The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) was announced for a long time and has now been officially adopted on October 10, 2024. This means that new EU-wide minimum security requirements will apply to a large number of networked devices and their software from November 2027 - vulnerability reporting obligations will even apply from August 2026.
Bertram Kawlath, a family entrepreneur from Ingolstadt, was elected as the new VDMA President for the next four years by the VDMA General Assembly in Wiesbaden. He succeeds Karl Haeusgen (Hawe Hydraulik SE) in the rotation.
The Friedhelm Loh Group is aligning its group of companies for the future and is expanding its Executive Board to include Prof. Dr. Niko Mohr. He joins owner and CEO Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Loh and CFO Ralph Lindackers on the Executive Board.
Computer&Automation 10/24 highlights topics relating to machine vision, the crowdstrike incident, the known-unknown matrix, the importance of PLC backup and restore procedures and much more. The Robotics & Automation Taktgeber 2024 completes the portfolio of issue 10 - take a look for yourself!
As the "Performance Drivers 2024" study shows, more than two thirds of companies in the DACH region are complaining about bottlenecks with their suppliers. Other burdens include quality problems at suppliers and a sharp rise in transportation costs. The problems in the supply chain are difficult to mitigate, with only around one in five companies describing themselves as truly resilient.
International Federation of Robotics
Sales of professional service robots have risen by 30% worldwide to over 205,000 units. This is according to the annual report 'World Robotics - Service Robots' from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
Copa-Data has further developed its interdisciplinary software platform 'zenon' and supports companies in data visualization and in achieving sustainability goals.
The 'HGT 1054' mobile panel from Sigmatek is equipped with a 10.1-inch TFT multi-touch display, a powerful x86 Intel Atom dual-core processor and safety elements.
A digitalized energy sector could become a central key to the energy transition. However, this requires existing structures to be broken up and rethought. Software-based cloud PLCs can be a crucial building block in this process.
The VISION Award, endowed with 3,000 euros, goes to Toshiba Teli Corporation for the "OneShotBRDF Technology: Revolutionizing Surface Flaw Detection on Glossy and Flat Materials" - a new development that the jury selected from over 60 submissions.
Paul Vahle is planning to build a new headquarters at its head office in Kamen. A four-storey administration building and state-of-the-art production facilities are to be built on an area of almost 50,000 square meters by 2027.
The Digi Connect® EZ series is revolutionizing serial communication in the IIoT. With flexible multi-port solutions, robust security and easy integration, it offers companies of all sizes a seamless modernization of their infrastructure. Efficient, scalable and secure.
SR System Elektronik launches a 10-inch touch panel on the market, which is available as a 'V-Flat 10' touch monitor and as a 'V-IPC 10' panel PC.
Advantech expands the modular Human-Machine-Interface (HMI) series with the models 'TPC-B300' and 'TPC-B520' as well as further screen size options.
'Getac Assist' is a robust remote solution from Getac with features for knowledge transfer, remote guidance, inspection, training, security and compliance.
The surface treatment of components by polishing, removing edges or grinding takes time and is prone to errors. Together with Joke Technology, TH Köln is therefore developing software to control a robot that can imitate the complex movements of skilled workers.
The Nobel Prize in Physics goes to pioneers of today's AI landscape. One laureate is known as the "Godfather of AI" - and he, of all people, is now very critical of the technology.
"EmulDan" stands for "Energy efficiency in production through multivalent data utilization". In the project of the same name, Fraunhofer IWU and its industrial partners are demonstrating that more energy-efficient process routes are possible while maintaining the same component quality. A new boost for the networked factory.
VDMA Machine Vision Department
According to the VDMA Machine Vision department, sales are expected to fall by 10% - significantly more than the 3% forecast in April. However, the industry is pinning its hopes on impetus from the Vision trade fair.
Full compliance with IEC 62443 is essential to protect against cyberattacks. By integrating automated security scanning, dynamic analysis and validation testing directly into CI/CD pipelines, organizations can achieve end-to-end compliance as IACS applications evolve.
