In September 2017, Schneider Electric acquired a majority stake in Aveva and at the same time contributed its own software business to the British company. Jürgen Siefert, Vice President Industry DACH, explains the strategy behind this.
read more...It is with deep sadness that the VDMA and its members bid farewell to Prof. Berthold Leibinger. He passed away on October 16 at the age of 87. Between 1989 and 1992, he represented the German mechanical engineering industry as President of the association.
read more...Assembly and handling technology
What is currently happening on the market in the fields of material flow, handling technology and industrial handling? Computer&AUTOMATION has summarized an excerpt of what exhibitors are showing at Motek 2018 in Stuttgart in a picture gallery.
read more...The VDMA is convinced that mechanical engineering companies can also expect production growth in 2019 thanks to the good order situation and high order backlog. However, there is growing uncertainty among export-dependent investors due to increasing political risks.
read more...SSV has developed a special app concept for industrial gateways to connect Industry 4.0 and Industrial IoT applications to virtually any cloud based on open standards; according to the company, even multiple clouds are possible at the same time.
read more...Delta Logic used the 25th anniversary celebrations to present an IoT platform developed jointly with RST Industrie Automation. Delta Logic Managing Director Rainer Hönle explains what's behind it in an interview.
read more...ZVEI / German electrical exports
Upswing for German electrical exports: in June 2018, they rose by 3.8% year-on-year to €17.5 billion. According to the ZVEI, the electrical industry exported goods worth 102 billion euros in the first half of 2018, which is 4.3% above the previous year's level.
read more...Control technology / Motion control
No household or construction site can do without a meter stick or folding rule - yet this practical measuring instrument usually receives little attention. However, its production is quite complex in terms of automation technology.
read more...The ESX-4CS-GW is the first product in the fourth generation of control units from Sensor-Technik Wiedemann. As a communication gateway, it offers six CAN interfaces, a 4-port Ethernet switch, a LIN and an RS232 interface.
read more...Until now, programming a PLC required a PC application that had to be installed for the respective product.
read more...IBH Softec presents a new version of the 'IBH Link UA' with MQTT connection. This allows variables to be sent or received from the OPC UA server via an MQTT broker (publish/subscribe).
read more...Jetter is presenting its automation platform, whose integrated software concept makes it particularly easy to get started with Industry 4.0, according to the supplier.
read more...Industrial automation specialist Omron Electronics has expanded the role of Dr. Klaus Kluger, who is now General Manager of the Central and Eastern Europe regions.
read more...In the third quarter of 2018, Siemens recorded double-digit growth in order intake, while sales stagnated. Particularly good business in the 'Digital Factory' division offset losses in the 'Power and Gas' division.
read more...The Siemens Group is once again giving itself a new structure - with only three instead of the previous five divisions and a division into 'Operating Companies' and 'Strategic Companies'.
read more...WEKA FACHMEDIEN Summer Night Party'18
Anyone interested in technology naturally goes to the Deutsches Museum in Munich. With this in mind, WEKA FACHMEDIEN hosted its traditional summer night party this year in the historic congress hall of the famous Museum of Technology.
read more...What's happening in the field of control systems and motion control? Computer&AUTOMATION has summarized current products from the field of control technology in a picture gallery.
read more...Today, guidelines for structuring software exist for many programming languages. As far as the IEC 61131-3 languages and their PLCopen extensions are concerned, there have long been deficits here. PLCopen has now rectified these - including the topic of SFC.
read more...On its 50th anniversary, the Linz-based automation specialist Keba achieved the highest turnover in its history at EUR 254 million. Looking at the past five years, the average annual growth is 11%.
read more...VDMA Electrical Automation Association
At the general meeting of the VDMA Electrical Automation Association, a new board was elected for the next term of office.
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