ABB at the Hannover Messe 2017
The industry is moving into the digital age - and so is ABB. The Swedish-Swiss group is now bundling its offerings in this area under the slogan 'ABB Ability' and is presenting a range of 'smart' solutions at the Hannover Messe 2017.
read more...The ABB Group has announced the takeover of the Austrian company Bernecker + Rainer Industrie Elektronik (B&R) in order to close its historic gap in machine and factory automation.
read more..."Control technology - what industrial users expect" - this is the title of a market study by Computer&AUTOMATION to which you can make your contribution.
read more...Hannover Messe as an Industry 4.0 trade fair
Deutsche Messe is merging two parts of Hannover Messe: The annual 'Industrial Automation' (IA) and the biennial 'Motion, Drives & Automation' (MDA) will merge next year to form the annual 'Integrated Automation, Motion & Drives' (IAMD).
read more...The PFC100 and PFC200 controllers from Wago encode data in the controller using SSL/TLS 1.2 and transfer it securely to higher-level systems via a VPN tunnel.
read more...Discover the value of the Digital Enterprise - this is the motto of this year's Siemens presence at the Hannover Messe. We present the first new products that the company has in store.
read more...The ZVEI's annual figures show that 2016 was the third record year in a row for the German electrical and electronics industry - in terms of both exports and imports. There was a change at the top of the ranking of top buyers.
read more...Harting sees itself as a "pioneer of digital transformation" and wants to set the tone in terms of edge computing and e-mobility at the Hannover Messe 2017.
read more...Control technology in the cloud
What opportunities does the cloud open up for industrial control technology? Speakers at the 'Stuttgart Innovation Days' got to the bottom of this question at the end of January.
read more...German mechanical engineering 2016
Last year, machines worth a total of 155.9 billion euros were exported from Germany - a small increase of 0.2% on the previous year. Europe remains the most important sales region.
read more...The ZVEI can report a significant increase in incoming orders for the electrical industry in December of last year. However, orders for the year as a whole were below the previous year's level.
read more...ABB - 4th quarter and full year 2016
The ABB Group has announced its figures for the 2016 financial year: Although growth in order intake and sales was recorded in the final quarter, the annual balance sheet shows a minus for both key figures.
read more...After 28 years with the company, Dr. Werner Struth is retiring as a member of the Board of Management of Robert Bosch GmbH. The 60-year-old's tenure ends on March 31, 2017.
read more...Blake Moret, CEO of Rockwell Automation, has announced the figures for the first quarter of 2017: With sales of USD 1.49 billion, the US provider of industrial automation and information solutions achieved an increase of 4.5% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
read more...Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser looked back on a strong first quarter at the 2017 Annual Shareholders' Meeting: although order intake fell, earnings exceeded the company's own expectations. The 'Digital Factory' division contributed to this in particular.
read more...The 'Open Integration' partner program is intended to help reduce risks during the commissioning of systems and simplify the integration of components into automation systems. Peter Rippen, Director Strategic Alliances at Endress+Hauser, explains the status quo.
read more...Physik Instrumente has acquired 80% of ACS Motion Control. The Israeli company specializes in the development and manufacture of high-end motion controllers and amplifiers for multi-axis drive systems.
read more...Since November 1, 2016, Lenze Austria Holding has had a new Managing Director, Jörg Fuhrmann. The company manages the Lenze Group's sales and logistics in the Central and Eastern Europe region.
read more...Christmas time - a time to relax and immerse yourself in technical gadgets. Computer&AUTOMATION has put together some experimental kits and practical books that are also suitable as Christmas presents.
read more...What were the highlights of the 27th SPS IPC Drives, which took place in Nuremberg at the end of November 2016? To what extent did Industry 4.0 become a reality in the 14 exhibition halls? The Computer&AUTOMATION trade fair film provides answers.
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