Articles

2023
ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURES MADE OF STRONG STUFF
SWIBOX AG | 11.12.2023
The New Rail Link through the Alps (NRLA) is one of Switzerland's most impressive engineering feats in recent times. Two of the three tunnels in this huge project, Gotthard and Ceneri, are fitted with more than 3,500 control cabinets made in Fribourg by Swibox AG. Read article
The WISAMO sail – developed by Michelin in the canton of Fribourg – equips a British ship
Michelin | 18.07.2023
The multinational company Michelin, primarily known for its tires, has set its sights on becoming a market leader in sustainable mobility. After announcing the development of a novel inflatable sail called Wing Sail Mobility (WISAMO) for 2021, the first product is currently being tested on a container ship between Spain and England. Read article
A company from Fribourg will head for the Moon
Venturi Lab | 05.04.2023
In three years, the FLEX rover, the result of an international collaboration involving the Fribourg-based company Venturi Lab will head for the Moon. Read article
There is a lot of interest in the EggSorter
Bionomous | 28.03.2023
Bionomous is a contraction of 'biology' and 'autonomous systems', and is the name of a start-up which builds devices that automate processes used in life science research. A few weeks after the launch of its first product, the EggSorter, in December 2022, Bionomous, which is based at Le Vivier Technology Park, announced that it had raised USD 2.7 million in funding that will allow the start-up to scale its production. Interview with Frank Bonnet, CEO and co-founder of Bionomous. Read article
“INDUSTRY 4.0 OPENS UP A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES!”
Kolly Group | 13.02.2023
The Kolly Group is a real local success story. Founded in 1979, it initially specialized in the sale and maintenance of commercial vehicles, but soon began to diversify its activities, making important inroads in the environmental technology sector thanks, among others, to its KOLLYgram weighing system. Read article
Neur.on rides the AI wave
Neur.on | 13.02.2023
The age of artificial intelligence (AI) is upon us. While the general public is currently discovering the jaw-dropping power of ChatGPT, a bot that can provide complex and coherent answers to all types of questions in a conversational way, there are lots of AI solutions coming on stream that are causing a buzz in the business world. Read article
2022
Industry 4.0: the canton of Fribourg demonstrates its ambition
FNF | 08.11.2022
The potential is there and so is the competitive advantage. By making Industry 4.0 a pillar of our economic strategy, we want to capitalize on our strengths and invest in sectors where we have so much to offer Read article
Industry 4.0: “The sky’s the limit”
PromFR | 01.09.2022
The concept of Industry 4.0, which originated in the German automobile sector, quickly snowballed. Read article
CONSTRUCTION REINVENTS ITSELF
BIM/ELEMENT | 01.09.2022
The construction industry is undergoing a digital revolution of its own. Read article
FRIBOURG GETS SMARTER
01.09.2022
Industry 4.0 – also known as the fourth industrial revolution – marks the advent of a new economic era dominated by the digital transformation of processes, trade and products. Read article