Overview
The top articles in March
Visions are the common thread running through the most-read articles in March: from the business model of the platform economy to user experience design and the visionaries of automation technology.
Top 10: Platform economy - the business model of the 21st century
Online platforms are among the most valuable companies of the 21st century. The success of these companies is partly due to their openness as a digital ecosystem. But is this business model suitable as a role model for mechanical and plant engineering?
Top 9: From the sensor to the cloud
One of the 'magic formulas' in the Industrial Internet is 'continuous information flow'. However, the installed base of production cannot be 'converted' as easily as business software. Instead, the migration must integrate different components.
Top 8: Finally thinking about the user
Long common practice in B2C, usually neglected in B2B: the user experience. Usability should be seen as a competitive advantage. An appeal from Fabio Brito.
Top 7: Largest single investment in the company's history
Weidmüller is making the largest single investment in the company's history: a new logistics center is being built on a site of over 72,000 square meters not far from Eisenach.
Top 6: First industrial robot based on the modular principle
With the ILM-E frameless motor, the TQ Group supplies the heart of the world's first modular industrial robot. The plug & play robots from Kea Robotics are assembled according to the modular principle.
Top 5: Starter kit of the 8 GB version
RS Components is now launching a starter kit from OKdo based on the 8 GB version of the latest Raspberry Pi single board computer (SBC). The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B with 8 GB RAM is the most powerful version of the Raspberry Pi SBC to date.
Top 4: Supply Chain Act - overdue or superfluous?
The planned German Supply Chain Act makes companies more responsible if suppliers violate human rights and environmental standards. We asked the industry associations VDMA, VDW and ZVEI what exactly this means for industry and companies.
Top 3: VDMA calls for the directive to be toned down
According to the EU Commission's plans, practically all industrial companies will be obliged to comply with extensive cybersecurity requirements in future. The VDMA criticizes the plans.
Top 2: Cobots automate cleanrooms
At Infineon's semiconductor production facility in Villach, 17 sensitive lightweight robots from Kuka work safely together with humans and machines to ensure greater efficiency and safety in the manufacture of highly fragile wafers.
Top 1: What follows the visionaries? Prof. Rahman Jamal in conversation
The automation scene has experienced an enormous growth rate over the last 30 years. Some small and medium-sized companies have grown into billion-dollar enterprises. Prof. Rahman Jamal has witnessed this development. What challenges do companies face today?
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