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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/d9/43/d943b0ce33bdf921f37f14655bb0c376/cuscinetto-a-sfere-di-leonardo-da-vinci-in-una-mostra-su-leonardo-da-vinci-al-mulino-di-mora-bassa---morabassa-croppedv1.jpeg "Replica of Leonardo da Vinci's ball bearing: The inventor used wooden balls. Spacers prevent the balls from rubbing against each other. (Source: Capricornis crispus)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/20/fa/20fa35e0af203c3464f7e7fdbb57a685/0133281172v1.jpeg "Since 2003, Etzinger AG has been developing and manufacturing high-quality coffee grinders, pepper mills, and grinding mechanisms for professional and home use. (Image:Etzinger)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/b1/06/b106cf44923ce39565c3264982fd20eb/0133414574v1.jpeg "Robots Build Robots: At the new Ubtech factory, automated systems even handle parts of the material supply and logistics for the production of humanoid robots. (Image:Ubtech)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/38/79/38799bfbbccd938b64c67068cfa68780/0133329362v1.jpeg "What exactly enables machines to act on their own? (Image:Shutterstock)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/f5/4c/f54c9fc59ccb0604ab9219188469a45f/image1v1.jpeg "Christopher Savoia, Global Head of the UR+ Ecosystem at Universal Robots, presents the new SP7 Smart Panel on a UR17g-1300 robot during the unveiling of Gen 7—UR’s 7th-generation robot platform—at IMTS in Chicago on September 14, 2026. (Image:Image: Teradyne Robotics)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/87/87/87870cf2b30aaef7b8a06212a4ef2c14/0133403885v1.jpeg "A digital twin and a real component demonstrate how closely simulation and manufacturing are converging. Stampack Xpress 2026.1 virtually models forming behavior and supports the validation of process and tool design. (Image:Stampack)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/49/97/49978469e969283ccb68531ebef1f412/klaus-zellmer-1v1.jpeg "Klaus Zellmer will become CEO of Volvo no later than October 2027. (Source: Volvo)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/cf/e1/cfe1f3824102bd030f4fe5e4e13e1e0e/0133433007v1.jpeg "The situation in the German automotive manufacturing industry is not exactly rosy, especially when viewed in the context of global competition. Read here to find out what a recent analysis of the situation reveals ... (Image:AI-generated)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/00/cd/00cd7c51cf41652dbb295c14634cd34f/0133438409v1.jpeg "Flash memory from Spansion dating back to 2004, before the company merged with Cypress. Infineon is divesting its NOR flash and FRAM memory business. Winbond, which is acquiring the division for $1.12 billion, plans to continue operating it as a separate company under the Spansion name starting next year. (Image:Raimond Spekking / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/4c/53/4c534208d09a9b1ce597938715e7fc19/0133288763v1.jpeg "Logic Folding: In its latest Kirin 9050 Pro, Huawei uses hybrid bonding to distribute the computing units across two silicon layers in order to increase the effective transistor density without resorting to finer manufacturing processes. (Image:Huawei)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/5b/38/5b385ec75bff6e84b70a02c0c939dd2b/0129331527v1.jpeg?v= "The TSMC site of Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing in Kumamoto, Japan. While the second fab currently under construction was initially only intended for the production of semiconductors using the N6 process, the contract manufacturer is currently negotiating with the Japanese government to possibly upgrade the site to N3 after all. (Image:JASM)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/32/0c/320c97b30035ba9fe30d6a9ebcbe101e/0125987792v1.jpeg?v= "TSMC employees in the new manufacturing facility in Arizona: The leading contract manufacturer for semiconductors has filed a series of lawsuits against former employees. The focus is primarily on the theft of industrial secrets regarding the in-house 2-nanometer manufacturing process. (Image:TSMC)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/40/4d/404d5e646fd171f7a9374428d2af0894/0125608894v1.jpeg?v= "SiPearl Rhea 1 is now entering production at TSMC. (Image:SiPearl)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/06/0d/060dadee2f966e48536eec25bb5f817c/0121673739v1.jpeg?v= "Inside view of TSMC Fab 3. According to reports from Asian electronics media, the world's leading foundry service provider will completely suspend the delivery of chips manufactured in processes of 7nm or smaller to Chinese customers. (Image:TSMC)")