Overview
The top articles in September 2022
The top articles in September are characterized by typos, tensions between IT and OT, anticipation, opportunities through self-sufficiency and an absolute revolution in automation technology!
Top 10: Hello machine tool! - Voice control in the industry
Voice control has arrived in our everyday lives, whether in the car, for operating smartphones or home systems. The technology is also becoming increasingly important in the professional environment. Its use is less complicated than expected.
Top 9: IT meets OT
With Edge and Cloud, classic IT technologies are finding their way into the factory. How is the acceptance of these technologies in the production environment? Where are misunderstandings occurring? What opportunities arise from the convergence of IT and OT? Thomas Frahler provides insights.
Top 8: Low-cost robotics in use
How can a 100% inspection at the end of a production line be automated cost-effectively? A manufacturer of chargers for electric vehicles relies on a 5-axis articulated arm robot that takes over the test cycle and uses various test equipment.
Top 7: Functionally secure automation simply implemented
Edge computing combined with safety and security is changing the requirements for automation. One trend is to build automation systems from partially autonomous subsystems. This allows complex applications with cooperating robots to be implemented quickly.
Top 6: A spelling mistake as godfather
Instead of "google", we could now also "backrub" or "whatbox" if other name ideas had prevailed. But in September 1997, Larry Page registered google.com as a domain name. A spelling mistake is said to have been the inspiration.
Top 5: Bosch Rexroth buys Elmo Motion Control
Bosch Rexroth wants to take over the Israeli specialist for high-end servo drives and drive controls Elmo Motion Control.
Top 4: The robotics construction kit
Beckhoff presented its ATRO modular system at Automatica 2022, which can be used to realize any robot design. The background to entering the robotics market.
Top 3: Looking to the future
The automation industry is meeting again: from November 8 to 10, around 1,100 exhibitors will be showcasing their developments at SPS in Nuremberg. In future, the SPS will also take place away from the traditional trade fair date at the end of November.
Top 2: Curated marketplace model for the industry
For almost 100 years, Conrad Electronic has aimed to solve its customers' technical problems. CEO Ralf Bühler talks about changing market requirements, digital marketplaces and how distributors are facing up to the challenge of uncertain supply chains.
Top 1: Consistent opening
In September 2019, Bosch Rexroth announced ctrlX Automation for the first time: an open software architecture combined with a new hardware platform. Now comes a unique step for controller manufacturers: giving up hardware exclusivity.
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