Process automation: on the way to the clouds
Process automation: on the way to the clouds
Process automation: on the way to the clouds
Cloud solutions are on everyone’s lips: digitalised data in app-based strongholds in the clouds are being tasked with automating processes and rendering them more efficient. The EMO Hannover 2017 will be showcasing viable approaches and providing fit-for-purpose navigational aids on the data highway...
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Digitalisation is the EMO’s leitmotif
Digitalisation is the EMO’s leitmotif
Digitalisation is the EMO’s leitmotif
If Industry 4.0 were merely the generic term for a new photo or TV application, the publicity slogan for the EMO Hannover 2017 might perhaps be “Industry 4.0 – the wish list” or “Industrial Internet of Things – because I’m not stupid”. The fair’s keynote theme of “Connecting systems for intelligent ...
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The days of the traditional machine tool are not numbered
The days of the traditional machine tool are not...
The days of the traditional machine tool are not numbered
The whole world is talking about 3D printing, additive manufacturing and generative multi-layer construction technologies. Nevertheless, this is a long way from meaning that the classical machine tool is going to be pensioned off. The EMO Hannover 2017 will be showcasing an international banquet of ...
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Upbeat mindset in the Indian economy
Upbeat mindset in the Indian economy
Upbeat mindset in the Indian economy
Are Modinomics fuelling an industrial renaissance in India? This question will be addressed during the India Day hosted by the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association) at the EMO Hannover 2017 on 20 September. Investors and rating agencies on the Indian stock exchange, at least, are anticipat...
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Are machine tools safe? Depend on it!
Are machine tools safe? Depend on it!
Are machine tools safe? Depend on it!
The safety of machine tools is a major issue. Complex machinery, high speeds, and high power levels can be a dangerous mixture for the operator. Nevertheless, machine tools are very safe products. Many stakeholders have been collaborating for a long time to reach the current safety level: machine to...
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Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be opening the EMO Hannover 2017
Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be opening the EMO...
Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be opening the EMO Hannover 2017
Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will in September be ceremonially opening the EMO Hannover 2017. “We are absolutely delighted that our head of state will be honouring the EMO Hannover with his presence, and thus unequivocally affirming the high level of perceived importance accorded to t...
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“Engineers have a place in the big data world too”
“Engineers have a place in the big data world...
“Engineers have a place in the big data world too”
It’s with mixed feelings that some production experts will be looking at the EMO Hannover and its “Industry 4.0 area”: they fear that Industry 4.0 will lead to algorithms and solutions themed around big data, which in the long term will render the experts’ knowledge superfluous. But that risk is dis...
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