Coordinating four or even more axes with just one servo controller and at the same time openly implementing end-to-end machine automation - a challenging approach that takes motion control to a new level in the age of digitalization.
read more...Increasingly complex production systems require new approaches both in terms of design and system control. OPC UA in conjunction with skills-based engineering creates the basis for this.
read more...SPS IPC Drives, the leading trade fair for smart and digital automation, will remain in Nuremberg. This has been agreed by the owner of the event, Mesago Messe Frankfurt, and NürnbergMesse as the host venue.
read more...The X90 modular control and I/O system from B&R is now available with condition monitoring functions. This allows faults that lead to spontaneous machine downtimes to be detected and rectified at an early stage.
read more...Turck is expanding the functionalities of the TBEN-S-RFID Ethernet/RFID interfaces. A free firmware update is available for the block I/O modules with IP67 protection, which offers functions such as the license-free 'Argee' programming environment.
read more...In mid-May, 3S-Smart Software Solutions organized the first 'Codesys Technology Day'. The central message: The 'Codesys Automation Server' is to complete the software portfolio as the third main pillar alongside the company's runtime and engineering products.
read more...PLCnext Control is the first product in Phoenix Contact's open control platform based on 'PLCnext Technology'. According to the provider, the controller combines the robustness and safety of a classic PLC with the openness and flexibility of smart devices.
read more...Hannover Messe is considered the world's most important industrial trade fair. Which topics were particularly important this year? What was there to see in concrete terms? The Computer&AUTOMATION trade fair film provides some insights.
read more...Product piracy and know-how theft continue to cause considerable damage to German machine and plant manufacturers. China remains the biggest counterfeiter by a wide margin. The VDMA presented the latest figures on this at the Hannover Messe 2018.
read more...NASA is sending a specially designed mini helicopter to Mars in July 2020. As Mars is too far away for the helicopter to be controlled from here in real time, it will control itself autonomously.
read more...The operating elements of Weidmüller's IT timer relay can be adjusted using standard tools. An LED display signals when the supply voltage is present, a switching time is running or the relay has picked up.
read more...Siemens has announced its figures for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018: Group-wide, comparable sales were on a par with the previous year. Broken down into the individual business units, 'Digital Factory' recorded the highest growth.
read more...Effective June 1, 2018, Barbara Humpton will become CEO of Siemens USA. Humpton is currently CEO of Siemens US subsidiary SGT (Siemens Government Technologies), which conducts business with US government agencies in the energy, infrastructure, automation and marine sectors.
read more...After Mexico, Sweden will be the partner country at next year's Hannover Messe. This was announced by the trade fair organizer - Deutsche Messe - on April 25 in Hanover.
read more...'Integrated Industry - Connect & Collaborate' - this is the motto of the world's most important industrial trade fair, Hannover Messe 2018. Computer&AUTOMATION shows an excerpt of the products that can be seen in Hanover in a picture gallery.
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At the VDMA's economic press conference, association president Carl Martin Welcker announced an increase in the production forecast to 5%. This increase is based, among other things, on good demand prospects in the German mechanical and plant engineering sector.
read more...Last year brought a turnaround in business with Russia for German mechanical engineering companies. For the first time in four years, machinery exports were back in the black in 2017. However, the VDMA is only cautiously optimistic about future developments.
read more...With the current release, 'Codesys Safety for Ethercat Safety Modules' now supports new Beckhoff modules. The project planning has already been certified by TÜV Süd.
read more...On the road to the smart factory, the question is no longer 'if' digital transformation will happen, but rather 'how'. Which technologies play a key role in this?
read more...The buzzword 'artificial intelligence' is currently omnipresent. The use of AI in production is also intended to help eliminate bottlenecks and increase overall plant efficiency. But where are the mechanisms behind this best placed?
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