In January, industrial production in Croatia increased for the second month in a row, by 1.8 percent on an annual basis, the most since September 2019, which indicates the beginning of a recovery in production after last year's decline. The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) announced on Friday that industrial production in January increased by 1.5 percent compared to the previous month, while compared to January 2020 it strengthened by 1.8 percent.

Industrial production in Croatia has been growing for two months in a row.pdf

The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Belgrade and the Startit organization recently signed an agreement on business-technical cooperation, the main goal of which is a stronger connection between science and practice. The contract was signed by prof. Dr. Radivoje Mitrović, Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mr. Vukašin Stojkov, Director of this non-profit association. The implementation of activities envisaged by the contract will be coordinated by doc. Dr. Žarko Mišković.

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Belgrade and Startit - Cooperation through connecting science and practice.pdf

The new CoLab application center at Brackenheim-Hausen offers customers enough space to test their automation solutions in a real-world environment and to have them validated by SCHUNK experts. The application center focuses primarily on new technologies and application areas.

Ensuring greater security in automation application planning.pdf

One of the leading companies in the field of metrology and CT metrology has signed a contract with Croatian leaders in the field of industrial 3D metrology. Topomatika proudly and enthusiastically announced its cooperation with ZEISS Industrial Metrology, one of the most famous international companies in the field of Industrial Measurement Technology.

Topomatika became a partner of the world-famous company Carl Zeiss AG.pdf

Cleaning of railway components plays an important role in the rapid and flawless execution of repairs, inspection of cracks, maintenance and servicing. Long service intervals and many kilometers traveled cause a lot of accumulated dirt on the undercarriages, wheelsets, wheel bearings and train electric motors. This dirt, grease residue and rust often pose major challenges for service providers, who clean these components.

Faster economical cleaning of heavy components.pdf

One of the leading developers of X-ray systems, VisiConsult X-ray Systems & Solutions GmbH, was able to present further new developments last summer. After the in-house development was completed, a standardized high-precision CT (CT –Computed Tomography) system was quickly completed and delivered in two different configurations in August.

New high-precision CT System by VisiConsult.pdf

The year of the Covid-19 pandemic was not in favour of the ICT market, which fell by 5.4 percent, and even less for the entire devices market, which fell by 13.4 percent. But the year was stimulating for the market of personal and tablet computers, which grew by 17 percent. Analysts forecast moderate growth for 2021 - ICT and device markets by 4 percent each, and PC market by 1.4 percent.

Year of ICT empowerment after the corona.pdf

In recent years, additive manufacturing has evolved from prototype manufacturing processes to series production of built-in parts, leading to increased demand for final products. In the automotive industry, repeatability and speed of production are especially important. If components made by 3D printing are applied to the interior of a car, they must withstand a number of external influences.

Achieving standards for resistance to heat and light.pdf

Heron CNC Technik GmbH manufactures prototypes and serial products, mostly made of aluminum. In order to establish operator-free production despite short processing times, the Austrian company combined the Hermle automated drive, which includes two five-axis machining centers and the RS2 robotic system with the Servus autonomous robotic transport system, produced by the associated company Servus Intralogistics.

Further development of automation.pdf