Keysight Technologies has added a test package to its IxNetwork Ethernet test solution to help manufacturers ensure chipsets and devices are compliant with the Avnu Alliance's TSN test plan for IEEE 802.1AS-2020.
read more...In a recent SAP Concur study, employees of German SMEs were asked what slows them down in their day-to-day work and prevents them from carrying out important tasks. The top 10 as a picture gallery.
read more...More and more companies in Germany are working with networked systems in the Internet of Things (IoT). However, this is not enough for a leading position in Europe.
read more...The MBM bus module from Euchner is part of the Multifunctional Gate Box 2 (MGB2 Modular) safety gate system and is also available for Ethercat P.
read more...Indu-Sol has developed the Promesh P10X diagnostic switch for Profinet and Industrial Ethernet. Integrated sensors monitor parameters that ensure communication quality.
read more...You have decided! Over 2,500 votes were cast and now the results are in: these are your 2021 covers!
read more...Industrial Digital Twin Association
The declared aim of the partnership between the Industrial Digital Twin Association and the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance is to drive forward digitalization on the basis of the asset administration shell.
read more...How can the 5G mobile communications standard be used as a campus network in SME production in order to reduce production costs? The '5G++ FlexiCell' research project is getting to the bottom of this question. The focus is on networking and positioning technology.
read more...The technology group Bosch wants to equip its entire product range with artificial intelligence (AI) or use AI in production by 2025.
read more...Today we take it for granted, but back then it was a world first: sending text messages via cell phone. The good old SMS has been around for almost three decades. Now it is at the center of an auction and part of a new trend in the digital age.
read more...The OPC Foundation's Field Level Communications Initiative was established at SPS 2018. Three years later, its President Stefan Hoppe announces a similar initiative for cloud activities. An update.
read more...The VDMA has now founded the new 'Machine Information Interoperability' department to continuously optimize the interoperability of production environments and the Industry 4.0 ecosystem. The focus of the work is OPC UA interface development.
read more...With a focus on safety & security
The smart factory is becoming more and more of a reality. This is made possible by intelligent automation and digitalization solutions. Read more about digital twins, safety & security in the networked factory and new business models in issue 11.
read more...Mobile routers from Lucom's 'v3-Smart' series enable the secure connection of systems, machines or entire LAN networks to the Internet via mobile radio.
read more...Murrelektronik is expanding its business model and offering 'Vario-X', an automation platform that brings sensors and actuators into the field in a decentralized manner without the need for a control cabinet. A digital twin is also on board.
read more...Since it was founded in 2018, Cloudrail has been known as the point of contact for connecting factories to the cloud for large IIoT projects. Now another piece of flexibility has been added.
read more...In order to promote interoperable communication in the integrated assembly solutions industry, the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association has published the first OPC UA specification for the industry.
read more...Sports car manufacturer Porsche is now testing a 5G network in production at its Leipzig site. This is the first research network with the latest mobile communications standard in a Porsche production environment, the Group announced on Friday (26.11.).
read more...EKS Engel offers two Ethernet media converters that transmit the signals bit by bit instead of using a switching process - a unique selling point according to the company.
read more...The Diagnosis Tool from TEConcept is an IO-Link analyzer that examines the IO-Link signal both electrically and logically.
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