Premiere of the Control Expert Days
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Optical wireless quantum security: Li-Fi and QKD in one system
The QuINSiDa project has demonstrated an optical free beam system in the laboratory that combines Li-Fi with continuous and discrete variable quantum key distribution (CV-/DV-QKD) in a common architecture
Global machine vision market set to grow to 8.3 billion dollars by 2030
According to a recent report by Interact Analysis, the machine vision industry has exceeded expectations with growth of 5.2 percent in 2025.
Market for humanoid robots set to grow to 15 billion dollars by 2035
According to the report "Humanoid Robots - 2026" by Interact Analysis, the market for humanoid robots is still at an early stage, but shows significant growth potential for the 2030s.
Production capacities for assembly and testing systems expanded
Nanosystec has moved to a new site in Groß-Umstadt and quadrupled its production area.
Ifm and Team Malizia develop data-based sensor technology for offshore racing sailors
The sensor specialist and the offshore racing team led by skipper Boris Herrmann have entered into a technical partnership.
Teledyne Flir OEM receives award from Northrop Grumman
The award recognizes the company's role as a supplier of infrared sensors and camera modules used in weapons systems, aircraft, missile defense and space systems.
Machine learning in image acquisition and embedded vision
The 93rd Heidelberg Machine Vision Forum is dedicated to the topic of "Learning to Sense" and highlights two key developments in machine vision.
Laser applications for battery and drive production
The third edition of the IPG Power Days E-Mobility Edition has established itself as a specialist platform for technical decision-makers from the automotive, e-mobility and battery production sectors.
Edmund Optics appoints Judy Kelley as new Chief Human Resources Officer
She succeeds Jeanne Davie, who retired after several years in this role.
Embedded Vision Summit becomes part of SPIE Photonics West
From 2027, the conference will be organized as an independent track within SPIE Photonics West.
IIZ expanded at Motek/Bondexpo 2026
In 2026, the Industrial Interactive Zone will be expanded as a central attraction at Motek, the trade fair for production and assembly automation, and Bondexpo for bonding technology, which takes place at the same time.
Zebra Technologies acquires stake in Apera AI
The aim is to enable robots in dynamic, unstructured production environments to recognize, analyze and handle objects in real time.
Advanced Vision & AI Conference seeks presentations on machine vision
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) is now accepting presentation submissions for the Advanced Vision & AI Conference, which will take place on September 23 and 24, 2026 in Santa Clara, California.
Hummel strengthens global sales network for connection technology
The company is realigning its Global Account & Industry Management division.
High order backlog and selective acquisitions in the first quarter
At EUR 164.6 million, incoming orders in the Indus Engineering segment remained at a high level in the first quarter of 2026, albeit slightly below the previous year (EUR 171.2 million).
Optatec 2026 comes to a successful end
265 exhibitors from 25 countries presented solutions for the technical use of light.
Habia with a new management team
Axel Barnekow Widmark has taken over the position of CEO.
Fotonation develops energy-efficient perception AI chip
The company has completed a pre-A funding round, led by Enterprise Ireland and Silicon Gardens, supplemented by other business angels
EMVA Business Conference: Another speaker introduced
Michael Fischer will speak on the topic of "Smart Factory 5.0 - From Digital Twin to Real Twin".
IMTS 2026 shows ways to increase productivity in manufacturing
The trade fair (September 14-19, 2026) brings together around 86,000 visitors, 1,800 exhibitors and ten technology sectors.
Scalable alignment solution for silicon photonics
3sae presented the Octapod microrobot for the alignment of silicon photonics components at Photonics West 2026.
25 years of Hamamatsu Photonics in Poland
The company has been represented on the Polish market with its own site since 2000 and supports customers from industry, science and research with optoelectronic solutions.
Macnica ATD Europe takes over Indesmatech
Indesmatech specializes in semiconductor manufacturer representation, design-in support, consulting and online sourcing.
Ams Osram sells its CMOS image sensor business
The company is selling it to the US semiconductor manufacturer Indie Semiconductor for a total of EUR 40 million.
Ifm restructures technical management: Dr. Volker Frey becomes CTO
The long-standing CTO Benno Kathan has retired after around 35 years with the company.
Phoenix Contact establishes Chief Sales Officer in the Group Management Board
Stephan Volgmann will take over this role on the Group Management Board from May 15, 2026.
ams Osram strengthens Digital Photonics business and addresses AI data centers
The company reports sales of EUR 796 million and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 16.5% for the first quarter of 2026.
World of Quantum becomes the world's leading trade fair for quantum technologies
With 160 exhibitors from 16 countries and over 24,200 trade visitors (2025), the event is currently the largest trade fair for quantum technologies
Zeiss Blockwise integrates Halcon for automated microscopy
Blockwise is designed as a toolbox for automated microscopy and primarily addresses applications in electron microscopy, for example in the semiconductor industry.
Results of the IVSM Spring Meeting in Prague presented
The international standardization community for image processing drew a positive balance after the IVSM Spring Meeting in Prague.
European machine vision expects slight recovery and growth in 2026
According to the VDMA Machine Vision department, sales are expected to increase by around 3%, following a decline of 2% in 2025.
Epic CEO Award 2026 for head of light conversion
The European Photonics Industry Consortium (Epic) has honored Martynas Barkauskas with the Epic CEO Award 2026.
EPIC Sustainability Award 2026 for Jenoptik
The organization thus recognizes sustainability as a central component of its corporate strategy.
Digikey expands its product range
387,000 new components were added to the range in the first quarter of 2026.
