTIEF and Palladio Partners drive nationwide digital expansion, HOCHTIEF, HOCHTIEF and Palladio Partners launch pioneering YEXIO data centre network with first facility in Heiligenhaus, Industry 4.0, IoT, Michael Beck, North Rhine-Westphalia, Palladio Partners, partnership, sustainability, sustainable digital infrastructure, Thomas-Krenn.AG, YEXIO
(IN BRIEF) Lars Sommerhäuser received SATW’s Outstanding Achievement Award at the members’ meeting for his leadership in advanced manufacturing and his role in uniting research with industrial application. As head of Empa’s Surface Science Coating Technologies team, leader of advanced manufacturing … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged additive manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, AM‑TTC Initiative, Awards, Empa, ETH Domain, Industry 4.0, Lars Sommerhäuser, leadership, members’ meeting, Outstanding Achievement Award, research network, SATW, Surface Science Coating Technologies, sustainable manufacturing, Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences, technology transfer
(IN BRIEF) KUKA’s new iiQWorks Engineering Suite simplifies robotic automation through the use of digital twins, offline programming, and virtual commissioning. The platform helps businesses streamline production planning, improve robot simulations, and reduce time-to-market. With a flexible, scalable architecture, iiQWorks … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Digital Twin, digitalization, engineering suite, flexible software architecture, iiQWorks, Industry 4.0, KUKA, KUKA operating system, Manufacturing, offline programming, production efficiency, robot automation, Robotic Systems, scalable automation solutions, virtual commissioning
(IN BRIEF) Neste has agreed to sell its NAPCON digital solutions business to Lummus Technology, a global leader in hydrocarbon processing technologies. NAPCON includes advanced software for process optimization, AI-driven analytics, and operator training. The deal, expected to close by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged AI-based process optimization, digital transformation, Ferroman, industrial AI, Industry 4.0, Leon de Bruyn, Lummus Digital, Lummus Technology, Markku Korvenranta, NAPCON, Neste, operator training, partnership, plant efficiency, Process Automation, process safety, refinery analytics, smart manufacturing, sustainable energy, TCG Digital, tech acquisition 2025
(IN BRIEF) Siemens and Koenig & Bauer have partnered to create a modular automation platform that allows machine builders to design, configure, and maintain intelligent machinery faster and more efficiently. Integrating Siemens’ Teamcenter and NX software, the solution leverages a … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Andreas Pleßke, automation platform, condition monitoring, digital transformation, Digital Twin, engineering efficiency, Factory Automation, industrial automation, Industry 4.0, Koenig & Bauer, Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed, machine building, mechanical engineering, modular automation, NX software, partnership, PLC, PLM, predictive maintenance, printing press technology, Rainer Brehm, Siemens, Siemens Factory Automation, Siemens Xcelerator, Siemens Xcelerator Marketplace, Simatic AX, smart manufacturing, software quality, Teamcenter
(IN BRIEF) Logicor and Solo have launched construction on a Build-to-Suit logistics facility in Bràfim, Tarragona, aimed at boosting local employment and advancing sustainable logistics in Catalonia. Scheduled for completion in Q2 2026, the 28,000 sqm hub will serve as … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Real Estate, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged AP-2 highway, Barcelona logistics ring, Bràfim, BREEAM Excellent, BTS, Build-to-Suit, Catalonia, energy-efficient logistics, EV charging, Green Infrastructure, Industry 4.0, Logicor, logistics hub, logistics real estate, Mohammed Mohammed, partnership, photovoltaic panels, Pilar Valencia, promotional products, regional economy, Solo, Spain industrial development, sustainable real estate, Tarragona, textile printing, Xavier Rius
(IN BRIEF) Samotics, a leading Dutch company in electrical data analytics, has secured €20 million in financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to accelerate its research and development on AI-driven technology designed to enhance the reliability and energy efficiency … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged AI, AI-powered technology, condition monitoring, decarbonization, EIB, electric motors, electrical data analytics, electrical signature analysis, energy consumption, energy efficiency, energy inefficiencies, ESA, European Commission, European Investment Bank, green transition, industrial reliability, Industry 4.0, InvestEU initiative, Jasper Hoogeweegen, malfunction detection, microchips, operating costs, partnership, predictive analytics, Robert de Groot, Samotics, sustainability, €20 million financing
(IN BRIEF) At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2024, European companies showcased a wide array of innovations and strategic partnerships that underscored their commitment to driving digital transformation and enhancing connectivity across various sectors. The key topics discussed by … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Entertainment, France, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Media, Security & Safety, Spain, Sweden, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 5G, AI, AMD, artificial-intelligence, Blockchain, Broadcom, Capra Robotics, Continental, Cybersecurity, data privacy, Deutsche Telekom, digital transformation, e& Group, edge computing, energy efficiency, entertainment, Ericsson, eSports, Extended Reality, Fini Company, gaming, Global Telco AI Alliance, HORSE, Industry 4.0, Intel, large language models, LLMs, Microsoft, mobile robots, Mobile World Congress, Mobile World Congress 2024, MWC 2024, MWC Barcelona 2024, network optimization, Nokia, on-demand network slicing, Optus, Orange Middle East & Africa, pianist Lang Lang, privacy compliance, Samsung, Singtel, SK Telecom, SoftBank Corp., spectroscopy, sustainability, Swift Navigation, Telefonica, Telefónica Movistar, Telefónica Tech, Tencent Cloud, TikTok, trinamiX, vodafone, VR, WEB3, XR
(IN BRIEF) The de:karb research project, led by TRUMPF, thyssenkrupp Materials Services, and Fraunhofer IPA, aims to reduce carbon emissions in sheet metal processing. It will create an open online platform for companies to accurately determine the carbon footprint of … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson has appointed Daniel Leimbach as the Head of Customer Unit Western Europe, effective from May 1st, 2023. Leimbach will continue to serve as the Managing Director of Ericsson Germany and lead the business with customers in Germany, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Management, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G technology, appointment, consumer services, Daniel Leimbach, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Industry 4.0, KPN, Swisscom, T-Mobile Netherlands, Telefónica, Telefónica Germany, University of Oxford, vodafone, Vodafone Germany
(PRESS RELEASE) AUGSBURG, 12-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — KUKA (ETR: KU2), one of the world’s leading suppliers of industrial robots and systems for factory automation and part of Midea Group, has announced it has appointed Dr. Christian Liedtke as the new … Read the full press release
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