Belden, the global provider of network infrastructure and digitalization solutions, acquires Germany-based Industrial IoT (IIoT) specialist Cloudrail.

Sonotec co-founder Hans-Joachim Münch is retiring. Siblings Manuela and Michael Münch continue to run the family business as dual leadership.

The '221 Series' connection terminal block from Wago is now also available with green levers - this variant is partly made from biocircular and recycled plastics.

Automation technology performs tasks such as gripping, moving and positioning goods as well as controlling and regulating processes in everyday factory life. Nature solves such tasks 'by the way'. So why not look at its phenomena and learn from them?

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Everyone is talking about generative artificial intelligence. But what added value does it bring? How can it be integrated into industrial processes? An assessment from Microsoft.

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From November 14 to 16, the automation world will meet at SPS in Nuremberg. The industry get-together will return to pre-corona times and will once again take place in 16 halls. The digital extension SPS On Air offers added value.

The TSN/A Conference will take place for the 8th time on September 27 and 28. Over the years, this conference has developed into the world's most important event in the TSN environment and brings together experienced experts and interested users.

Rotary encoder kit from PWB encoders simplifies the realization of positioning tasks. Under the designation ABG 26, the German manufacturer PWB encoders offers a ready-to-install rotary encoder kit for mounting on continuous hollow shafts.

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Senseye has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens since summer 2022. Together, they want to drive forward AI-based solutions for predictive maintenance in all production plants and locations.

Sometimes it's "schüler vz", sometimes "coronavirus": the trends among Google searches show very clearly which topics Germans have shown particular interest in over the years.

Maccon launches the ultra-compact 'Nano' series of servo drives for low voltage and high motor phase currents in drive technology.

Kontron AG now announces the acquisition of Hartmann and W-IE-NE-R, a group of rugged computer systems manufacturers based in Germany and the United States, from Phoenix Mecano AG.

In 1986, Beckhoff delivered the first PC-based machine controller. What has happened since then in the evolution of the PC and where do we go from here? A review and outlook from the perspective of one of the IPC pioneers.

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The programmable logic controller - PLC for short - has been around for 55 years. How has the controller changed since then and where will it go from here? Stefan Schönegger, responsible for the Controls division at B&R, provides an outlook in this interview.

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Everyone is talking about the Industrial Internet of Things. But how is it being implemented? Are there new business models? Was or is the hype justified? An assessment by Christoph Müller, NXTGN Solutions.

With version 8.3 of 'ibaPDA', process values from optimized data modules can be recorded with cycle accuracy.

Low/no-code platforms in combination with artificial intelligence are taking enterprise resource planning (ERP) to a new level. And yet: the operation of low/no-code platforms still goes far beyond simple "drag & drop" of code snippets.

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IO-Link is now also available for TWK's inductive displacement transducers. Their modular design allows the displacement transducer to be combined with the IO-Link electronics module IEIO25, which complements the 'IE25' series of electronics modules with SSI and CANopen interface.

The digital twin is an important component of the Industry 4.0 administration shell standard. However, the "Manufacturing-X" proof of concept for the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) is still pending. Proof of concept for IoT communication applications has already been provided.

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The 'AI Marketplace' project initiated by it's OWL and funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection has come to an end. To enable companies to benefit from the findings, the project team is continuing as the start-up 'AI Marketplace'.

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