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As early as February, the ZVEI had pointed out supply problems in the European cable industry with PVC (polyvinyl chloride) in the European cable industry. In the meantime, bottlenecks have…

In the DC research project DC Industrie 2, four model plants, which technically resemble real production plants, have already been equipped with DC components and successfully put into…

ZVEI considers it particularly important that the EU and the USA quickly resolve the trade disputes that have arisen in recent years and return to reliable economic relations based on partnership. A…

In 2020, numerous exciting project ideas have once again been discussed in the meetings of the FG Automation. The most promising ideas will be further developed into funding applications that will…

In 2021, three new IGF projects applied for by the Research Association for Electrical Engineering could be started again. In the research project "CINI 4.0", the applicability of communication…

On the first day of the conference, the year's work results were presented as usual, and it quickly became clear that Corona 2020 has crippled many things, but certainly not the progress of…

When transmitting information via the SCIP database ("Substances of Concern In articles as such or in complex objects (Products)") database, detailed information is required on articles and their…

As part of a ZVEI project "Demonstrator Drive 4.0", the interoperability of electric drives as Industrie 4.0 components is now being demonstrated for the first time. Eight different manufacturers of…

The Asset Administration Shell (AAS), which was co-developed by the ZVEI, is the core technology of the association. As a digital twin, it serves in Industrie 4.0 applications as an interface…

Batteries are dangerous goods. When transporting batteries, various regulations of transport law must therefore be observed. The regulations are extensive and not always easy to understand. The ZVEI…