Industries are pinning great hopes on cobots. Working shoulder to shoulder with humans, collaborative robots will boost the efficiency of production processes and perform strenuous or repetitive jobs. But for which tasks are these reputed multi-talents really suited? And where do they still trail behind in comparison with humans?
Producing communicating objects in ultra-connected factories sounds like a no-win situation for ACTIA in the light of increasing cybersecurity threats worldwide. Yet it is this industrial cybersecurity challenge that the Group’s factories rise to on a daily basis as part of a ongoing policy based on quality, security, innovation and industrial excellence.
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Nine Dragons Paper Industries to supply two chemi-thermomechanical pulping systems for their mills in China.
With Smart Manufacturing continuing to merge the worlds of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT), the demand for comprehensive security measures to protect OT networks is growing.
The Red Dot Design Awards stand for outstanding achievements in product design. The jury evaluates thousands of entries each year. For its Fischer LP360 connectors from the Fischer Freedom Series, which have already won numerous industry awards, Fischer Connectors has now been awarded the prestigious Red Dot Award for Product Design in two categories: the "Mobile Phones, Tablets and Wearables" category, and the new "Smart Products" meta-category. The judges praised the connectors’ unique design concept, which makes them both appealing to users and particularly easy to use.