The Twincat IoT Communicator from Beckhoff enables communication between the PLC and a mobile device. It connects the 'Twincat' controller directly to a messaging service via secure TLS encryption.
read more...Okuma Europe and Hommel Holding have signed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of Hommel CNC Technik. With the takeover of the long-standing German sales partner, Okuma intends to consolidate its position in Europe's largest market for machine tools.
read more...The Ludwigsburg-based automation specialist Jetter is strengthening its international presence in mobile automation: at the beginning of July 2019, it acquired 100% of the Hungarian company Elan Systems.
read more...The automation specialist Keba from Linz achieved a turnover of EUR 304 million in the last financial year. This corresponds to sales growth of 20% compared to the previous year and is once again a new record in the company's history.
read more...It was a premiere at the catering trade fair in Amsterdam at the beginning of the year: Van Duijnen Horeca Service presented a fully automated version of its dispensing system for the first time. The system sends data to the cloud, making it available around the clock.
read more...Industry 4.0 requires the convergence of IT and OT. How can a migration path from today's technologies to Industry 4.0 support this convergence without tearing down important bridges to the past?
read more...Industry 4.0 is not only changing factories. The suppliers themselves must also adapt to the digital transformation. This article uses the example of Kontron to show how the product portfolio, corporate structure and orientation can change.
read more...Siemens has reached an agreement to acquire the shares of IST GmbH: As of April 1, 2020, the automation specialist from Chemnitz is to be integrated into the 'Production Machines' business segment of Siemens Operating Company Digital Industries.
read more...With effect from July 1, 2019, GFT Technologies has acquired Axoom with its IT and industry expertise at the Karlsruhe site. In addition, the long-standing cooperation with Trumpf will be strengthened by a development partnership.
read more...Siemens is presenting a new CNC generation at EMO in mid-September 2019 and wants to take the next step in the digital transformation of machine tools.
read more...The VDMA published the latest figures for woodworking machinery at the Ligna trade fair in Hanover. According to the figures, German manufacturers achieved a production record of 3.3 billion euros.
read more...'Artificial Intelligence Forum 2019'
Artificial intelligence is very hesitant to find its way into industrial applications. Expectations of the technology are high. They are rarely fulfilled. However, those who approach the topic with the right premises can reap many benefits.
read more...Siemens has announced its figures for the second quarter of 2019 and recorded increases in order intake and sales as well as a record order backlog.
read more...With the support of Messe Stuttgart and the VDWF (Association of German Tool and Mould Makers) - sponsor of Moulding Expo - KUNSTSTOFF MAGAZIN is organizing the 'Practical Forum Mould Making + Injection Moulding Technology' for the first time on 23 May.
read more...Business figures / 2nd quarter 2019
Rockwell Automation announces its financial figures for the second quarter of 2019: For the provider of industrial automation and information solutions, it ended with sales of around USD 1.66 billion - an increase of 0.4% compared to the previous year.
read more...Programming services in manufacturing companies often have to be purchased at high cost and are not always available in a timely manner. One alternative is the code-free modeling of processes using so-called 'streamsheets'.
read more...What is the difference between machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI)? And why should German mechanical engineers not bury their heads in the sand, despite the many times greater investment in AI in nations such as China or the USA? An analysis of the situation.
read more...Bosch Rexroth achieved sales of around 6.2 billion euros in 2018. The drive and control technology provider thus increased by 12.4% compared to the previous year. Adjusted for exchange rate effects, growth amounted to 13%. Incoming orders were also up on the previous year.
read more..."Integrated Industry - Industrial Intelligence" was the guiding theme of this year's world's largest industrial trade fair. Which topics were particularly in focus this year? Computer&AUTOMATION was on site with a camera.
read more...Erwin Bernecker, founder of B&R Industrial Automation, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on March 30, 2019. Together with Josef Rainer, Bernecker founded the industrial electronics company in Eggelsberg in 1979.
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