Cobots with the muscle of imagination

The line between imagination and automation is disappearing. At IROS 2025, advances like the RoboSense Robot Manipulation Eye re-defined perception, while robots learned to combine vision, touch and language—and even began exhibiting social navigation and self-healing.

AI gives traction batteries a second life

Fraunhofer IWU and EDAG Production Solutions are planning an automated dismantling plant for electric car batteries.

Robotics is a matter for top management

Robotics has become a strategic priority for top management, not just a factory-floor issue.

Steel casting market to reach US$55.6B

The expansion of renewable energy sector, particularly wind power, has significantly increased the demand for robust steel castings, which are essential for manufacturing critical components such as turbine hubs and generator frames. These components must endure substantial mechanical stresses and harsh environmental conditions, making steel an ideal material due to its strength, durability, and recyclability.

VDMA members at ITMA ASIA + CITME in Singapore

With 69 exhibiting member companies, ITMA ASIA + CITME 2025 is once again marked by a strong presence of VDMA companies

Industrial-scale additive manufacturing moves into series production

A new wave of additive manufacturing is driving series-production capability with advanced hybrid and powder-bed solutions, integrating milling, turning, pre-heating and 3-D scanning. These streamlined process chains cut throughput time, expand material options, and meet industrial demands for higher efficiency and functional complexity.

A new era of European space travel

Experience is all well and good but iControl is better

The new "iControl" process monitoring system from WFL gives machine operators of the future a whole package of functions to ensure reliable, cost-effective (series) production processes. It is important that the machine and tools deliver maximum productivity when in use; at the same time, the process needs to be as stable and reliable as possible.

Next-generation 3D metrology system expands precision for large and heavy parts

OGP Announces Large Capacity SmartScope M130 M-Series, the Latest in the Next Evolution of the World’s Most Popular 3D Multisensor Metrology Systems

All Metals Fabricating elevates precision manufacturing with first Kitamura Supercell-300G

All Metals is proud to announce the addition of a Kitamura Supercell-300G 5-Axis Horizontal Machining Center.

HSG Laser redefines smart manufacturing with intelligent sheet and tube cutting solutions

Built on automation, precision, and digital intelligence, these innovations set a new benchmark for smart manufacturing.

A breakthrough bearing steel for next-generation aeroengine efficiency

SKF presents a novel bearing steel designed to enable the next generation of aeroengine technology