The first edition of the "Female Engineer of the Year" competition is being held in Croatia this year, while in Slovenia the competition recently celebrated its fifth edition. Ms. Medeja Lončar, director of Siemens Slovenija and president of the board of Siemens Hrvatska d.d. and Siemens Serbia, stands behind the initiative in both countries. In this way, Croatia actively joins the countries that, in the times of technical workforce shortage, activate the hitherto less used part of the pool of engineering talents.

With the Female Engineer of the Year initiative, we want to bring STEM careers closer to girls.pdf

Skillful application of the evaluation and analysis capabilities offered by process simulations, including developing the best temperature control system and performing comparisons with alternative manufacturing processes, simplifies efficient moulding products development and production. If this is carried out from the beginning of the project, it is possible to properly evaluate the investments, while technical, economic or ecological aspects are taken into account as it is shown in the example of high gloss surface moulding.

High gloss without dyeing.pdf

The trend to miniaturisation in electronics, micromechanics and medical technology is increasing the demand for micro and nano tools. However, comprehensive measurement of these tiny tools with diameters of less than one millimetre is not possible. With current measurement methods - including attempts to measure the tools using microscopy – the human factor usually poses the greatest risk of error.

The first automatable measuring machine for the operator-independent measurement of micro tools.pdf

Scientists at Swiss Federal Institute EPFL have developed photonic integrated circuits that demonstrated a new principle of light amplification on a silicon chip. It can be employed for optical signals like those used in Lidar, trans-oceanic fiber amplifiers or in data center telecommunications.

With photonics chip that allows light amplification to a more stable information society.pdf

Because grease is so poorly understood, there are many myths surrounding grease quality. Some examples include: “black grease is better,” “sticky grease is better,” “red grease is the best,” “greases with different thickener types are always incompatible,” “good greases don’t bleed oil,” and “multi-purpose greases are all the same.”

Myths about lubricating greases.pdf

Weldability is a term used by welding experts to describe the behaviour of a certain material during and after welding. The properties of the welded joint are affected not only by the steel with its chemical composition, but also by the welding procedure and conditions, the shape of the welded joint in a welded construction, and the applied additional material. In the article, we will therefore review the properties of welded joints on steels S690QL1 and S1100QL.

Weldability of high-strength low-alloy structural steels.pdf

At SPS, the international trade show for industrial automation, SCHUNK presented innovative solutions for future topics causing a stir in the automation industry: smart components and intelligent automation processes for a range of industries.

Focus on smart processes.pdf