Machine Engineering
Machine engineering is one of Germany’s key industries. The importance of this segment has led to the creation of new university degree programs in fields such as production and logistics, process engineering, vehicle/automotive engineering, production engineering and aerospace engineering among others.
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Compact heating control system marks new generation
Siemens Industry Automation Division expands its offer for heating control systems with the compact Siplus HCS3200 system. In its rugged, totally enclosed…
Machines that Can Feel / Sensitive Machine Components with Laser Technology
An isolating layer and a sensor layer are coated directly onto the tooling component, and the sensor is then structured using an ultrashort pulsed laser. Since…
Quantity and Quality: Novel Sensor Module Ensures Efficient Production
Defects, especially fractures and wrinkles, slow down production processes and increase the reject rate when forming mass products, e. g. during deep-drawing…
Laser Simplifies Maintenance in Casting Plants
All the rolls have to be precisely vertically aligned to ensure the mechanical stresses they are exposed to are equally distributed. Up into now, the roll…
New Waterjets Could Propel LCS to Greater Speeds
The product of an Office of Naval Research (ONR) Future Naval Capabilities (FNC) program, the waterjets arrived last month at the Marinette Marine shipyard in…
Technology Update for Embedded Industrial PCs
All the computers are now equipped with powerful third-generation Intel Core i7 processors, which are well suited for permanent operation in maintenance-free…