OPC UA and TSN - a major trade fair topic
The OPC UA and TSN communication standards are major topics of discussion in the industry. This could not be overlooked at SPS IPC Drives 2018.
read more...Industrial Communication
read more...Smart transport - three approaches in the video
How can material and product transport in machines and systems be reorganized in the age of Industry 4.0? Beckhoff, B&R and Bosch Rexroth presented interesting approaches in this regard at SPS IPC Drives 2018.
read more...AutomationML models to the target
The CLPA is now cooperating with AutomationML e. V.: CC-Link device profiles are to be integrated into AutomationML models.
read more...Autonomous mobility meets with varying degrees of acceptance
Automated vehicles are supposed to provide relief from traffic jams and reduce traffic accidents and air pollution. However, the study 'Self-Driving Vehicles, Robo-Taxis and the Urban Mobility Revolution' shows that Europeans have their doubts.
read more...New head of the steering committee
Dr. Frank Melzer, Member of the Management Board of Festo, takes over the leadership of the steering committee of the Industry 4.0 platform for the digitalization of the German economy. He replaces SAP board member Bernd Leukert.
read more...Schneider Electric / Telemecanique
From the counter directly to the cloud - via Sigfox
The Internet of Things is quickly associated with big data - huge amounts of data sent directly from sensors to the cloud. Telemecanique shows that there is another way with the XIOT cloud sensor. For the first time, communication takes place via Sigfox.
read more...Final figures for SPS IPC Drives 2018
Review of the industry event of the year
The 29th SPS IPC Drives has come to an end. A total of 65,700 visitors flocked to Nuremberg to find out about the latest products and solutions from the automation industry. The trade fair thus exceeded the visitor level of the comparable year 2016.
read more...Focus on the digital twin
At SAP, the focus this year is on the network of the real world and digital twins. The corresponding machines and systems are all networked with each other and can be monitored live during operation.
read more...Secure path to the IIoT
HMS Industrial Networks is presenting two new gateway families. A striking feature of the devices: they support MQTT and OPC UA.
read more...Beck IPC, Hirschmann, NXTGN, SMC
A joint IoT project
A team of specialists from Beck IPC, Hirschmann, NXTGN and SMC gave themselves four weeks to implement an IoT project. - The result can be seen at the Beck IPC stand in Hall 9.
read more...Diagnostic interface standardized
The Ethercat Technology Group (ETG) has published a manufacturer-independent interface for diagnostic data and has also elected a new board of directors
read more...Five flagship projects for new fields of technology
In five flagship projects, companies and research institutions in the it's OWL leading-edge cluster aim to develop new fields of technology for German SMEs. The focus is on machine intelligence, digital platforms, digital twins and the working world of the future.
read more...Problem solver at field level
Festo's acquisition of IT company Resolto Informatik in April 2018 is bearing fruit: AI from Resolto can now monitor the CPX-E-CEC controller and the new CMMT motor controller from Festo. Tanja Krüger, Managing Director of Resolto, explains the background.
read more...Wireless cloud gateways
IoT wireless gateways for wireless connection to cloud solutions - Turck is exhibiting such a product at the trade fair for the first time this year.
read more...The UN of automation
What role will the Ethernet standard TSN play in the future activities of the OPC Foundation? The OPC Foundation provided answers to this question at a press conference at SPS IPC Drives.
read more...AS-i signals via fiber optics
ifm is launching an AS-i fiber optic repeater at SPS IPC Drives 2018. For the first time, AS-interface signals can be implemented via an optical medium and vice versa.
read more...PLCopen and Industry 4.0
Two important building blocks of Industry 4.0 are the RAMI model and the Asset Administration Shell. And activities are underway at PLCopen for both.
read more...Openness as a prerequisite for IIoT
Klaus Rupprecht, authorized signatory at Sys Tec electronic, is a strong advocate of open source. For him, openness is an important prerequisite for increasing the utility value of the Internet of Things and exploiting the cost benefits.
read more...... and the triumph of TSN plus OPC UA
The Shaper group of companies was committed to the goal of establishing TNS plus OPC UA as 'the' communication standard - from the sensor to the cloud. Now that the work for this path has been transferred to the OPC Foundation, the group of companies is disbanding.
read more...Ethercat is drilled out
With the 'Ethercat G/G10' technology extension, Beckhoff aims to raise its Ethernet-based communication system to the next performance level. Another trade fair premiere at SPS IPC Drives 2018: the XPlanar transport system.
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