Machine Engineering

Machine engineering is one of Germany’s key industries. The importance of this segment has led to the creation of new university degree programs in fields such as production and logistics, process engineering, vehicle/automotive engineering, production engineering and aerospace engineering among others.

innovations-report offers informative reports and articles covering technologies such as automation, motion, power train, energy, conveyor, plastics, lightweight construction, logistics/warehousing, measurement systems, machine tools and control engineering.

Opening of the world’s first agile battery cell production

Robotic, Modular and Agile System to Enable Production of Customized Battery Cells in Required Quantities. According to Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, battery cells are gaining…

Additive Manufacturing in the throes of technological change

Additive Manufacturing, particularly metal 3D printing, has evolved from a promising technology to a serious constituent of industrial production. Dr. Stefan Leuders, head of Technology & Innovation at voestalpine Additive…

Revolutionizing workplace safety: the bilateral back extensor exosuit

In an innovative leap forward for workplace safety, a research team at Seoul National University (PI: Prof. Yong-Lae Park) has developed the Bilateral Back Extensor Exosuit (BBEX), a robotic back-support…

Adaptive 3D printing system to pick and place bugs and other organisms

First-of-its-kind technology can help accelerate the process of cryopreservation, cybernetics, and bioimaging. A first-of-its-kind adaptive 3D printing system developed by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers can identify the positions…

Laser deburring increases component quality

Burrs on cut and punched edges of sheet metal increase the risk of injury and can often damage cables and scratch surfaces. For this reason alone, it makes sense to…

Shape-shifting ‘transformer bots’ inspired by origami

Inspired by the paper-folding art of origami, North Carolina State University engineers have discovered a way to make a single plastic cubed structure transform into more than 1,000 configurations using…

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