
Siemens as official partner of SPS Connect
The program for SPS Connect from 24 to 26 November has been announced. Mesago Messe Frankfurt is also presenting Siemens as an official partner.

The program for SPS Connect from 24 to 26 November has been announced. Mesago Messe Frankfurt is also presenting Siemens as an official partner.
A mesh network consisting of vibration sensors, a gateway with a SIM card, cloud data analysis and an app is set to take condition monitoring to a new level. The highlight: every operator of production sites can monitor machines and units themselves at expert level.

TQ-Systems at the virtual trade fair
Embedded systems and robotics solutions await visitors to the TQ-Systems stand at the virtual industry trade fair Computer&AUTOMATION world & conference.

Artificial Intelligence Forum 2021
Are you an expert in artificial intelligence? Then submit your presentation or workshop idea for the Artificial Intelligence Forum 2021 now! The deadline for submissions is November 30!
Our latest issue 9 is now available to you as an e-paper or for download. Packed with practical reports, trends and news as well as the robotics special, we offer you first-hand automation news. Enjoy reading.

Thorsten Schulze, Automation24
Automation24 Managing Director Thorsten Schulze sees many advantages in the virtual exchange with customers and users. In future, the online store will expand its portfolio in the areas of safety technology, process engineering and IoT.
The new edition of Computer&AUTOMATION world & conference has started and has an interesting supporting program in store for you. We will give you tips from the program of web seminars. Registration is free of charge.
September was characterized by many trade fair cancellations. However, the fact that the industry is not standing still is demonstrated by exciting alliances of associations, initiatives and companies that are united by a common goal: the further development of digitalization. The trend review for you.
In classic films such as "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) or "Back to the Future 2" (1989), video telephony, virtual reality goggles and fingerprint scanners were still crazy visions of the future. In the meantime, many technologies have become reality and the IoT has become part of everyday life.

Messe Frankfurt is canceling all of its own physical trade fairs at the Frankfurt venue up to and including March 2021.

Easier entry for trade fair visitors
The VDMA is certain that strong mechanical engineering exports need strong industrial trade fairs and supports the German government's efforts to make it easier for trade fair visitors and exhibitors to enter Germany.
A commentary by Meinrad Happacher
The news in mid-August should have woken up even the last German industry boss: Donald Trump tightens sanctions against Huawei. He decreed that no more chips manufactured using US software or technology could be supplied to the company.

The special edition "Cloud & Edge Control 2020" is dedicated to the trend towards comprehensive IoT solutions in the cloud. Read all about new developments, background information and valuable practical tips in the new e-paper.
In June, the French and German economy ministers presented the GAIA-X data initiative. What is behind the GAIA-X concept? What are the plans and tasks of the associated foundation? - The European data initiative from the perspective of an automation specialist.

The coronavirus crisis has hit the (electrical) engineering labor market hard. Compared to the same quarter of the previous year, the demand for labor in the engineering sector has fallen by 23.7%, while unemployment has risen sharply by 38.6%.
The mechanical engineering association VDMA has spoken out against a general obligation to wear masks in the workplace.
Travel warnings and quarantine regulations during the coronavirus pandemic are making life difficult for the economy. This also applies to trade fairs.

A rapid economic recovery after the lockdown is not a foregone conclusion. Industry, construction and energy suppliers once again produced more in July than in the previous month. But economists had expected more.

Industry in North Rhine-Westphalia had to cope with a sharp drop in production in the first half of this year.
Due to the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic, electronica will not be held as an in-person trade fair this year and will instead switch to a purely digital format.