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The top 10 articles in August 2024
The top 10 articles from Computer&Automation from August 2024. Readers were most interested in these reports.
Top 10: NIS2 is coming - what do companies need to do now?
The new version of the EU NIS Directive not only increases the minimum requirements for cyber security, it also affects significantly more companies than before. What measures should companies take now? Dirk Wocke lists the five most important points.
Top 9: German industry records more orders for the first time in 2024
German industry surprisingly received significantly more orders in June. However, experts do not believe the downward trend has been broken yet.
Top 8: TSN in combination with EtherCAT
TSN is an important building block for convergent communication in flexible production. Mastering and integrating existing fieldbus technologies such as EtherCAT is an important part of the transition. An inventory of what is already possible.
Top 7: Beijing wants to use robots to drive growth
During the third plenary session of the Central Committee, China repositioned its economic policy and announced a technology-centered approach. Chinese robot manufacturers are strategically preparing for this.
Top 6: The "Margo" project
On April 16, the Linux Foundation launched the "Margo" initiative. The aim is to define and implement mechanisms for the interoperable orchestration of edge applications on a large scale. Reinhard Achatz is involved in the work and takes a stand.
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Top 5: Sick and Endress+Hauser establish joint venture
Dr. Mats Gökstorp, CEO of Sick AG (left), and Peter Selders, CEO of the Endress+Hauser Group.
© SickSick and Endress+Hauser have signed an agreement to jointly drive forward the decarbonization of the process industry. The companies are establishing a joint venture for this purpose.
Top 4: The e-paper of issue 08/2024
How can data centers be cooled for AI? How successful is malware programmed with WormGPT? And how can virtualized control systems be integrated into production using TSN? The 08/2024 issue of Computer&Automation provides answers to these questions and more.
Top 3: ChatGPT and code analysis
LLMs open up new possibilities for analyzing and improving code. This article is the first of a three-part series on experiments that show how already available general language models influence safety-relevant processes and activities.
Top 2: Housing for Raspberry Pi 5
Fischer Elektronik offers the right housing for the Raspberry Pi 5. The housing consists of an upper and lower shell made of punched and bent 1.5 mm thick aluminum sheet.
Top 1: Siemens confirms forecast with a "but"
Siemens is struggling with a weakening automation market in the third quarter. The software business, on the other hand, is developing strongly. It remains to be seen whether this will continue after the switch to a SaaS model.
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