Mechanical and plant engineering 2022
High inflation, the war in Ukraine, material bottlenecks and difficulties in the supply chain have taken their toll on the mechanical and plant engineering industry this year. At the VDMA's annual press conference, VDMA President Karl Haeusgen nevertheless drew a confident balance.
read more...Interview with Gregory Boucaud
IEC 61499 has led a shadowy existence for 17 years. Gregory Boucaud, Chief Marketing Officer at UniversalAutomation.Org, explains in an interview why this should now change.
read more...IEC61131 is still the measure of all things for today's automation. This is despite the fact that PLC logic and proprietary systems are often predicted to come to an end. Is a standard from 2005 perhaps coming into focus after all: IEC 61499?
read more...What will be the key issues surrounding the cloud in 2023? Peter Schmidt, Director of Business Development Public Cloud Services at Syntax, sees five key trends in particular.
read more...With FactoryWare Virtual Replica, Rex Automatisierungstechnik presents current software developments for the creation and dynamization of a digital 3D machine twin.
read more...Amperesoft has further developed the ToolSystem. Version 2023.1 is the current version of the ToolSystem.
read more...Wago and Avelon are joining forces to offer a cloud solution for the building market. Their shared vision is to contribute to the energy transition and greater sustainability in this sector with open building ecosystems.
read more...Open Industry 4.0 Alliance/LNI 4.0
The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance is now cooperating with Labs Network Industrie 4.0 e.V.. What brings the two associations together is the expectation of significant scaling in the implementation of industrial transformation in Germany and Europe.
read more...The real-time capable, Linux-based operating system ctrlX OS from Bosch Rexroth, which was previously used exclusively on the ctrlX Core controller, is now available as a separate solution for the industrial environment.
read more...Where do companies stand when it comes to collecting data from products and using it to develop new products? Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA have investigated this in a study.
read more...In the overview you will find the exhibitors you can visit during the SPS in Nuremberg, sorted by halls and stand area within the exhibition grounds.
read more...iT Engineering Software Innovations
iT Engineering Software Innovations presents IIoT Building Blocks for the digitalization of production. The IIoT Building Blocks support the complete process of industrial data processing.
read more...B&R has added a new function to the Automation Studio development environment: With 'FMU Export'.
read more...With the "MO360 Data Platform", Mercedes-Benz is networking its passenger car plants with the Microsoft Cloud. The aim is to improve transparency and predictability along the digital production and supply chain processes.
read more...Due to supply chain problems, most companies in Germany have changed their purchasing strategy.
read more...The ProAlpha Group has strengthened its central position with Björn Goerke. He will take over the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with effect from October 1.
read more...The goals of digital transformation are clearly defined: It's about more transparency, knowledge and speed in operations. But what does this mean in concrete terms for production managers and those responsible for machines and systems?
read more...What are the biggest stumbling blocks in the digitalization efforts of manufacturing companies? Dieter Meuser, CEO Digital Industrial Solutions at German Edge Cloud, gives his opinion.
read more...Membrain is expanding its portfolio of Industry 4.0 and performance applications for the digital factory with the IoT Cockpit.
read more...VMware's vSphere+ and vSAN+ enable organizations to take advantage of the cloud without disrupting their workloads or hosts for their existing on-premises infrastructure.
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