Change in the Executive Board
The 19th regular general meeting of the SmartFactory KL technology initiative took place on May 11, 2023. Dr. Detlev Richter is a new member of the board.
read more...Industrial Controls
read more...Save development time and costs
According to the manufacturer, machine builders can save development time and costs with the extended Allen-Bradley Micro850 and Micro870 controllers of the '2080-Lx0E' series and the latest Connected Components Workbench software from Rockwell Automation.
read more...New composition of the Executive Board
Bosch Rexroth appoints Thomas Fechner and Roland Bittenauer to the Management Board. The tasks previously covered by Thomas Donato will be divided into two independent departments.
read more...Cooperation in the field of AI
Siemens and Microsoft are bringing together the products Teamcenter, Teams and the language models of Azure OpenAI Service to tap into the strengths of AI for the manufacturing world.
read more...Individuality in the standard module
'FlexiMod' is a concept for integrating application-oriented solutions for electrohydraulics, with which W.E.St Elektronik simplifies entry into the implementation of customer-specific functions based on a standard device series.
read more...The top articles in April 2023
A month full of innovations - a month full of awards. These were the dominant themes of our most-read articles in April. However, there was no shortage of overarching topics that affect the industry: These include, for example, the question of the threat to jobs posed by AI.
read more...Special employment model
In order to meet the high demand more quickly, B&R is currently introducing a new weekend shift for a limited period of one year. For 20 hours a week, exclusively on Saturdays and Sundays, the company is offering a salary equivalent to a full-time job.
read more...A spirit of optimism at the Hannover Messe
The exhibitors at Hannover Messe and Deutsche Messe as the organizer have drawn a consistently positive conclusion from this year's event.
read more...Hannover Messe to promote climate-neutral production
After difficult years under coronavirus conditions, Hannover Messe wants to grow again with big names and hundreds of start-ups. The trade fair boss expects new impetus for the industry's "megatrends".
read more...Industry ahead of Hannover Messe 2023
Raising energy efficiency with data and economy
Everyone is talking about the slow expansion of green electricity. From the perspective of the electrical and digital industry, however, savings are also important for effective climate protection, both in the factory and in washing machines. The industry is positioning itself on other issues at the Hannover Messe.
read more...Global sales increased by 28 percent
Beckhoff Automation continues its growth trajectory in the 2022 financial year: With an increase of 28%, the automation specialist achieved a new record turnover of 1.515 billion euros.
read more...Politics meets industry
The Hannover Messe opens its doors to international visitors on April 17. Politicians also use the trade fair to gain an overview of the trends in the industry.
read more...Taxes & rules - The winners
The winning products in the 'Taxes & Rules' category do away with habits and thus offer users completely new possibilities.
read more...Three women nominated
An independent jury, consisting of members of the WomenPower Congress Advisory Board, has nominated three women for the Engineer Powerwoman Award. The winner will be announced on April 21 during the opening of the WomenPower Congress.
read more...Modular touch panel with control functionality
In future, the modular touch panels from Christ Electronic Systems can also be used as control units.
read more...Update for security applications
With the Codesys Safety SIL2 add-on, manufacturers can certify their Codesys-based control units, ECUs and PLCs for safety applications in accordance with IEC 61508 for SIL2 or EN ISO 13849 up to PLd with significantly reduced effort.
read more...Biomass on an industrial scale
At the Hannover Messe, Festo is presenting the 'BionicCellFactory', the next step on the way to industrializing biological transformation in order to cultivate biomass efficiently, resource-efficiently and on a large scale.
read more...Wago relies on Bosch Rexroth
Wago will be the first system and technology partner to use the real-time capable, Linux-based operating system 'ctrlX OS' from Bosch Rexroth on future controllers in the medium and high performance classes.
read more...Physics and logic combined
Traditionally, the physical connections and the control and safety-related logic of devices are mapped separately. But why redraw functions neutrally when the Piping & Instrumentation Diagram already contains so much basic data?
read more...Embedded PCs with ARM Cortex-A53 processor
The new Embedded PCs from Beckhoff Automation can be used as compact controllers. The 'CX82xx' Embedded PC family is a further development of the 'CX81xx' series.
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