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Schneider Electric takes over nxtControl
The Schneider Electric Group, which operates in the field of energy management and automation, has acquired nxtControl. The Austrian company specializes in real-time control software for distributed systems based on the IEC 61499 standard.
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Single Line Engineering
Industry 4.0 calls for automation concepts in which the control intelligence can be distributed across many components. IEC 61499 opens up interesting possibilities here that are not obvious at first glance - for example, single line engineering.
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