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The top articles in March 2024
New technological developments lead the most-read articles in March. Motors that redefine energy saving, a plastic wheel that discovers the road, a new Ecolabel and, last but not least, the arrival of ChatGPT in the industry. Read for yourself.
Top 10: Cobot in quality assurance
The 'Ligre' brand is conquering the consumer sector with the function of grinding coffee to the exact gram, which was previously reserved for coffee machines for the catering trade. Gronbach relied on Cobot support in the test setup for quality assurance of the grinder.
Top 9: "Recognizably alien to the industry"
More and more regulations and bureaucracy are being imposed on companies. In an interview, ZVEI President Dr. Gunther Kegel criticizes politicians and calls for consistent action.
Top 8: Virtual commissioning based on AI
AI-based systems for automated quality control cannot avoid the time-consuming collection of image data. At BMW in Dingolfing, an inspection cell has been in operation since July 2023, which starts camera-based visual inspection from the very first car body.
Top 7: Digital twins boost machine development
Festo cooperates with German automation partners and the Industrial Digital Twin Association to promote standardization and digitalization. First automation components from Festo receive digital images.
Top 6: The EcoTech product label
Siemens has announced the introduction of a new approach for a sustainable product label - Siemens EcoTech. With this, the company wants to set a new standard for transparency in the industry.
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Top 5: Field communication via IO-Link Safety
The manufacturer-independent, standardized communication system IO-Link has been further developed into a system that can also be used for functional safety. Manufacturers currently offer system solutions for IO-Link Safety (IOLS).
Top 4: Plastic wheel hits the road
After a long period of development work, the 'igus:bike', a bicycle made of 92% plastic with a high recycled content, goes into series production. The Dutch development partner MTRL is currently producing the first 100 units together with Igus.
Top 3: Enormous energy-saving potential identified for motors
How can the energy requirements of motors for cooling and ventilation be optimized? ABB and Cern investigated this together and identified an energy saving potential of 17.4% - equivalent to the energy requirements of over 18,000 European households.
Top 2: The e-paper of issue 03/2024
How will technologies such as 5G, TSN, Industrial Control as a Service or ChatGPT influence factory automation? You can find answers to these questions, among others, in the current issue of Computer&Automation. Integrated in the current issue: the special issue Safety&Security.
Top 1: ChatGPT in the industry
ChatGPT was the hype topic last year. This technology is expected to enter the industry in 2024. A new series of articles explores the opportunities and challenges of ChatGPT for the industry.
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