A year ago, Bernhard Böhrer founded the company Logiccloud with its product of the same name; the market launch took place with the SPS in November. The CEO explains the next steps.

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In addition to annual trends and new developments, the topic of security and how to maintain it played a key role in our most-read articles of the past month. Find out which negative headlines also made it into the ranking here.

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After a scaled-down version in 2022, the largest industrial trade fair wants to return to its full format this year. Many of the exhibition topics are not new - but from the organizers' point of view, their discussion is now all the more urgent in the multi-crisis situation.

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The important German industrial sector achieves a record level of exports - despite a weak global economy and much uncertainty surrounding the war in Ukraine. Overseas business in particular is growing strongly.

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The German Machine Tool Builders' Association (VDW) expects production in the machine tool industry to grow by 9% this year to a volume of €15.5 billion. In nominal terms, this is only a tenth below the record result of 2018.

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A good start to the new fiscal year has Siemens looking to the coming fiscal year with confidence: The Group is raising its forecast.

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On February 3, 2023, the Plagiarius campaign awarded the dreaded 'Plagiarius' negative prize to manufacturers and retailers of particularly brazen counterfeits and fakes for the 47th time.

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The Bürkert valve terminal Airline Ex (type 8650) for Siemens Simatic ET 200iSP has been optimized for future requirements.

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What do marketplaces, PLC solutions in the cloud, new reading worlds, the abandonment of hardware exclusivity and TSN networks have in common? Quite simply, these topics are among the most-read articles of 2022. We take a look back at them...

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The previous management duo of Heitec, CEO Richard Heindl and his chief representative Johannes Feldmayer, will retire from the management of Heitec AG to the management of Heitec Holding as of December 31, 2022.

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Which cover picture did you like best this year? Take part in a short survey and optionally in the prize draw for great prizes.

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Safety functions are shifting from the hardware to the software level. It therefore makes sense for machine manufacturers to work together with the safety system supplier at an early stage of new developments. The use of OEM-specific software offers particular advantages.

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When it comes to safety certification, there is often uncertainty on the part of users. Tobias Thiesmann, System and Solution Manager at the Schmersal Group, comments on current issues.

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With the support of Delta Logic, old machines and systems with S5 controllers can now also be made fit for Industry 4.0.

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The IEC 61131-3 platform Codesys supports the processors known as Dragon Core from the Chinese manufacturer Loongson.

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With the RBD-S+, Groschopp offers a servo controller with a wide range of functions that can replace a PLC in many applications.

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In spring, the company Logiccloud presented its product of the same name. At that time, the market launch was announced for November. Head of Marketing Michael Böhrer explains the status quo.

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The virtual PLC has been part of the vision of modern automation for some time now. Codesys is placing its interpretation of the "virtual PLC" theme at the center of its trade fair presence.

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In summer 2021, the start-up Flecs launched a new business model with the aim of automating the installation and updating of industrial apps on control systems. Patric Scholz, co-founder, explains what's new at SPS for the first time.

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As a prelude to the growing i³ Control portfolio, Yaskawa presents the first PLC of the i³ Control complete solution: the iC9210-PN.

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