Is OPC UA in conjunction with the real-time Ethernet variant TSN "the" communication standard for Industry 4.0-based manufacturing? The speakers at the "Industrial Ethernet TSN" congress on September 27 in Stuttgart will get to the bottom of this question.
read more...The Swedish company HMS Industrial Networks has acquired all shares in the Spanish-based company Intesis Software, a provider of communication technology for building automation.
read more...BMW intends to cooperate with Intel and Mobileye on autonomous driving in the future. The three companies announced this on Friday. The partners want to put the first series-produced fully automated vehicle on the road in 2021.
read more...What is currently happening in the fieldbus, Ethernet and wireless sectors? Computer&AUTOMATION has compiled new products in a picture gallery.
read more...During the 'LiveWorx 2016' user conference, PTC announced the expansion of its IoT technology platform: Edge computing technologies will now allow hybrid models for data processing.
read more...Last year, 3 million Profinet devices were launched on the market worldwide, according to the annual survey of the installed portfolio of Profibus & Profinet International (PI). This means that the annual figure for Profinet has surpassed that of Profibus for the first time.
read more...Wireless IoT as well as new beacon and location-based functions for households, businesses and industry are on the agenda for Bluetooth 5. Significantly higher range, speed and transmission capacity should make this possible.
read more...The ZigBee Alliance has developed 'JupiterMesh', a new radio standard for the license-free radio bands at 868 MHz (EU) and 915 MHz (America) and 2.4 GHz, specifically for use in the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT).
read more...Microsoft's offer is USD 196 per Linkedin share. This corresponds to a premium of 49.5% over the closing price on Friday, June 10, 2016, bringing the total purchase price to around USD 26.2 billion.
read more...If the Industrial Internet of Things is to become a reality, production data must flow directly into company applications. A new gateway family now makes this possible for two fieldbus systems.
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The Fraunhofer Institutes IAO and IPA are planning to build the 'Future Work Lab' - a center that uses demonstrators to bring production work 4.0 to life. Skills development and training courses will also be offered to qualify people for the digital world of work.
read more...A robotic sparring partner for boxing training, the Internet of Things for the home or a camera that always shoots blur-free films thanks to motors and position sensors - the creativity of the young researchers at the 51st national finals knew no bounds. Now the winners have been announced.
read more...Follow up with Stefan Schönegger
B&R is a member of the OPC Foundation's 'Real-Time' working group. The company has also been involved in the Industrial Internet Consortium's TSN testbed since April. Stefan Schönegger explains the roadmap for OPC UA and real-time Ethernet activities at B&R.
read more...Where does Germany stand internationally in terms of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0? What are the resulting forecasts? The VDE surveyed its 1,300 member companies and universities in the field of electrical engineering and information technology.
read more...Fieldbuses do not necessarily remain in perfect condition after installation. They can also 'age', so that production downtimes can occur due to bus malfunctions. This situation can be avoided by continuously monitoring the networks.
read more..."Industry 4.0 live at Bosch" - under this slogan, Bosch demonstrated at the Hannover Messe 2016 how production can be networked along the value stream and across company boundaries. What components and concepts are behind it?
read more...Connection and joining technology
Murrelektronik from Oppenweiler and the Berlin-based development and technology service provider Yacoub want to jointly drive forward the topic of decentralized automation in the future. The two companies have also recently joined the same group of companies.
read more...The user organization Sercos International has made a new version of the Sercos Monitor available as a free download at Hannover Messe 2016. The tool is designed to enable providers and users to analyze data traffic in Sercos III networks in detail.
read more...Stuttgart-based Robert Bosch GmbH posted a record year in 2015 with a clear double-digit increase in turnover. The technology group expects moderate sales growth of 3 to 5% for the current year.
read more...The ODVA has announced a new technical initiative to develop a 'Common Industrial Cloud Interface Specification'. The starting signal for this is to be given in mid-2016 with the formation of a corresponding Special Interest Group (SIG).
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