Siemens buys Senseye
With the acquisition of Senseye, Siemens is expanding its offering for predictive maintenance and asset intelligence.
read more...Industrial Software
read more...Modularization in production
The concept of modularization is increasingly being adapted for industrial sectors with a high degree of automation.
read more...IIoT usage at a low level
A recent study by IDC shows: There are only a few pioneers and many laggards for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in Germany. Only 10 percent of industrial companies are carrying out comprehensive IIoT projects, with a further 10 percent doing so to a limited extent.
read more...IT and OT in view at the same time
As the backbone of digital transformation, data centers have long been part of the business-critical infrastructure for companies. Rittal and Paessler now enable IT and OT monitoring in a joint solution.
read more...Open source a driver of innovation
The Industry 4.0 Platform's Research Advisory Board has now produced an expert report entitled "Open Source as an innovation driver for Industry 4.0", which concludes that there is no way around open source if you want to drive decisive developments and set de facto standards.
read more...Flexible production planning
The Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) system Ganttplan from Dualis IT Solution makes it possible to plan efficiently even in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
read more...Severe setbacks, positive conclusion
German companies have had extremely positive experiences with digitalization projects and want to invest significantly more in them in the future. This is the result of the annual study on digital transformation by Couchbase.
read more...AI-based service edge app for drives
Siemens is expanding its 'Predictive Services for Drive Systems' offering with the Predictive Service Analyzer edge app.
read more...Continuity - the new paradigm
Flexible, adaptable, dynamic and digital - tomorrow's production technology should be all of these things. The software-defined manufacturing research project aims to turn this vision into reality for the vehicle and supplier industry.
read more...The industry in our sights
On May 5, Google Cloud announced the launch of two new solutions, Manufacturing Data Engine and Manufacturing Connect. The aim is to enable industrial companies to better consolidate their data and implement their use cases more effectively.
read more...Data analysis for non-programmers
As a supplement to text-based programming, low-code platforms are an important tool: Because if users are only dependent on the support of programmers and data analysts in exceptional cases, they can become productive more quickly.
read more...Computing as a service
Fujitsu is launching a "Fujitsu Computing as a Service (CaaS)" service portfolio to provide customers with access to some of the world's most advanced computing technologies via the cloud for commercial use.
read more...Stirrups for automated machine learning?
In the "AutoQML" project, eight partners from research and industry are developing solutions that combine quantum computing and machine learning (ML).
read more...PTC acquires Intland Software
PTC announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Intland Software for approximately USD 280 million. Intland develops and markets the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) software family Codebeamer.
read more...Industrial AI solution provider with new CEO
Change at the top of PerfectPattern, a provider of AI solutions specifically for the manufacturing industry: Asdrúbal Pichardo has been CEO of the Munich-based company since the beginning of April.
read more...Software & IT - The winners
Software & IT form the backbone of automation technology. The winners of this category are presented here.
read more...Open source in logistics
With the release of the first open source components, the logistics operating system for the platform economy of the future is now taking shape. Companies can now use freely available software and hardware and adapt it to their needs.
read more...Voice control for industrial applications
The embedded voice control solution vicControl from Voice Inter connect is available in over 30 national languages and does not require an Internet connection thanks to local voice processing.
read more...Configuring instead of programming
iTAC Software has equipped the iTAC.MOM.Suite production management system with new low-code functions.
read more...Heller acquires stake in IGH Infotec
The machine tool manufacturer Heller Nürtingen acquires a stake in IGH Infotec AG from Langenfeld in North Rhine-Westphalia. IGH Infotec AG specializes in IT systems for optimizing production and in-house logistics.
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