With a focus on electromechanics
The e-paper of issue 12/2021
Your opinion is needed at the end of the year: in issue 12, we present the nominees for the 'Products of the Year 2022' readers' poll. We also take a closer look at automated guided vehicles in our special Robotics&Automation section.
Topic highlights
- Title: Products of the year (page 40)
The big readers' choice - Cloud and IoT in practice
Smart Electronic Factory members present best practices (page 8) - The cloud follows the field level
OPC Foundation strives for initiative for cloud activities (page 10) - Fire protection rethought
Igus receives UL certification for halogen-free TPE cables (page 12) - Open for any edge gateways
Cloudrail simplifies the connection of factories to the cloud (page 12) - The digital circuit diagram
How Rittal is doing away with paper (page 13) - Focus on the employee
Why many companies are still struggling with digitalization (page 16) - Testing right from the start
Thermographic cameras in the development process of electronic components (page 20) - More color information please!
The benefits of multispectral cameras for photometric analyses (page 22)
Focus on electromechanics:
- Climate-friendly planning
Operating control cabinets in an energy-efficient way - in every season (page 24) - A guardian for the data line
Predictive maintenance in Ethernet-based networks (page 28)
Robotics&AUTOMATION
- Communication with visible light
Security in the data exchange of cooperative AGVs (page 32) - From AGVs to AMR
Autonomous mobile robots - the next stage of development (page 35) - Robot-assisted deburring
The flexible robot cell (page 38)
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