Seamless networking right into the field
With 10BASE-T1L Single Pair Ethernet, a new Ethernet physical layer was adopted as a standard by the IEEE just over a year ago. This new standard will profoundly change process automation.
read more...Industrial Communication
read more...Integrated fallback mechanism
Helmholz has added the Rex 100 LTE+WAN and Rex 100 WiFi+WAN product variants to its portfolio of industrial routers. This means that the 'Rex' devices are now available with an additional WAN interface (Wide Area Network) and fallback mechanism.
read more...Home office as a future opportunity
The digital infrastructure forms the backbone of the working world in the 21st century. Industry 4.0 companies create the conditions for being agile and attractive employers.
read more...The standard protocol in the IoT?
In the Internet of Things (IoT), the lean communication protocol MQTT has established itself as an important standard protocol. The use cases for MQTT range from industrial applications and connected vehicles to logistics and home automation.
read more...Integrated IO-Link master
Whereas a 4- or 8-port master with an Ethernet connection was previously essential for the integration of perhaps just a single IO-Link device, Bihl+ Wiedemann now offers ASi-5 modules with one, two or four IO-Link master ports in various versions.
read more...Interview with Thomas Schildknecht
Profisafe over 5G
How does the transmission of Profisafe via Profinet using 5G behave? This question is the focus of the BMBF-funded 5GANG project. Thomas Schildknecht explains the initial results.
read more...Also for Fail Safe over Ethercat
Yaskawa has safety modules in its program for the Slio I/O system that support Fail Safe over Ethercat (FSoE).
read more...IO-Link and Single Pair Ethernet
Competition or cooperation?
Single Pair Ethernet enables the transmission of Ethernet data via just one pair of wires and therefore promises to connect sensors directly to Ethernet communication. In this respect, SPE is entering the traditional territory of the IO-Link standard.
read more...Preventive maintenance of networks
With the Profinet-certified Promesh P10 industrial Ethernet switch from Indu-Sol, not only can communication be controlled, but the quality of the cables can also be permanently monitored.
read more...Connect drive technology directly
Balluff offers special Ethernet/IP network modules for assembly and conveyor technology. The IO-Link masters BNI00EF and BNI00EH enable the fast integration of different IO-Link devices into existing networks.
read more...Up to 16 digital I/Os possible
The first products in the Bihl+Wiedemann family of self-configuring I/O modules are the two ASi-5 modules BWU4230 and BWU4231 in protection class IP67, each with 16 I/Os.
read more...Logger, bridge and range extender
With CANnector, HMS is adding a device with an extended range of interfaces and functions as well as a logging function to its 'Ixxat CAN@net NT' and 'CANbridge NT' series.
read more...Simple acceptance of electrical systems
The podis-5G6 energy bus system from Wieland Electric has recently received UL system approval. Thanks to this certification of the energy bus system in accordance with UL 2875, the company now has a fully and coherently documented installation system.
read more...GAIA-X and Open Industry 4.0 Alliance
Is a European data space coming?
The aim of the GAIA-X Foundation is to establish a European data infrastructure for secure digitalization and networking. The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance is pursuing a similar goal. Gerd Hoppe and Nils Herzberg explain the background to these initiatives at SPS Connect.
read more...Demand is rising
90 applications for industrial 5G campus networks have already been submitted to the Federal Network Agency. Automation technology plays an important role in the market maturity of 5G standardization.
read more...Austrian Post installs tracking solution
Austrian Post is now using the Sigfox 0G network and is equipping 40,000 roll containers with intelligent sensors as a first step. The operator of the Austrian Sigfox IoT low-power wide-area network is Heliot Europe.
read more...Interface diversity
Unitronic has added the TRB 245 and TRB 255 industrial gateways from Teltonika Networks to its in-house 'Sensor2Cloud' portfolio. The TRB 245 is a small industrial LTE Cat 4 gateway with a variety of input/output, serial and Ethernet connections
read more...I/O modules in IP67
Turck is expanding its range of safe I/O components with the TBPN block I/O modules for Profisafe and TBIP for CI Safety.
read more...SPS Connect 25.11. - 14:00 - 14:20
IO-Link Wireless transforming wireless factory communication
The presentation provides an introduction to IO-Link Wireless, a global standard for wireless factory automation for real-time control and monitoring applications.
read more...SPS Connect 25.11. - 14:10 - 14:30
CC-Link IE TSN: Open the Future of Connected Industries
The presentation explains the latest developments in the field of open industrial Ethernet and explains how CLPA is taking the step into the future with CC-Link IE TSN.
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