Version V5.00 of the 'dataFEED OPC Suite'

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3rd place: Softing's 'dataFEED OPC Suite' covers communication via the OPC standard as well as the implementation of big data solutions and integration into IoT clouds. Access to the controllers of all leading manufacturers is possible via the integrated OPC UA server.

Version V5.00 of the dataFEED OPC Suite includes store-and-forward functionality. This means that if the OPC UA connection is interrupted, the affected data is temporarily stored for up to one hour. More...

Andreas Röck, Team Leader Product Management, and Stephanie Widder, Marketing Communications Specialist, accepted the award on behalf of Softing and spoke about planned further developments.

2nd place in the Software & IT category

The OPC UA server VisiWin

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Inosoft presents new functions such as the OPC UA server VisiWin. It accesses all variables managed in VisiWin via the OPC UA interface, which enables various application scenarios - for example as a data source for higher-level MES/ERP systems, IIOT gateways or for machine-to-machine communication. A configuration option in the VisiWin project can be used to flexibly decide which data points should be provided. More...

Managing Director Jens Klocke, Stefan Niermann, Sales Manager, and Product Manager Sven Kröger accepted the award on behalf of Inosoft and talked about the special features of the OPC UA server.

1st place in the Software & IT category

The 'Industrial AutoML' machine learning software

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Weidmüller's 'Industrial AutoML' software enables companies to implement machine learning models independently - without a data scientist. The software guides the user through the process of model development and helps to translate and archive the application knowledge of the domain experts into a reliable machine learning application by querying the existing knowledge and combining it with the ML process working in the background. More...

Tobias Gaukstern, Head of the Industrial Analytics Business Unit, and Dr. Thomas Bürger, Head of the Automation Products & Solutions Division, accepted the trophy on behalf of Weidmüller and explained the importance of AI software for companies and users.