More about Automation

19-05-2023

Colleague robot takes things up a notch

How can a robot better assess its environment thanks to "extra eyes" and thus maintain more speed in its path? A team of researchers at Fraunhofer IWU found an answer. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/colleague-robot-takes-things-up-a-notch-3376308.html

27-04-2023

Fast and cost-effective AR solutions for industry

In 2017, the tech start-up Visometry, a Fraunhofer spin-off, specialized in augmented reality (AR) solutions for industrial applications. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/fast-and-cost-effective-ar-solutions-for-industry-3357737.html

20-04-2023

Fraunhofer IPK continues successful cooperation in Brazil

The Fraunhofer IPK Project Office at the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) in São José dos Campos strengthens application-oriented research and development for the Brazilian manufacturing industry. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/fraunhofer-ipk-continues-successful-cooperation-in-brazil-3357731.html

06-12-2022

IST goes into the last round for this year

The year is slowly drawing to a close. Take advantage of the festive season and read our new IST for the last time this year! More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/ist-goes-into-the-last-round-for-this-year-3292562.html

01-11-2022

Robot control without programming

New software aims to save operators from having to program robots in the future: With the help of a portable learning device, operators can teach the robot their professional know-how by simply performing their task. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/robot-control-without-programming-3265969.html

27-10-2022

The next step to Industry 4.0

Experts in automation software and production engineering and automation are working together to expand the application areas of Robotic Process Automation for industrial production. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/the-next-step-to-industry-4-0-3265965.html

20-10-2022

Four typical initial hurdles in AI projects

Artificial intelligence offers enormous opportunities. But technology alone is no guarantee of success. One operator of an AI-based platform for industrial workers shows how companies can keep an eye on and deal with the most common initial hurdles. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/four-typical-initial-hurdles-in-ai-projects-3265960.html

06-10-2022

Digital platform with test offer for information technologies

The digital networking of machines and plants holds enormous opportunities for making production chains more efficient and sustainable. A digital service portal offers companies the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the benefits of a digital toolbox of networked, adaptive production. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/digital-platform-with-test-offer-for-information-technologies-3247718.html

29-09-2022

Fraunhofer IPA cooperates with Japanese mechanical engineering company Sugino

The German-Japanese network for research and industrialization of biopolymers is being expanded. At the end of July 2022, Fraunhofer IPA officially launched its collaboration with the Japanese mechanical engineering company Sugino at a symposium. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/fraunhofer-ipa-cooperates-with-japanese-mechanical-engineering-company-sugino-3247716.html

27-07-2022

Automatica 2022 - The future of automation and robotics

What role will automation and robotics play for industry in the future? Which developments and technologies will shape the work of tomorrow and how important will AI become? Automatica 2022 offered answers to these questions as well as numerous innovations and trends. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/automatica-2022-the-future-of-automation-and-robotics-3198599.html