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5 strategies on how PLM tools can save the industry

Which 5 PLM strategies will ensure production success in 2025? Learn how Revalize strengthens companies in the circular economy and supply chains.

How AI connects mechanical drive technology and fluidics

Digital technologies are conquering drive and fluid technology. Why artificial intelligence is becoming more important and what that means for industrial manufacturing.

Industrial Metaverse Conference: The future of production

The metaverse is gaining momentum! At the Industrial Metaverse Conference 2025, experts presented developments that redefine production. From digital twins to GenAI - the future of the industry is connected, intelligent, and immersive.

With automation and AI towards more sustainability

How important are automation and AI for sustainability risk management? Two experts provide the answer and explain what counts among the most important drivers of AI.

Wilo's smart factory sets standards in digitalization

Wilo's smart factory in Dortmund achieved the overall victory at the factory of the year through consistent site development and a focus on communication and transparency. Plant manager Branko Calusic on the importance of employee involvement.

How GenAI and digital twins drive innovation

At the mechanical engineering summit salon at SEW Eurodrive, the focus was on the innovation potential surrounding digital twins, AI, and the circular economy. There was consensus that higher budgets for AI and more speed are needed to keep up internationally

Mercedes: Flexibility and digitalization are in focus

The Mercedes-Benz plant in Rastatt impresses with flexible production and outstanding digitalization. But how did the team manage to maintain high-level production during a twelve-week renovation? The answer is here.

Digital procurement simplifies purchasing processes

Learn how a digital procurement model handles all administrative tasks from a single source, relieving and strengthening purchasing. From supplier search to technical consulting to production and post-processing.

Technology-neutral: How Festo positions itself as a problem solver

What matters is no longer the product - but the solution. Festo shows how customer needs set the pace.

Wilo's smart factory sets standards in digitalization

Wilo's smart factory in Dortmund has achieved the overall victory in the factory of the year through consistent site development and a focus on communication and transparency. Plant manager Branko Calusic on the importance of employee involvement.

Digital procurement against workforce shortages in purchasing

Increasingly, there is a lack of capacity and specialised know-how to efficiently manage procurement projects. How Facturee can relieve and strengthen purchasing.

AI is a tool, not a replacement

As a computer science graduate and managing partner of Gerhard Schubert GmbH, Ralf Schubert is probably the perfect interview partner for a discussion about the practical use of AI in mechanical engineering. And about where humans remain irreplaceable.

90 percent of companies worldwide are not protected against AI cyber threats

The global economy is heading unchecked into a new era of cyber threats - and only one in ten companies is adequately prepared. The consultancy firm Accenture warns of fatal failures in AI security.

Digital transformation is at the top of the agenda for companies

Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and process automation dominate the investment strategies of the German economy. A KPMG study reveals where the biggest levers are - and where surprisingly little is happening.

“Just start, but with a clear focus”

AI is now commonplace in packaging development at Mutabor, says Moritz Carstens. In the interview, the executive creative director explains why humans remain indispensable, which tools have the greatest leverage - and why companies should develop an AI stance.

Agile Robots solves task fastest and most economically

At this year's Robotics Challenge, Agile Robots impressively demonstrated what modern automation can achieve. The company completed the complex task of automated processing of partial wiring harnesses in just 2:25 minutes.

What does the AI boom mean for Europe's climate goals?

The rapid expansion of energy-hungry AI data centers could become the Trojan horse of climate policy according to the Federal Environment Agency - and burden Europe's CO₂ balance without a single data center being built on site.

Why AI and the metaverse will shape production

Why artificial intelligence and the industrial metaverse are the future, but current production presents very different challenges, as explained by two experts from the consulting firm Adesso.

Zollner's digital transformation journey unveiled

Discover how Zollner integrates cutting-edge technologies to enhance efficiency and sustainability across its global operations.

Machine tools: These technologies make future-proof

The competitive environment is challenging for machine tool manufacturers. Therefore, solutions are needed that enable users to assert themselves in the market. Which technologies are in focus.

Supply chain strategies: These are trends you should follow

How to create transparency in the supply chain, where robots are most helpful, and what priorities should be set in intralogistics, explained by Dr. Kerstin Höfle from Körber Supply Chain in the interview.

Process optimization and productivity increase through AI

According to an IDC study from February, 22 percent of medium-sized businesses see themselves as digital beginners. However, a comprehensive digital transformation is essential to use AI for process optimization and productivity increase.

These experts are crucial in the smart factory

As the automotive industry changes, so do job profiles. The intelligent and connected factory provides a digital qualification boost - and personnel shortages.

What automakers expect from the chief AI officer

After the CDO comes the CAIO. In the executive suites of automakers like Mercedes or GM, there are now AI directors who are supposed to transform processes and culture across the company. But the pressure to succeed is high - the CAIO must deliver, and quickly.

“I want to fully exploit AI as a transformation turbo”

In the interview, he talks about his strategic priorities, the importance of AI as a company-wide force, and the cultural change in the organization. His goal: Get AI out of the pilot phase - into widespread use.

Mercedes-Benz's plans for the smart factory

With the MO360 data platform, Mercedes-Benz connects its approximately 30 car plants worldwide. In 2023, ChatGPT was integrated into production. Our overview shows what plans the Stuttgart company generally has to make their factories smarter.

“AI will change everything”

Ralf Schubert demonstrated at the Packaging Machinery Conference 2025, using his company as an example, how artificial intelligence can be specifically applied in packaging machinery - for instance, in robotics, motion planning, and document search. A practical insight into the possibilities of a technology that is changing the world at an unprecedented speed.

“Cybersecurity creates the foundation for digitalization”

The Cyber Resilience Act presents challenges for machine and plant manufacturers - but also offers opportunities. Dr. Olaf Weinmann, Vice President Digital Solutions at Uhlmann Pac-Systeme, explains in the interview why cybersecurity is the basis for digitalization and why AI is both a blessing and a curse here.