With the release of IndustrialPhysics 3.0, the machine engineering team has integrated new features into the software. For example, synchronized mechatronic engineering is now possible via the so-called CAD offline buffer with workflow control.
read more...Software & IT is also becoming increasingly essential for manufacturing. As a result, numerous products with this focus are coming onto the market - as the following series of images shows.
read more...Konica Minolta Business Solutions
Konica Minolta Business Solutions is making a change to its management team in Germany and Austria with immediate effect. Joerg Hartmann (photo) succeeds Johannes Bischof, who is leaving the company.
read more...What options for IoT connectivity are currently available in the manufacturing and industrial environment to implement big data applications? Computer&AUTOMATION has compiled a selection of current products from this area in a series of images.
read more...Individual part traceability, transparent visualization of production progress and quality data acquisition - Stihl has introduced a new MES system over the last three years to implement this. A field report.
read more...Monitor transports, order spare parts automatically, avoid production downtimes with smart forecasts: The IoT is changing industry for good. How SMEs can also benefit from networked machines and products with little effort.
read more...Is software customization the rule or the exception in an ERP implementation? And what scope of customization is actually recommended?
read more...Turning huge amounts of data into valuable information - how can this smart industry approach be implemented? Linking PC-based controllers with Matlab and a cloud-based IoT analytics service can be a viable approach.
read more...Shorter time-to-market is playing an increasingly important role in the process industry and this must be mapped early on in the product life cycle.
read more...What changes will the digital transformation bring for the process industry and hybrid industries? How can change be shaped? These questions were the focus of the 'Aveva World Summit 2019'.
read more...The revised version 2.8 of the ISG-virtuos simulation system - an open platform for digital twins - will be presented by ISG Industrielle Steuerungstechnik. According to the provider, this shortens time-to-market and reduces commissioning time by up to 90%.
read more...GAIA-X has been launched! That was the message at the digital summit in Dortmund on October 29. The aim of the large-scale digital project is to establish a European cloud for the secure digitalization and networking of industry.
read more...The Munich-based start-up Remberg has developed software that enables manufacturers, service providers and operators of industrial machinery to map all relevant service processes on a single platform.
read more...Takeover / Engineering services
Leadec, a provider of technical services for manufacturing, acquires the engineering services business of IPO.Plan, a software specialist for factory and logistics planning. Leadec is thus expanding its expertise in layout planning for production facilities.
read more...Three companies from the Friedhelm Loh Group are now launching a scalable edge cloud solution on the market together with Bosch Connected Industry. The aim is to enable customers to better convert existing production data into digital added value.
read more...Mestech Services, a global provider of manufacturing execution systems / manufacturing operations management, digital solutions consulting and system integration services, will become part of Rockwell Automation.
read more...The BMBF project 'Basissystem Industrie 4.0' expired at the end of June 2019. Together with NetApp and Objective Partner, Fraunhofer IESE now offers Industry 4.0 solutions with support and adaptation to customer systems on the basis of this project. - An interview with the project managers.
read more...Siemens plans to acquire PSE, a global provider of software and services for advanced process modeling. The technology is primarily used in the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries.
read more...Does the emergence of digital platforms threaten your own business? Or is it useful to set up your own platform? Or an investment to develop new business models? A recent study by Sopra Steria Consulting answers these questions.
read more...Collecting sensor data is nothing special. But how does the information from the IoT data pool get to the ERP solution? How can the IoT systems be interlinked with SAP business processes, for example?
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