To improve efficiency in electric drive units, manufacturers increasingly adopt two-speed gearboxes with an inner lamellae assembly (ILA) for better acceleration and highway efficiency.
In this interview, Greg Hollows, Senior Vice President of Imaging & Optical Assemblies and Engineering at Edmund Optics, discusses the key trends in the photonics industry.
In medical technology, microelectronics and the precision machining of complex geometries, accuracies in the micrometer range are required – while throughput is also rising.
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From April 22 to 24, 2026, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT invites you to AKL'26. The photonics congress with over 500 participants is taking place for the 15th time, this year with a significantly expanded program, over 80 presentations, and 54 exhibitor booths.
Automated surface inspection is one of the most important areas of application for industrial image processing. To provide practical insight into the latest technologies, methods and applications, the Fraunhofer Vision Division is organising the seminar ‘Inspection and Characterisation of Surfaces using Image Processing’ at Fraunhofer IOSB in Karlsruhe.
Following a record-breaking event in 2026, visitors to Automate 2027 can once again look forward to a wide range of offerings covering robotics, AI, industrial automation, machine vision and motion control. More than 1,230 exhibitors and over 140 conference sessions made the last edition one of the largest industry gatherings in the world.
The Fraunhofer Vision Division, in collaboration with P. E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG, is organising the ‘Non-Contact Measurement Technology’ special exhibition for the 20th time as part of the Control 2027 trade fair. The exhibition presents a cross-section of current technologies, applications and system components in the field of non-contact measurement and testing technology, and serves as a guide for specialist users in selecting suitable solutions for their individual testing tasks.
