In the "RealSec5G" project, the data security requirements in communication devices for 5G/6G infrastructures are to be tested in a deterministic time-sensitive network (TSN). The Fraunhofer Institute IPMS is designing a TSN-MACsec function block for this purpose.
As part of the research project 'Integrated Electro-Photonic Panel Systems' (EPho), researchers at Fraunhofer IZM have succeeded in developing a system that automatically characterizes the propagation losses of optical waveguides integrated into glass.
Sensor+Test will take place in Nuremberg from June 11 to 13, 2024 - with a premiere: In the 'Calibration Area', numerous exhibitors will present innovations for the calibration of sensors and measurement technology under the motto 'Innovative Calibration'.
Actronic-Solutions introduces the 'Nano' series of digital servo drives from Copley Controls. The miniature servo controllers can be integrated into autonomous driverless transportation systems, autonomous mobile robots, robot joints and other automated devices.
The 'confocalDT IFD2410' and 'confocalDT IFD2415' confocal compact sensors represent a new generation of sensors from Micro-Epsilon.
Xplain Data presents the autonomous 'Causal DiscoveryBot'. The bot, which works in the background of a plant, continuously analyzes the data generated from all production steps.
Yokogawa has appointed Seita Hagihara (49) as the new President of Yokogawa Europe B.V., effective January 1. He succeeds Takayuki Matsubara, who is moving to the role of CEO of the Yokogawa Group company KBC.
Matthias Altendorf moves to the Board of Directors at Endress+Hauser and hands over the position of CEO to Dr. Peter Selders. The management of Endress+Hauser Level+Pressure has also been restaffed.
System integrator Fabmatics relies on 3D simulations with Visual Components and add-ons from Dualis IT Solutions to improve the simulation and evaluation of AGVs.
Organized by Messe Stuttgart and the VDW, NORTEC is the trade fair for production in northern Germany and covers all stages of the metalworking value chain with numerous national and international exhibitors.
On January 18, Kontron AG agreed the acquisition of around 60 % of the shares in the listed company Katek SE. The buyer is the wholly-owned German subsidiary Kontron Acquisition GmbH, which is acquiring the shares from the previous Katek majority shareholder Primepulse SE.
Interested parties in China can now also experience the benefits of open, standardized interfaces based on OPC UA for themselves. In November, VDW and VDMA opened an umati showroom in Pudong near Shanghai.
"Economic policy positions 2024"
The VDMA is calling for a "fresh cell cure for the industrial location". Germany and Europe urgently need reforms to ensure their competitiveness. In its "Economic Policy Positions 2024", it lists the twelve most important fields of action.
Vagner Rego will take up the position of President and CEO at Atlas Copco on May 1, 2024. The Brazilian will succeed Mats Rahmström.
German cybersecurity experts express a desire for less complex and more integrated tools for their security infrastructure. This is shown by the results of the third part of the "OTRS Spotlight: Corporate Security 2023" survey.
The German mechanical and plant engineering industry has a shortage of skilled workers, particularly in the IT sector. To counteract this, the VDMA is launching a cooperation with the service provider getINNOtized to facilitate access to qualified specialists from abroad.
If a solution in accordance with Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL 3) is to be implemented with SIL 2-compliant components, various challenges arise. With the publication of revision 3 of the IEC 61508 standard, it will be necessary to apply new methods.
High-voltage direct current transmission is increasingly being used to transmit large amounts of energy over long distances. An application example from Siemens Energy shows what such a solution has to do with model-based engineering and PC-based control.
The econ4 energy management software from Econ solutions is open for the manufacturer-independent connection of hardware such as electricity meters and sensors as well as the integration of data sources, for example from MDE/BDE or ERP systems.
The Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) at RWTH Aachen University has presented a large mobile robot as part of its research into line-free mobile assembly systems, or LMAS for short. This enables the flexible manipulation of heavy payloads.
