Digitalization and automation continue to drive mechanical engineering forward - and with them, the requirements for functional safety and cyber security are increasing. For automation engineers, this means that machine safety is becoming a holistic concept.
The company has improved from a "Committed Badge" in 2024 to a silver medal in 2025.
The 2025 Autumn International Vision Standards Meeting (IVSM) took place from November 3 to 7 in Haikou, Hainan, and attracted over 120 R&D engineers worldwide.
The Lapp Exploration Center (LEC) has been certified as a PI Competence Center for Profinet.
EMVA will host the international meeting on standards in machine vision in Prague in 2026.
The company was honored as "Manufacturer of the Year" at the Southern Arizona Tech + Business Expo 2025.
This event, now in its eighth year, offers the machine vision community a platform for networking and professional exchange.
The aim of the collaboration is to integrate SEW-Eurodrive's axis and drive systems into the Ubique automation platform.
This acquisition is intended to strengthen Agile Robots' market position in the field of smart automation solutions
Dietmar Geray, an apprentice at Excelitas in Göttingen, was honored by the Hanover-Hildesheim Chamber of Industry and Commerce as one of the best in the state in the field of precision optics.
The prototype of the QSolid quantum computer was successfully integrated into the JUNIQ infrastructure of the Jülich Supercomputing Center.
Teledyne combines the various machine vision technologies, including 1D, 2D and 3D cameras, under the umbrella of "Teledyne Vision Solutions".
The M-AIR research network, under the leadership of the Mobility & Logistics and AIR Artificial Intelligence Regensburg clusters, is driving forward digitalization and automation in intralogistics.
A recent survey by the ZVEI shows that the manufacturing industry in Germany wants to invest significantly in industrial AI.
Embedded World North America 2025 took place in California for the first time and ended with around 15 percent growth in visitor numbers.
Rockwell's robot is an AMR solution that can transport heavy loads in factories and operate in robot fleets of over 100 units.
Laser Components began coating individual laser optics almost 40 years ago. These are used in laser processes in numerous industries, including medicine, defense and aerospace.
This strategic acquisition includes intellectual property in hardware and software, a product portfolio with network cards and software stacks, as well as customer relationships in the USA and Japan.
The French and German electrical and digital industry associations, FIEEC and ZVEI, are calling for a proactive strategy for Europe's digital sovereignty.
Dr. Robin Höhne joins company founder Prof. Dr. Lutz Hagner as Chief Executive Officer.
The MTP committee has successfully held the first plugfest based on the new MTP V2.0 specification.
Edmund Optics integrates gas flow cells
The company received top marks in the categories of product portfolio, service and support as well as price models and outperformed the market averages.
The company has relocated its headquarters from Alsbach-Hähnlein to Bensheim
Vision Markets, a consultancy specializing in the machine vision industry, is ten years old.
Wittenstein's "Digital Twin along the Customer Journey" solution won an award in the "Excellence" category at the Startup the Future event organized by the Industry 4.0 Baden-Württemberg Alliance.
The Pepperl+Fuchs Group is expanding its portfolio for digitalization in hazardous areas with certified solutions such as intrinsically safe smartphones, tablets and HMI systems.
JP Kummer has been distributing Viscom's inspection solutions for semiconductor industry in DACH since October 1, 2025.
Ricoh is spinning off its lens business. It will be continued by Optowl with immediate effect. The brand name will also change from mid-2026.
Keiji Yuasa takes over as President and CEO of Muratec USA, effective October 1, 2025
Since October 2025, the site has offered several demonstrators for AI-based robotics.
The company has started construction of a new production building in Stäfa.
Edmund's appointment underscores her strategic vision and commitment to optical science and technology.
Under the motto "Imaging the Invisible", the participants discussed how image information can be made usable across different wavelength ranges and modalities, such as machine learning.
