In our section "Fascination Technology," we present impressive projects from research and development to designers every week. Today: how a new process helps to reuse support structures in resin 3D printing.

First, GLM-5.3-Flash competed anonymously as “Ox Alpha” against other AI models; then Zhipu AI laid its cards on the table: All data traffic is said to have run on more than 100,000 Chinese AI chips. A proprietary inference engine is designed to help circumvent their memory bottlenecks.

For PRG Präzisions-Rührer GmbH, an efficient sales process is of the utmost importance. SEW-Eurodrive's online support and digital product selection tools support this process.

Teradyne Robotics has filed a patent infringement lawsuit before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Copenhagen against a German subsidiary of the Chinese robot manufacturer Jaka.

From robust linear guides to suction grippers for uneven surfaces to combination and planetary gearboxes: We’d like to introduce you to seven new products in linear technology and material handling. 

After 20 years, Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Want to Revitalize the Strategic Partnership They Once Established ...

For German companies in China, time may be running out to form partnerships with Chinese firms that are expanding internationally ...

Mutares has sold NEM Energy B.V. and NEM Balcke-Dürr—together known as the NEM Energy Group—to Hyundai Heavy Industries Power Systems Co., Ltd. (HPS), a division of the Korea Exchange ...

The development of humanoid robots is advancing rapidly, but what potential do they actually hold, what hurdles still need to be overcome for widespread industrial deployment, and what role do edge computing, open platforms, and specialized IT systems play in this? Dell Technologies answers the most important questions.

Anyone who thinks this is just a sensationalist headline is mistaken: it is actually an average of the findings from the major market analysts.

KUKA is kicking things off with the new KMF 1500P-CB stacker, a high-performance solution for flexible, autonomous material handling. The autonomous forklift transports both open and closed pallets and containers weighing up to 1,500 kilograms (approximately 3,307 pounds), ensuring a safe and precise flow of materials in warehouses and production logistics. Companies can use it to counteract the shortage of skilled workers and take pallet automation to a new level.

Autonomous Mobile Manipulation Robots (AMMRs)—a combination of a mobile robot and a cobot—are all the rage. Read on to learn about the challenges involved in their design and why AMMRs often remain superior to humanoid robots in manufacturing.

Why does an electrical flashover often occur exactly where you least expect it? Sharp edges, field maxima, and minute geometric deviations—often caused merely by manufacturing tolerances—determine when the breakdown strength of air is exceeded and an electric arc is formed.

Power supplies with a constant output can support different LED configurations using a single power supply model. However, to do so, developers must take into account forward voltage, temperature, manufacturing tolerances, and dimming conditions.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Additive Manufacturing Technologies (IAPT) will demonstrate at Formnext how ultrasound helps in the post-processing of printed metal parts ...

Airbus aircraft will also fly with artificial shark skin in the future, as was announced today. The first certification tests are currently underway ...

ZF aims to become less dependent on the passenger car market. Ahead of the IAA Transportation, CEO Mathias Miedreich and Andreas Moser, member of the Executive Board responsible for commercial vehicles, outline the company’s strategic direction. In Europe, they are promoting hybrid powertrains.

Beijing is requiring its automakers to engage in fair competition abroad: cutthroat pricing and discount wars are to be off-limits. In 2025, China exported more than eight million vehicles worldwide.

As part of the move toward series production, prototypes of the BMW iX5 Hydrogen are currently undergoing a testing program. The primary focus is on validating the entire system under various environmental and operating conditions.

In China, automakers will be held liable in the future if traffic laws are violated while the vehicle is in autonomous driving mode. This measure is also intended to accelerate the commercialization of autonomous driving.

It doesn't always have to be ARM: RISC-V, edge AI, and specialized compute architectures are transforming the semiconductor market. Open ecosystems, flexible IP, heterogeneous accelerators, and close integration of hardware, software, and manufacturing are in greater demand than ever. Depending on the requirements, solutions may be recommended that also make other processor classes and IPs worth considering.

As ABB and the Boston Consulting Group point out, the expansion of AI computing capabilities and increasing electrification are also bringing DC technologies back into sharper focus. In buildings and industrial facilities in particular, many energy sources and consumers already rely on direct current.

The AI company Anthropic accuses its Chinese rival of secretly redirecting user queries to it instead of answering them with its own software. This could be a bombshell...

High-NA EUV can image finer structures, but so far it has one drawback: the usable exposure field is smaller than that of many EUV systems. ASML plans to work with chip manufacturers to develop larger masks so that, in the future, chips up to about 800 mm² can also be manufactured using high-NA technology.