
VDMA Robotics + Automation (www.computer-automation.de)
Dr. Olaf Munkelt becomes new Chairman
Dr. Olaf Munkelt, co-founder and Managing Director of MVTec Software, is the new Chairman of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association. He succeeds Dr. Dietmar Ley, former CEO of Basler, who stepped down from the board for statutory reasons.

SPS Connect 24.11. - 15:50 - 16:35 (www.computer-automation.de)
The digital twin - the heart of Industry 4.0
The industrial digital twin is becoming marketable. It promises interoperability across domain boundaries and the availability of all relevant data over the entire life cycle.

VDMA OPC Machine Vision (www.computer-automation.de)
Image processing - interoperable and manufacturer-independent
Together with the OPC UA Foundation, members of the 'VDMA OPC Machine Vision Initiative' have developed a hardware demonstrator that includes the practical implementation of the 'OPC UA for Machine Vision (OPC MV) Part 1 Companion Specification'.

VDMA Robotics + Automation (www.computer-automation.de)
Wilfried Eberhardt appointed as new Chairman
Wilfried Eberhardt, Chief Marketing Officer and member of the Supervisory Board at Kuka in Augsburg, has been elected Chairman of the Executive Board of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association for three years.

Image processing (www.computer-automation.de)
The status quo of OPC UA Vision
With the publication of the OPC UA Companion Specification for industrial image processing, Industry 4.0 is now also becoming a reality for this sector. An overview.

Data communication (www.computer-automation.de)
OPC UA for image processing
The VDMA Machine Vision department and the OPC Foundation want to develop a Companion Specification for the integration of machine vision systems into data communication via OPC UA - and have signed a corresponding declaration of intent.
