Institute of the German Economy
The German economy is slumping in the coronavirus crisis. A return to its former strength in the coming year is considered unlikely. What are Germany's major industries expecting?
read more...The latest issue 12 is now available for you as an e-paper. At the end of the year, we not only show you our selection of products of the year, you can also expect follow-up reports from SPS Connect, the topic of digital twins and, last but not least, part 7 of the TSN series.
read more...Since mid-September, companies have been able to apply for tax concessions for personnel expenses in the area of R&D as part of the Research Allowance Act. With these three tips, you can receive up to one million euros in funding.
read more...Products of the year 2020/2021
Smart, innovative, trend-setting - that's what the automation industry was like again this year! We have nominated 96 products in twelve categories and put them forward for your vote as "Products of the Year". Which are the most innovative and useful products for you?
read more...The federal and state governments have adopted stricter coronavirus measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The VDMA supports them. A statement from VDMA President Karl Haeusgen.
read more...The VDMA has revised its production forecasts for 2020 and 2021. The reason for this is the surprisingly good third quarter. Also: The new US administration will bring new challenges.
read more...What could be better than children's eyes shining at Christmas? That's why we're donating to the Munich Outpatient Children's Hospice Foundation again this year.
read more...Whether performed regularly, prophylactically or sporadically as required: If you examine the runtime of your IEC 61131-3 project with a profiler as an additional tool, the effort involved is minimal, but the benefits are considerable. A plea for this category of software tools.
read more...Weidmüller focuses on supporting users in transforming their data into added value - from data acquisition, pre-processing and communication to data analysis and business logic.
read more...A new digitalization index for Germany has revealed a great need for small and medium-sized companies to catch up. The study was published on Monday by the Federal Ministry of Economics at the start of the Federal Government's two-day Digital Summit.
read more...Three days, 239 exhibitors, 9,008 active participants - that's the interim result of SPS Connect. But there's more to come!
read more...Here you can find all three issues of THE OFFICIAL DAILY, the official daily newspaper for SPS Connect, at a glance. The issues of all three publication days are available to you as an interactive e-paper or PDF download.
read more...Three live days of SPS Connect are over and those responsible at Mesago Messe Frankfurt are satisfied with how things have gone so far. In the video interview, Sylke Schulz-Metzner and Martin Roschkowski talk about their personal highlights.
read more...Another month has passed. In addition to the first digital edition of SPS - SPS Connect - November brought a new partial lockdown, which demands a lot from companies and individuals alike, and further increased the focus on the topic of digitalization. The top ten of the month.
read more...In the run-up to SPS Connect, Ulrich Leidecker, Chief Operating Officer at Phoenix Contact, reviewed 2020. And gave an outlook on developments in the new year.
read more...With ctrlX I/O, the 'ctrlX Automation' automation platform from Bosch Rexroth has additional interfaces to the field and control level.
read more...In this video interview, Roland Bent, CTO at Phoenix Contact, talks about the coronavirus pandemic and why interoperability and openness are so important in times of the Industrial IoT.
read more...The official SPS Connect daily newspaper for you. On day 3 of the virtual industry get-together, there is also plenty of automation news for you: exciting interviews, new technologies and the latest product innovations. The new e-paper is now available.
read more...On March 1, 2021, the VDMA founded the "Wireless Communications for Machines" working group to promote the use of modern wireless technologies in mechanical and plant engineering. The economy is also expected to pick up again in 2021.
read more...The corona pandemic has led to a virtual PLC. In a brief interview, Christian Wolf, Managing Director of Turck and Chairman of the Exhibitor Advisory Board, talks about the advantages of a virtual PLC Connect.
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