Intuitive operation
As a further development of the 'A+' printer, Cab Produkttechnik is launching the 'Squix' industrial label printer onto the market. Its clock frequency is three times higher than that of the 'A+' printer series.
read more...Industrial Controls
read more...With or without integrated display
With RS Pro, RS Components has added logic controllers to its range of own-brand products. The process modules act as basic controllers for applications such as packaging machines, lighting control systems, home automation and filling systems.
read more...News about controls
What's happening in the field of control systems? Computer&AUTOMATION has summarized current products from the field of control technology in a picture gallery.
read more...Rockwell Automation / 3rd quarter
Sales below expectations
Blake Moret, CEO of Rockwell Automation, has published the figures for the third quarter of 2016: with sales of USD 1.5 billion, the provider of industrial automation and information solutions recorded a decline of 6.4% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
read more...FDT - the integration in Codesys
FDT technology standardizes device management on all common fieldbuses, regardless of the manufacturer. What components and mechanisms are required to implement the FDT interface in a PLC programming environment such as Codesys?
read more...New record level of incoming orders
Siemens has announced its figures for the third quarter of 2016. On the positive side, earnings in the industrial business increased by 20% compared to the same quarter of the previous year. The negative: Things are anything but going well in the Process Industries & Drives business unit.
read more...Modular to prototype
Many companies lack the time, money and ultimately the know-how to develop prototypes from innovative ideas. A modular system can help: ideas can be evaluated quickly and cost-effectively using modular rapid prototyping.
read more...'All About Automation' in Leipzig for the second time
The regional trade fair for industrial automation 'All About Automation' is taking place in Leipzig for the second time - this year with more exhibitors than at the first edition and with accompanying workshops, as the organizer Untitled Exhibitions has now announced.
read more...Round-the-world flight with solar airplane successfully completed
On July 26, the Solar Impulse 2 landed in Abu Dhabi - the last stop on a historic round-the-world flight in a solar-powered aircraft that began on March 9, 2015. As one of the technology partners, ABB was involved in the project from the very beginning.
read more...Turning the engineering tool into a knowledge repository
They are still around - the black maintenance card. But their days are numbered, as modern engineering tools will take over the collection, aggregation and analysis of data from the sensors and actuators installed in the machine in future, turning them into a knowledge repository.
read more...Cell phone instead of controller
Can smartphones and tablets replace tried-and-tested machine control systems? And if so, what conclusions can be drawn from this for classic automation?
read more...Young researchers called to the 52nd round
"The future - I'm shaping it!" - This is the motto for a new round of the youth research competition. Young people who enjoy and are interested in mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology can now apply with their research project.
read more...New managing director appointed
Hitex, a provider of software and debugging tools for embedded systems, has appointed Jörg Stender as its new Managing Director. Stender takes over from Frank Hoschar, who left the Karlsruhe-based company at the end of June.
read more...WEKA FACHMEDIEN summer night party
Brilliant atmosphere in the Haus der Kunst
This time, WEKA FACHMEDIEN's traditional summer night party took place at the 'Haus der Kunst' in Munich. So it was only natural to find out what the electronics, automation and IT industry understands about art.
read more...Independent unit planned for start-ups
Siemens is establishing the 'next47' unit on October 1, 2016 to promote disruptive ideas more strongly and advance new technologies more quickly. The Group intends to bundle its commitment to start-ups in this unit. 1 billion euros will be available for this in the first five years.
read more...Kion Group buys Dematic
The Wiesbaden-based forklift truck group Kion wants to take over the machinery and equipment manufacturer Dematic with a billion-euro offer. The common goal is to become a full-service provider of warehouse and transportation systems.
read more...DALI master with I2C interface
With the LED-Warrior09, Code Mercenaries presents a DALI master with an I2C interface and two switch inputs.
read more...Opportunities of digitalization for mechanical engineering
According to a study by McKinsey and VDMA, new business models based on data will account for over 10% of turnover in the European mechanical engineering sector in 2020. So far, the figure is 3%. The study lists the success factors and trends in the industry.
read more...Mechanical and plant engineering
Control and regulate in the tightest of spaces
Austrian manufacturer Binder+Co has integrated almost 900 high-speed valves into its latest generation of machines for sorting used glass. As space is at a premium here, the blow-out valves and their controls had to be extremely compact.
read more...In future every two years parallel to the Hannover Messe
The biennial CeMAT trade fair for intralogistics and supply chain management will run concurrently with Hannover Messe from 2018. According to the organizer, Deutsche Messe, its focus on Industry 4.0 makes it an excellent thematic fit with Hannover Messe.
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