Companies can prevent production downtimes with predictive maintenance and repair measures. This is where decision software based on advanced fuzzy logic combined with artificial neural networks can help.

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Joachim Strobel has been the new CEO of Infoteam Software AG since July 3, 2018. He succeeds Christian Zahn.

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What is the situation regarding cloud usage in manufacturing companies? A study by Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC) got to the bottom of this question. A total of 120 manufacturing companies from Germany and Switzerland were surveyed.

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Software AG has announced the acquisition of Trendminer. Founded in 2008, the company will complement the product portfolio in the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 area.

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Rockwell Automation is investing EUR 1 billion in PTC, a provider of IoT and augmented reality software. The aim of the partnership is to combine the technologies.

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At Cebit 2018, Deutsche Messe and the BMBF presented the 'Cebit Innovation Award' to three innovative app developments - including an app for finding a parking space. Anja Karliczek, Federal Minister of Education and Research, presented the prizes to the teams.

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From IoT to artificial intelligence and blockchain: new digital technologies are of great importance for the competitiveness of the German economy. In a study, Bitkom has broken down what companies are focusing on and where they see the biggest obstacles.

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Which cloud can entrepreneurs trust? The Auditor research project is developing a certificate that serves to compare providers, as Dr. Marius Feldmann from Cloud&Heat Technologies and Prof. Ali Sunyaev from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology explain.

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Intelligent data analysis is increasingly becoming a production factor, as it enables cost savings and new business models. The algorithms are crucial for this.

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WEKA Fachmedien welcomed around 160 participants to the 2018 Artificial Intelligence Forum in Stuttgart on May 17. At the 'AI in the factory' slot, it became clear that companies should get started so as not to miss out on the AI bandwagon.

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Mepis Energy from T&G is suitable for linking previously isolated systems with each other. A wide variety of data can be recorded and transferred to a higher-level management system via various communication channels such as S0 bus, M-Bus, CAN bus or Ethernet.

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According to the news agency Bloomberg, Microsoft is strengthening its commitment to the open source sector with the acquisition of the software development platform GitHub.

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A mobile edge computing PC combined with data glasses: Toshiba wants to enter the Industry 4.0 market with this assisted reality solution, as Jörg Schmidt, Head of B2B PC DACH at Toshiba Europe, explains.

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The potential of blockchain technology is undisputed. It can turn the way we do business on its head. The upcoming Cebit will show which business scenarios are already a reality and which concepts are emerging for the future.

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The start-up platform 'scale11' offers more than 350 young companies from 40 nations the opportunity to present themselves at Cebit. Events such as 'FuckUp Nights' and 'Founders Fight Club' will also attract visitors.

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Cloud computing makes the IT infrastructure faster and more dynamic. However, managing cloud services entails a wide range of new tasks. A guide helps industrial companies to avoid complexity traps and get the most out of the cloud.

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Telekom's business customer division is underpinning its ambitions in terms of digitalization with a new unit. To this end, the company is also systematically driving forward its cloud portfolio.

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In the 2017 financial year, Festo recorded sales growth of over 12% to just under 3.1 billion euros. The company started the new financial year with an acquisition in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).

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With the Manufacturing Execution System from Guardus, Zeiss wants to expand its portfolio in the direction of networked intelligent production.

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German automotive supplier Bosch is investing over 100 million euros in a new plant in Mexico: a new smart factory for electronic components is to be built in the city of Celaya in the state of Guanajuato by 2019, creating 1,200 additional jobs.

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