Microsoft supports OPC UA with its Azure cloud
Microsoft is making OPC UA installations cloud-ready by supporting the OPC UA protocol from Azure. There is also an OPC UA reference implementation for Windows 10.
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read more...Toyota opts for Ethercat
At the Hannover Messe, Toyota Motor Corporation announced that the Japanese car manufacturer has opted for Ethercat as its industrial Ethernet technology and intends to use it in its new factories around the world.
read more...From the sensor to the cloud
The OPC Foundation is working hard to make OPC UA fit for end-to-end communication from the sensor to the cloud. Stefan Hoppe, Vice President of the OPC Foundation, explains the status quo of current projects at the Hannover Messe.
read more...OPC UA plus Ethernet TSN
Softing will be presenting the first implementation of the Pub/Sub model in OPC UA at the Hannover Messe 2016 - in conjunction with the Ethernet standard TSN.
read more...The tussle over communication standards
The Industry 4.0 platform and the Industrial Internet Consortium now want to pull together. However, the platform favors OPC UA, while the IIC stands for DDS. Thomas Burke and Dr. Stan Schneider, representatives of the two standards, describe the path to an agreement.
read more...Gateway solution for secure cross-communication
AS-i Safety has long demonstrated its strengths in systems with strictly hierarchical safety technology. New gateway solutions for safe cross-communication ensure that decentralized structures also benefit even more from the advantages of safe networking.
read more..."The" marketplace for Industry 4.0
It is set to become the global hotspot for Industry 4.0 - this year's Hannover Messe from April 25 to 29, 2016. The trade fair is receiving a tailwind for this goal from its partner country, the USA, the world champion of IT technology.
read more...New sizes available
Following the sales launch in the middle of the year for devices from 0.75 to 2.2 kW, KEB now offers the second mechanism with a width of 90 mm.
read more...Extend PCs easily
esd has a new PCI Express Ethercat slave interface: The ECS PCIe/FPGA can be used to add Ethercat slave functionality to any PC.
read more...Acceptance study on autonomous driving
Is the steering wheel an optional extra?
Autonomous driving promises to revolutionize the mobility of the future. But do drivers really want to give up control as a passenger in their own vehicle? The management consultancy Detecon International has empirically investigated this question, among others.
read more...Are fieldbuses disappearing?
Will fieldbuses soon have to give way to Ethernet technology in the industrial environment? Two automation experts, Michael Volz and Heinrich Munz, explain their views.
read more...Commentary on IoT and Industry 4.0
The right timing
Everyone is talking about the Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 - but who actually dares to tackle this vision in their own company? What are the stumbling blocks that are still holding many back from making a bold entry into the new age?
read more...500 million US dollars for Germany's digitalization
IT equipment supplier Cisco plans to invest USD 500 million in Germany over the next three years to accelerate digitalization.
read more...Bosch launches cloud and IoT services
Bosch is launching a cloud for internet-based services to implement applications in the areas of connected mobility, connected industry and connected buildings. The central software core of the cloud is the company's own IoT Suite.
read more...Follow-up with Gunther Koschnick
"Industry 4.0 for co-development"
One of the ZVEI's most important projects for 2016 is the openAAS project, which was launched in January. Gunther Koschnick, Managing Director of the ZVEI Automation Association, explains what it's all about.
read more...The approach
Not competition but cooperation - the initiatives 'Plattform Industrie 4.0' and the 'Industrial Internet Consortium' have now taken up the cause of bringing this claim to life.
read more...The networked building
Light + Building opens its doors in Frankfurt am Main from March 13 to 18. Around 2500 exhibitors will be presenting their innovations for lighting, electrical engineering and home and building automation.
read more...Creating an Industry 4.0 environment
Hardware is essential for Industry 4.0 components. But the real challenge lies in the software. SSV Software Systems has taken on both.
read more...Visible Things' reference platform
Avnet Memec - Silica is presenting the 'Visible Things' reference platform at embedded world 2016. The complete hardware/software package connects sensors directly to the cloud.
read more...Standard for smart grids
In September, the specifications for VHPready 4.0 were approved - an M2M standard for implementing efficient virtual power plants. The latest version is intended to implement the smart grid and meet the IT security requirements of the various grid operators.
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