In the past, a lot of effort had to be made to enable machines to talk to each other. Today, one standard language is enough: OPC UA. Lenze has integrated this into control systems, visualizations and engineering tools.
When used correctly, AI systems in mechanical and plant engineering increase efficiency and quality and open up prospects for new business models. Achenbach shows what is important here.
AI is the key technology of our time - companies should learn quickly and take a two-pronged approach: What can be implemented immediately and what contributes to the strategy? One thing is clear: AI is a matter for the top management.
Many companies are slowly approaching generative AI. The prospect of generative AI not only analyzing data but also preparing it in advance offers great potential.
In Kamen, known to many only from traffic reports, a large-scale project is taking shape with a signal effect: On the eastern edge of the Ruhr region, Vahle is investing 60 million euros in a new campus - but why here of all places?
Machines from Europe have often been running in Nigeria for decades. But if you want to be successful in Africa's fourth-largest economy, you need more than good technology: You need patience, presence, and a keen sense of relationships.
Most products are only allowed to be brought to market if they come with operating instructions. At Zindel AG, Technical Editor and Team Leader Alexander Müller ensures that even complex machines can be operated without prior knowledge.
Neither parental advice nor guidance from the employment office is the best way to find out who is suited to a technical profession. Materials Engineer Sandra Kofink advises those interested to ask themselves one very simple question.
Despite bureaucracy and competition, Italy remains an attractive market for machinery. The government is unusually stable and business-friendly and is promoting itself with tax breaks worth billions. But they are not easy to obtain.
Vaillant, heating specialist based in the German town of Remscheid, is putting its core expertise to good use for social causes. The collaboration with SOS Children's Villages was initiated and developed by the company's employees.
More vehicles, more customers, more deployments: The Mobile Services of hydraulic specialist Hansa-Flex are growing. They provide emergency support - quickly and reliably. For Mobile Services Directo Lelio Arlt, this strategy is the key to success.
