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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/66/8f/668fb85f23216f218cf3522b7ffb24a6/0130855591v1.jpeg "View inside the laser welding system. Left in the picture: a linear axis with two guides, the one on the right with integrated IMScompact position measuring system. (Image:RMA)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/ed/8b/ed8b365dc82b2bdbe2efddca4089c79a/0130059646v1.jpeg "High-feed milling cutter in engagement and when reaching the maximum radial cutting depth. (Image:Walter)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/a0/db/a0dbbf658663393c67520575f3a0e6b4/0131325829v1.jpeg "This is an example of a 3D-printed metal part that can be purchased via the Unionfab platform. The Shanghai-based service provider has now expanded its additive manufacturing capabilities ... (Image:Unionfab)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/fc/a2/fca2d9c7102f10159c10b810e0042395/0131356689v1.jpeg "The Bosch Group has to reinvent itself in many areas. This costs money and, unfortunately, many jobs. To justify these measures, the management also refers to the values that founder Robert Bosch once established for himself ... (Image:Bosch)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/f3/8f/f38faf493aab4e05033cc999f1d00a16/dtm-founders-1280x719v1.png "Martin Schilling is a European tech ecosystem leader, entrepreneur, and startup operator known for scaling tech companies and supporting deep tech founders. (Source: DTM)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/0a/22/0a22ee2682ff6c6907f78c6fb7e65667/0131215395v1.jpeg "The use of robots in day-to-day care is being tested and further developed in pilot projects such as this House of Generations. (Picture:APA-Images / dpa / Waltraud Grubitzsch)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/0a/2c/0a2c8c41b29b1dfe6c1b4ec65a4be595/0131290447v1.jpeg "Quantum computing threatens most current encryption algorithms. (Picture: ©Jori - stock.adobe.com)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/b0/e1/b0e1cb7972aec0ad967bb087948cde16/0131361412v1.jpeg "Google has enjoyed great success with its AI chip Tensor. Now a new idea has brought the company together with the financial investor Blackstone. For many billions of dollars, the company now wants to build data centers that use the Tensor ... (Image:Google)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/7d/b1/7db122e6de5f617d1342bb329eacf69d/adobestock-791450621--c2-a9-20imageflow-20-e2-80-93-20stock-adobe-com-5250x2952v1v1.jpeg "As the number of electric cars increases, so does the demand for lithium-ion batteries and the need for battery recycling technologies (symbolic image) (Image:ImageFlow - stock.adobe.com)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/fc/b6/fcb6e8e646ca2cf11d6fc3d06479dbf5/2026-05-delo-building-photo-2400x1350v1v1.jpeg "Aerial view of the Delo site in Windach including the \"Forum\" and new laboratory building construction projects. (Image:Delo)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/d4/65/d465ab0293db9125763560c71d900c73/adobestock-179817344--c2-a9-20industrieblick-20-e2-80-93-20stock-adobe-com-7611x4279v1v1.jpeg "The global kerosene market is around 100 billion gallons per year. How much influence the alternative aviation fuel could have on this remains to be seen over the next few years. (Image:industrieblick - stock.adobe.com)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/78/10/7810cea1046df8ccf33db854c1bc73ae/img02-dual-monitor-setupv1.jpeg "The requirements for industrial automation solutions are changing rapidly. Systems are becoming more individualized, project lead times shorter - and international standards more complex. (Source: WSCAD)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/1b/cd/1bcd23447de40ef118adfac23c35858f/0123523831v1.jpeg "Ford plants in Cologne-Niehl (Germany) (Image:Ford)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/93/6c/936c08b80da1f39f7cb6038b6328cd67/0131368219v2v1.jpeg "BMW unveiled the Vision Alpina in the garden of the Villa d'Este on Lake Como (Image:SP-X/Mario Hommen)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/b9/aa/b9aaea2caf16e6dc354c06c6ad00a918/0131354665v1.jpeg "The new 100/1000BASE-T1 single-pair Ethernet PHYs from Microchip combine MACsec security, time-critical networking and functional safety. (Image:Microchip)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/fc/a6/fca67934a356cdcaff233b44371f94a9/0131346154v1.jpeg "In order to make its e-car production more independent, Xiaomi will manufacture batteries and electric motors itself in future. The subsidiary Beijing Xiaomi Jingxu Technology has been founded for this purpose. (Image:Xiaomi)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/4f/ef/4fefaa65bb3cf4165e759a280fbc49dd/0131368512v1.jpeg "Crescendo platform from Empower Semiconductor for \"Vertical Power Delivery\" (VPD). According to the news agency Bloomberg and Reuters, Analog Devices is interested in acquiring the manufacturer of power management chips for AI loads in data centers. (Image:Empower Semiconductor)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/e9/72/e972c95b4a060cbd5e07bd2bc7e0a754/0131341947v1.jpeg "Strategic partnership: IONOS and Q.ANT want to work together on photonic computing in the future. (Image:Q.ANT)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/e4/e6/e4e6ed55884470a59a94670bb96ce0ab/0131354452v1.jpeg "Intelligent, networked kitchen appliances such as this French door fridge from Samsung still have a chance on the German market—but not in China. (Image:Samsung)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/40/b2/40b206348d8ee5dc2034ebded5099740/0131355751v1.jpeg "The program is intended to provide simplified access to modern EDA (Electronic Design Automation) software for smaller companies, start-ups and research institutions. (Image:Siemens EDA)")
:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/d6/a0/d6a0c8483432a3d4c4bbbb94e925cdf6/alexander-2bostermeier-1920w-800x450v1.webp?v= "Alexander Ostermeier, Business Development Manager Defence at Incap Electronics Germany GmbH. (Source: Incap Electronics Germany GmbH)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/7f/40/7f4069f85f3e0ef858d324ca1798d081/0128327721v1.jpeg?v= "Electronic Manufacturing Services: Finnish Incap buys Lacon Group. (Image:Gerd Altmann on Pixabay)")
:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/08/66/0866fc8635cd0152983e6b6d7e82d772/incap-20lacon-704x396v1.jpeg?v= "Lacon Group operates electronics manufacturing and ODM facilities in Germany and Romania and serves customers across defence, aerospace, rail and medical technology. (Source: Lacon, Incap)")
:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/e8/5b/e85b4c8629ac1337f64c53297ee41593/0127449106v1.jpeg?v= "A visit to LACON Electronic GmbH. (Image:Lacon GmbH)")