Industry 4.0
AI Helps with Maintenance
Fluke Corporation has introduced new AI features for its E-Maint CMMS/EAM software. These features will be available as part of a beta update and incorporate specially developed AI tools into […]
Month: July 2026
Industry 4.0
Multi-Agent AI for Industry
With Galaxia, Lantek and Ikerlan are developing an agent-based AI architecture for industrial applications. It is designed to give companies more control over critical data and processes and reduce their […]
Industry 4.0
Complete Clarity Thanks to Quality Assurance
ZKW Lighting Systems develops and manufactures high-quality lighting systems for the automotive industry. However, new materials, complex designs, and tight tolerances are pushing conventional measurement technology to its limits in […]
Industry 4.0
Productivity—with Safety
Efficiency and safety are often at odds in metalworking. While high closing speeds increase throughput, they also raise the risk and often lead to complex safety systems that slow down […]
Company
Reliable processes for wind turbine steel structures
Wind turbines are highly visible symbols of the energy transition, and their manufacture requires a high degree of precision and reliable processes. Grinding, milling, polishing, and cutting processes play a […]
Company
Trumpf Is Growing Again Thanks to the U.S. Market
Machine tool manufacturer Trumpf closed the 2025/26 fiscal year (ending June 30) with better-than-expected results. After three years of declining order intake and two years of falling revenue, the company […]
Newsletter
AI Detects Cracks in Real Time
Zwick-Roell is expanding the hole expansion test according to ISO 16630 to include AI-based crack detection. The new system is integrated into the BUP sheet metal forming testing machine and […]
Newsletter
Key to the Level of Vertical Integration
Precision, value creation, and independence: To remain competitive in the plant engineering sector, an Austrian family-owned company is relying on modern cutting technology. At the heart of the new manufacturing […]
Company
Salzgitter Steel Trading automates manual post-processing:
When manual finishing of thick sheet metal reaches its economic and quality limits, automated systems help ensure consistent edge quality, reliable processes, and efficient production in accordance with DB requirements. […]
Company
Steel Production in Transition
Carbon-free steel—that is the industry’s new goal. While companies in the sector are already reporting on shipments and contracts, in practice the products vary widely, and the road to climate-neutral […]