The German software company Visualys has entered into a partnership with the Italian IIoT platform provider Xeo4 to drive forward the goal of making globally distributed machine data centrally available in one place.
read more...Logimat, the international trade fair for intralogistics solutions and process management, has been postponed from March to early summer 2021 as a precautionary measure due to the current coronavirus situation.
read more...The VDMA and ZVEI founded the Industrial Digital Twin Association on September 23, 2020. What is this new user group all about? Dr. Christian Mosch (VDMA) and Meik Billmann (ZVEI) take a stand.
read more...Dr.-Ing. Kurt D. Bettenhausen took up his position as Director of "New Technologies and Development" at the Harting Technology Group on September 1.
read more...Ethernet gets a real-time extension with TSN - and even a new transmission medium with 5G! The impact on all industries will be the focus of the TSN/A Conference on October 7 and 8, 2020, which will be held as a virtual event this year.
read more...The CAN in Automation Association (CiA) has published the CiA 406-J and CiA 410-J specifications, which specify the mapping of CANopen profiles for rotary encoders and inclinometers for J1939 networks.
read more...Analysis and laboratory equipment
The OPC Foundation has now announced the establishment of the Joint Working Group LADS. The aim is to create a manufacturer-independent, open standard for analysis and laboratory devices.
read more...Yes, TSN is the new basic technology for convergent real-time communication. But which protocols will actually be based on the TSN layers and become established on the market has not yet been decided. In this article, four protagonists have their say.
read more...TSN only covers the lower OSI layers. There are various protocol approaches for the upper layers. Due to the deterministic requirements, these also have an impact on TSN itself - unlike in the past.
read more...With a Zone 2 Ethernet gateway for the 'excom' I/O system, Turck says it is opening up the world of the process industry for digitalization and Industry 4.0.
read more...Insys icom has new plug-in cards for the modular router series 'MRX'. This series is the basic platform for a 'Kritis'-compliant and flexible connection of control technology and EEG systems.
read more...MC Technologies is offering a new version of its industrial-grade multifunctional gateways from the 'MC100' family for 4G mobile communications. The MC100 GPIO is Microsoft Azure certified and based on Linux.
read more...The Schmersal Group is launching the Safety Fieldbox with Profinet/ Profisafe fieldbus interface, which opens up new safety-related solution options especially for the packaging industry.
read more...Unlimited computing power offers German key industries enormous competitive opportunities on the way to an Industry 4.0 data economy.
read more...The Profibus & Profinet International (PI) organization has added Omlox positioning technology to its portfolio.
read more...Some companies are already planning to set up their own private 5G networks. These must be integrated, approved and maintained in the existing communications environment. The framework conditions have already been defined. The first test and monitoring solutions are already available.
read more...5G is creating new opportunities for manufacturing companies to network system components and processes. What potential does 5G have to implement viable business models? Stefan Ehrlich, CEO of SQL Projekt AG, gives his forecast.
read more...The number of successful Industry 4.0 implementations is still relatively small. Why is it that the industrial revolution that was touted years ago is not really making progress?
read more...The market share of Industrial Ethernet in terms of newly installed nodes in factory automation has risen to currently 64%. Fieldbuses, on the other hand, fell from 35% to 30%, while the market share of wireless technologies remained stable at 6%.
read more...Should the factory data be stored in the cloud or rather on site in your own data center? The next generation of mobile communications should be taken into account in these considerations. After all, 5G can make a decisive contribution to the realization of the digital factory.
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