With a focus on sustainability
The e-paper of issue 01/02
The climate crisis is omnipresent and everyone must make their contribution to greater sustainability. If there are many opportunities to save resources in the private sphere, what contribution can companies make? Assessments and models in the new issue.
Topic highlights
- The machine safety expert
New qualification program for safety (page 8) - Edge device for image processing
Hardware platform for autonomous vehicles (page 10) - Drive 4.0 is coming
The digitalization of drive technology (page 11) - The combination makes it
The concept of low-code application development (page 14) - Parts lists for software - a must!
Application security for open source components (page 16) - Physics and logic combined
Making full use of the Piping & Instrumentation Diagram (page 20)
IN FOCUS: Sustainable through automation - the industry's sustainability strategies and projects
- Sustainability as a central business strategy
Interview with VDMA Sustainability Officer Judith Herzog-Kuballa (page 24) - Green copper
What could sustainable raw materials look like? (page 26) - Maintaining an open dialog
Isabelle Kuhn, Automation Manager at ZVEI, in an interview (page 27) - DC on the rise
The advantages of DC infrastructures in industrial plants (page 28) - Optimize - but how?
Adjusting screws for energy efficiency (page 30) - Fault-free battery production
Sensors for the manufacturing process of lithium-ion batteries (page 37)
Special section: Robotics & Automation
- Everything perfectly in view
The benefits of artificial intelligence for image processing (page 42) - Cobot needs a good eye
Collaborative robot can see, grasp and sort (page 45)
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