Makeathon, Young Talents Day, IT/OT convergence - you can experience all of this at SPS 2024. Sylke Schulz-Metzner talks in an interview about trade fair highlights, new formats and SPS 2025.

The aim of the cooperation between Siemens and Serviceknow is to improve industrial cyber security and drive forward the integration of generative AI in production.

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The development of computers was determined by Moore's Law, according to which the performance of chips doubles every 18 months. Microsoft CEO Nadella predicts even faster development for AI.

Conec has developed a versatile connector system that ensures reliable data communication under extreme conditions.

The 'eTSN Software Development Kit (SDK)' from BE.services enables component manufacturers to develop OPC UA-FX and TSN products.

Grossenbacher is presenting a new modular hardware and software system at the SPS. This enables the company to provide individual controllers for end users in accordance with the latest cyber security specifications as per IEC 62443.

With the 'zenon' software platform, Copa-Data is helping companies to achieve their sustainability goals in accordance with ISO 50001: the integration of data from different disciplines into a networked 'single source of truth', which can be viewed on clear dashboards, provides valuable insights.

The 'Flowtrans MAG H20' from Jumo measures conductive media with high precision - even drop by drop - and can be used flexibly in a wide variety of processes.

Endress+Hauser presents the 'Compact Line', a product line specially developed to meet the requirements of the life sciences and food and beverage industries.

Handling heavy sacks with contents classified as hazardous substances is no easy task for employees. At a company in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, an AI and vision-based robot system is now taking over.

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Vision systems for robots are central to modern automation. AI-based technologies can help to overcome the limitations of conventional 2D and 3D systems.

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MaxxVision presents two new high-performance CoaxPress cameras from the Canadian manufacturer IO Industries.

In the interview, Maik Ahlersvon Sick explains, among other things, the advantages of the pre-installed neural network in the 3D snapshot camera for depalletizing with robots.

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The name PALLOC stands for 'PALlet content LOCalization'. A first prototype of the AI-supported, adaptive localization system with a browser-based 3D snapshot camera for automatic depalletization with robots was presented at Automatica 2023. Sick is now launching the first commercial version on the market.

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Teledyne Dalsa introduces the TDI line scan camera family 'Linea HS2'. The camera series was developed for ultra-high-speed image processing under low-light conditions and delivers a resolution of 16k/5 µm and a maximum line rate of 1 MHz or a data throughput of 16 gigapixels per second.

Imago Technologies launches the 'Vision Cam XM2 Line Scan', an intelligent embedded line scan camera system that combines line scan camera technology, intelligent image processing and AI vision in one compact device.

Rockwell Automation has appointed Gustavo Zecharies as president of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, effective immediately. In his new role, Zecharies reports to Scott Genereux, SVP and Chief Revenue Officer, and succeeds Susana Gonzalez, who is leaving Rockwell Automation to pursue other opportunities.

At the Employers' Day in Berlin, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised to ease the burden on business by reducing bureaucracy, particularly with regard to the German Supply Chain Act. Scholz promised changes before the end of the year.

Helping companies to turn the potential of AI into economic added value is the aim of the cooperation between OnLogic, Big Vision, Data Monsters and Mosaic Data Science.

The large language models that are at the heart of many AI applications require huge amounts of data for learning. A German consortium now wants to build a European platform for this purpose.