In focus: Agriculture
The e-paper of issue 05/2024
Strategies for the future are one of the topics covered in the current issue of Computer&Automation. Read about the reforms associations are demanding from politicians, the opportunities offered by technologies such as ChatGPT and SPE and the role robots play in control cabinet assembly.
Market & Management
- Associations call for "bold reforms"
Figures and statement from the BDI, ZVEI and VDMA associations (page 8) - Automated assembly of control cabinet components
Wago's vision for the future - an interview with Dr. Michael Dörbaum (page 10) - The energy efficiency scenario
Gunther Koschnik from ZVEI on the All Electric Society (page 11) - Sustainable motto
Schmersal on the road to greater sustainability (page 12)
Technology
- Catalyst for an agile development process
Part 4 of the article series "ChatGPT in the industry" (page 14) - TITLE: Agile development with model-based design
The advantages of virtual commissioning of a machine - Close and yet so far away
Processing measurement data close to the process ensures higher availability (page 22) - Prime example of a cybersecurity strategy
Part 3 of the article series "Security basics" (page 25) - Risk reduction in hazardous environments
Ignition source monitoring and the body of standards (page 29) - The opportunities of SPE technology
Part 2 of the "Single Pair Ethernet" series (page 38) - Getting to the bottom of cable symmetry
EMC causes of interference in industrial networks (page 42) - Sensors at a glance
Digitization and monitoring of IT racks using sensors (page 44) - Followed up! - with Dr.-Ing. Marc Hüske, VDMA
"A data economy thrives on the participation of many parties" (page 50)
IN FOCUS: Agriculture
- Positioning hoeing tools when weeding
Sensors as smart helpers in agriculture (page 34) - For our own use
Vertical farming at the Siemens site in Frankfurt (page 36)
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