Together with Qualcomm, Siemens has implemented what the two partners claim is the first independent private 5G network in a real industrial environment using the 3.7/3.8 GHz frequency band.
read more...Red Lion Controls / MB Connect Line
Red Lion Controls and MB Connect Line have entered into a strategic collaboration to provide remote-enabled and secure connectivity solutions that utilize Red Lion's ruggedized versions of automation devices.
read more...A year ago, Cloudrail presented the 'CloudRail.Box' for the first time - a gateway that connects to IO-Link sensors and masters via Plug&Play and sends the data to any cloud platform. It now also supports OPC UA and edge computing.
read more...The ZVEI used the traditional press conference at SPS as an opportunity to promote climate protection. Another topic: Industry 4.0 with 5G.
read more...Lapp has also been offering switches for two years. Further versions will be added for SPS 2019, including the smallest Profinet switches on the market according to the provider.
read more...On November 1, 2019, Frank Steinhoff took over the position of Managing Director at Softing Industrial Automation at its headquarters in Haar near Munich.
read more...Moxa, provider of industrial communication and network technology, has appointed Jens Holzhammer as Managing Director of its European subsidiary Moxa Europe.
read more...In the future, Ethernet TSN will enable continuous communication in machine and plant engineering without gateways and interruptions. Wago is launching two new automation systems on the market for the SPS, with which users can take advantage of all the benefits of the extended Ethernet standard.
read more...The digitalization of plant and device automation is also in full swing in the process industry and is less complex than often assumed. FDT-based IoT scenarios with Pactware, for example, can help you get started with the implementation of digitalization measures.
read more...Facebook is attracting a lot of attention worldwide with its new cryptocurrency Libra. The social media giant's vision is to create a new financial ecosystem for the digital platform economy of the 21st century. How can Germany benefit from this with I4.0?
read more...At the end of last year, Beckhoff presented 'Ethercat G' as an extension of Ethercat. The gigabit solution has now been officially incorporated into the ETG. ETG Director Martin Rostan comments on the role of 'Ethercat G' - especially with regard to Ethernet TSN.
read more...SPS - smart production solutions
Security, 5G plus TSN and OPC UA, IoT platforms and automation with robots: the 'Automation 4.0 Summit', the congress accompanying the SPS trade fair, is dedicated to these four exciting topics this year.
read more...Deutsche Telekom is now announcing two campus network offers for companies. What's new is that SMEs will also benefit from the offers. And: there are edge cloud solutions for real-time data processing.
read more...Deutschmann Automation launches Unigate IC2 Profibus, the first member of the 'Unigate IC2' embedded series. These all-in-one bus nodes are based on ARM Cortex-M4 processor technology.
read more...The new, publicly available 0G network from Sigfox, which is currently being expanded worldwide, is specially designed for IoT connections, but is limited to 12 bytes per message. Can everything that OEMs need fit into such a message?
read more...Time Sensitive Networking has firmly established itself in the vocabulary of the automation industry. All well-known suppliers have started activities to evaluate or even introduce TSN. But where exactly are the goals for the use of TSN and what is actually still missing?
read more...The Internet of Production (IoP) is based on the idea of enabling a new level of cross-domain collaboration. The Cluster of Excellence IoP at RWTH Aachen University is working to realize this vision. Rahman Jamal, member of the Industrial Advisory Board, explains the goals.
read more...With Single Pair Ethernet, the Internet protocol can penetrate new applications. In industry, this Ethernet variant even has the potential to close the gap between the control level and the sensor/actuator network.
read more...The aim of a cooperation between the Teutloff Technical Academy, system integrator CSAE and automation supplier Turck is to provide practical training for Industry 4.0
read more...The OPC Foundation has now announced the official certifiability of OPC UA servers based on version 1.0 of the open OPC UA stack open 62541. To date, the stack is the only open implementation of OPC UA programmed entirely in C.
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