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Robot Investment Reaches Record The new World Robotics report shows an annual global sales value of US$16,5bn. in 2018 – a new record. 422,000 units were shipped globally in 2018 – an increase of 6% compared to the previous year. IFR forecasts shipments in 2019 will recede from the record level in 2018, but expects an average growth of 12% per year from...

AI action guide for German parliament Representatives of the Bundestag's Enquête Commission on Artificial Intelligence received the WGP's new action guide 'AI in production - developing artificial intelligence for companies'. The association of leading German professors of production technology officially presented the position paper to the Federal...

30 years of AIT Goehner The owner-managed company AIT Goehner, known as a distributor and system integrator for manufacturer-independent components and solutions, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. In 1989 Michael Göhner (r.) founded AIT Goehner GmbH together with a friend in a single room in Esslingen.

1st Robotics Day at the IWT On 16 October 2019 the 1st Robotics Day of the IWT will take place at the DHBW Ravensburg Campus Friedrichshafen. The target group are industrial companies that are interested in robotics but are not yet able to use it in their company. Participation is free of charge.

Syte raises US$21.5mio. for visual search Syte, an Israeli startup that powers visual search features for ecommerce companies, has raised US$21.5mio. in a series B round of funding. Founded out of Tel Aviv in 2015, Syte has developed visual AI technology that retailers can use to enhance search inside their applications.

Funding for high-performance 3D security radar Echodyne, the manufacturer of high-performance radars for government and commercial markets, announces the close of an additional US$20mio. financing round. The additional capital will enable the company to meet growing demand for its EchoGuard 3D surveillance radar and continue to invest in breakthrough radar...

Samsara raises US$300mio. for IoT solutions Samsara, a San Francisco, CA-based Industrial IoT company, raised $300m in new funding. Its portfolio of IoT solutions combine hardware, software, and cloud to bring real-time visibility, analytics, and AI to operations. The company intends to use the funds to develop new products for customers, expand into...

Intelligent adhesive application A fully automated and controlled adhesive application system with 3D image processing is the result of a funding project by Nimak, Quiss and Fraunhofer IFAM. The new dosing systems a.tronNext now detect the respective position of the component during the bonding and sealing of structural elements and automatically apply the...

Mitutoyo enter CT market in Japan Mitutoyo Corporation has signed a marketing agreement with Shimadzu Corporation. Mitutoyo will add Shimadzu Corporation’s dimensional X-ray CT system XDimensus 300 to its sales line-up in Japan. Going forward, both companies will broadly expand their cooperation, increasing the range of products in their marketing...

Mitutoyo opens new office in Berlin Mitutoyo Germany celebrates the official opening of its new location in Berlin. On 700m², the new building offers one large and several small showrooms, a training and conference room as well as modern offices. The branch is equipped with modern building control technology and can be extended if necessary.

CEO leaves Schneider-Kreuznach Dr. Thomas Kessler, CEO of Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH will step down on December 31, 2019. He is departing from the company by mutual agreement.  The Managing Partners, members of the Advisory Board and CEO have agreed to terminate the contract.

19th Polyworks User Meeting 2020 The 19th Polyworks User Meeting will take place in Lindau from 17 to 19 March 2020. More than 350 users, developers, service providers and equipment manufacturers are expected to attend this industry meeting of 3D metrology. Further information and registration under the link.

Joint Venture BitFlow and One Box Vision BitFlow, in collaboration with engineering firm One Box Vision, has developed the PackFlow Print Inspection Package to improve the way the packaging industry inspects materials printed on high-speed web offset presses. The package makes it possible to install an image processing system with standard hardware on a...

Successful VG User Group Meeting Almost 100 participants attended the 7th Volume Graphics User Group Meeting in Heidelberg, which, as always, focused on CT on both days. The numerous presentations covered NDT 4.0, machine learning, porosity and applications. The event was rounded off by a trade show with eleven industry partners.