Fraunhofer readies 5G for industry

With a response time of a millisecond, a 5G network makes it possible to perform advanced control tasks, hosting computing power in the cloud. Very attractive for industrial automation, but it’s far from easy to get such a network up and running. Network operators still have little understanding of the requirements of the manufacturing industry. Fraunhofer IPT’s Niels König is working on a solution.

‘s Werelds eerste fotonica-assemblagemachine staat in Twente

Trage en dus dure assemblage staat de opmars van fotonica in de weg. Maar het startschot voor automatisering heeft geklonken: de Twentse Fraunhofer-dependance en fotonicafoundry Phix ontwikkelden gezamenlijk ’s werelds eerste machine om glasvezels aan lichtchips te lijmen.