The high investment costs for the expansion of the 5G network are causing problems for network operators. The technology consultancy BearingPoint assumes that network operators therefore need to reposition themselves - now!
read more...Hans-Jürgen Hilscher, Managing Director of the company for over 33 years, has handed over overall responsibility for the Group to his son Sebastian Hilscher as the new CEO as of January 1, 2020.
read more...Follow-up with Kevin Carlin, ADI
With the new 'ADI Chronous' brand, Analog Devices wants to have a major say in Industrial Ethernet (IE) in the future. Kevin Carlin, Vice President Industrial Automation & Energy at ADI, explains exactly what this plan looks like.
read more...Implementation of IoT projects
The Internet of Things is bringing more and more benefits to companies. However, there are still problems with implementation: companies have major concerns about data protection and IT security. And then there's the money...
read more...The Ruggedcom APE1808 is part of the 'Ruggedcom RX15xx' product family, which includes rugged Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches and routers. The modular platform with field-replaceable modules offers a choice of WAN, serial and Ethernet options.
read more...According to the results of a recent study, Profinet is the world's leading Ethernet-based communication solution for industrial automation.
read more...Endress+Hauser is now offering the Field Xpert tablet PC together with Softing's mobiLink interface as a bundle for parameterization and commissioning of field devices.
read more...With the RMG/941, SSV has developed an IoT gateway that combines four industrial remote maintenance tasks in a compact DIN rail housing.
read more...The vision has been in place since the end of 2014: OPC UA is to achieve the status of a globally recognized standard for the Industrial Internet of Things IIoT by 2019 at the latest. During the press conference at SPS, the Foundation took a stand on this plan.
read more...The 30th SPS, the trade fair highlight of the automation industry, took place at the end of November. The buzzwords 'digitalization' and 'digital transformation' were visible throughout the halls - the most important things in the film.
read more...Siemens has named 23 researchers as "Inventors of the Year 2019". Their inventions range from a solution that allows older railroad lines to be electrified without major modifications to a postcard-sized module for industrial control systems that works with AI.
read more...Outpatient Children's Hospice Foundation
The Munich Outpatient Children's Hospice Foundation - AKM has been campaigning for the needs, rights and concerns of families with a seriously ill child or young person for more than ten years.
read more...R3 Reliable Realtime Radio Communications is presenting its first series products 'Echoring Ethernet Bridge' (EREB) and 'Echoring System on Module' (SoM) at the SPS. They are designed to supplement wired industrial Ethernet networks with equally powerful wireless connections.
read more...The benefits of 5G for automation technology will materialize, but it will take longer than many expected or hoped - this is the assessment of Thomas Schildknecht, Managing Director of the Murr-based company of the same name.
read more...Deterministic and real-time capable data transmission via TSN. In addition to traditional Ethernet cabling, WLAN, 4G/LTE and 5G are being discussed for data transmission. But there is another way: using light, as Fraunhofer IPMS will be demonstrating at the trade fair.
read more...B&R is one of the first manufacturers to launch a range of products for communication with the open and real-time-capable OPC UA over TSN protocol. The product range includes controllers, bus controllers, industrial and panel PCs and a TSN machine switch.
read more...Together with seven companies, Harting is launching the 'Single Pair Ethernet Industrial Partner Network'. Ralf Klein, Managing Director of Harting Electronics, explains the motivation behind the initiative.
read more...The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance was launched at Hannover Messe 2019. At SPS 2019, its members are now presenting solutions as part of their interoperability framework.
read more...Since 2006, the PI (Profibus & Profinet International) Security Guideline has been advising manufacturers and users of Profinet devices to take technical and procedural security precautions. PI is now developing additional measures to protect Profinet at the protocol level as well.
read more...IO-Link devices can now be seamlessly integrated into CIP architectures. The ODVA has now announced corresponding further developments to the EtherNet/IP specification.
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