The Lapp Group mourns the loss of Siegbert E. Lapp (70), who died on April 19, 2023 in a tragic traffic accident through no fault of his own.

When developing isolated I/O systems for industrial applications, some key data such as power dissipation, data isolation and form factor must be taken into account. A software-configurable input/output module can help with this.

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Lapp presented the first Ethernet cable with a bio-based sheathing at the Hannover Messe. The compound was developed by the chemical company BASF.

Cloud-based technologies are currently finding their way into companies. What new opportunities are opening up with the move to the cloud and what risks stand in the way of a successful transition?

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The TSN/A Conference - "the" international information and discussion platform for Time Sensitive Network will take place this year on September 27/28. Become part of the community and submit your presentation for the presence event by May 2!

With the 'netRapid 90', Hilscher is expanding its chip carrier portfolio for industrial communication of highly integrated field devices.

Turck is expanding its IO-Link portfolio with the 'TBEN-L-8IOLA' Class A IO-Link master. The Ethernet block I/O module in the robust TBEN-L housing offers eight Class A IO-Link master ports.

Theo is one of the three airships currently licensed in Germany. To ensure that its pilot has all the information about the pressure inside the airship, digital displays are installed in the cockpit to ensure that Theo flies safely.

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In order to meet the high demand more quickly, B&R is currently introducing a new weekend shift for a limited period of one year. For 20 hours a week, exclusively on Saturdays and Sundays, the company is offering a salary equivalent to a full-time job.

In the Internet of Things, sensors act as core components for data acquisition and communication. How can they be connected as wirelessly as possible and supplied autonomously in order to make installations cost-effective?

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HMS Networks is launching a version of the 'Ixxat Safe T100' module that allows users to implement safe EAs for Functional Safety over Ethercat. This enables the module-based implementation of safe EAs in accordance with ETG 5100 V1.2.0.

With the Young Engineering Award, Deutsche Messe is honoring for the first time an expert from the STEM field who is no more than 30 years old and is doing or has already done something exceptional in the technical field.

Dr. Christina Franke has been named Engineer Powerwoman 2023. The announcement was made at the opening of the WomenPower career congress on April 21 in Hanover.

The exhibitors at Hannover Messe and Deutsche Messe as the organizer have drawn a consistently positive conclusion from this year's event.

"Products of the Year 2023" goes interactive: the new e-paper including video news is here! The winners of the readers' poll have been chosen and in our interactive special edition you will find all the winning products at a glance and exclusive videos.

The Festo Group achieved double-digit growth for another year in a row: its turnover rose by 13.4% to EUR 3.81 billion in 2022 (previous year: EUR 3.36 billion).

The use of Profinet with 100 Mbit/s or Gigabit Ethernet does not have to be mutually exclusive when implementing industrial machine networks, as Helmholz demonstrates with the 'Flextra Profinet switch'.

The 'IGS-9084GP-LA' from ORing Industrial Networking expands the portfolio of managed Ethernet switches from ICP Germany with a slim-type variant.

With the Panelmaster models 155 and 215, ICO Innovative Computer offers two Panel PCs that enable Windows 11 installation.

The 'Hugo' picking robot from Nomagic's 'justPick' product line has been specially designed for fully automated picking on AutoStore systems.