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AI-Optimized Drilling Processes in Single-Part Manufacturing
AI-based system monitors drilling processes The shift toward autonomous manufacturing boosts efficiency but requires robust process monitoring. This is particularly challenging in single-part manufacturing, as reference processes are often lacking. […]
Opening the shop floor for data rooms
Frankfurt, May 13, 2026 – At its spring conference held in Maastricht from May 5 to 8, the WGP addressed the issue of digitalization, particularly among small and medium-sized enterprises […]
Tackling global challenges with innovative expertise
Frankfurt, March 20, 2026 – The new WGP seminars for technical specialists and managers are launching – an accessible program designed specifically to help small and medium-sized enterprises build resilient […]
New WGP President focuses on industrial competitiveness
Frankfurt, 21 January 2026 – Prof. Jürgen Fleischer, Head of the Institute for Production Technology (wbk) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), is the new President of the WGP […]
Attracting young engineers with innovative concepts
Frankfurt, 12 November 2025 – This year’s autumn conference of the WGP (Scientific Society for Production Technology) was a highlight. For the first time, leading professors of production engineering selected […]
A researcher’s life devoted to grinding
Frankfurt, 22 October 2025 – Right at the start of her studies, Dr Monika Kipp – this year’s winner of the WGP’s Otto Kienzle Memorial Coin – discovered her passion […]
Optimised drive systems and other innovative projects
Frankfurt, 13 October 2025 – How can the production of modern drive systems for heavy goods vehicles be optimised? How can the recycling of products be optimised in view of […]
WGP position paper on energy efficiency submitted
Frankfurt, 2 October 2025 – How can companies save energy in the short to medium term? ‘There are many solutions, and some are real “low hanging fruits”. However, they are […]
Charging electric cars while driving
Frankfurt, August 27, 2025 – Charging an electric car while driving on the highway – that may sound utopian. But this is exactly what is already being tested on a […]
Digitalization is the most important topic for European industry
Munich, 14 May 2025 – Sina Scheidle, Head of BodyTEC at Mercedes-Benz AG, and former BDI President Prof. Siegfried Russwurm discussed the digitalization of German and European industry with professors […]