DDS in robotics
The Industrial Internet of Things will connect devices, machines and entire systems to each other and to the cloud. As in other industrial sectors, the challenge for robotics is to master the resulting explosion in data volumes.
The Industrial Internet of Things will connect devices, machines and entire systems to each other and to the cloud. As in other industrial sectors, the challenge for robotics is to master the resulting explosion in data volumes.
Corporate profits will rise sharply thanks to artificial intelligence: This is the conclusion of an Accenture study. But which sectors will benefit the most?

With the establishment of the new 'IT in Automation' working group, the ZVEI aims to promote the networking of machines with office processes and expressly invites IT companies to participate.
There are economic reasons for outsourcing ERP systems to the cloud - and many small and medium-sized companies are now convinced of this. However, from a technical perspective, there are a few points to consider when moving to the cloud.

Thyssenkrupp is taking the establishment of an IoT platform into its own hands: with the Toii solution, the company is networking the diverse machinery of its materials division.

The company Guardus has updated and expanded its MES solution: The focus is on intuitive applications for mobile action management, graphical inspection/defect data handling and checklist recording.

Volker Lohweg takes over the management of the Institute for Industrial Information Technology (inIT) at OWL University. The former board member replaces Jürgen Jasperneite after eleven years at the helm.
Close collaboration between different departments is essential for the implementation of Industry 4.0. Henning von Kielpinski, Head of Business Development at Consol, explains why the DevOps concept is predestined for this.

Manufacturing Leader of the Year Award
The Chairman of the Board of the SmartFactory KL technology initiative, Prof. Dr. Detlef Zühlke, has received the Manufacturing Leader of the Year Award in the USA. He is the first non-American to receive this award.

Traditional approaches to quality management are outdated and losing their effectiveness. This is the conclusion of a study by the consulting firm A.T. Kearney.

How do companies deal with the growing flood of data? With new experts! The job search engine Joblift has taken a close look at the job market in the field of big data.

A study prompts Zuken to implement a new strategy to increase productivity in development. This provides for the user-oriented provision of data in the disciplines of electronics and electrical engineering.

Conrad Electronic is entering the additive market and is working with a company specializing in 3D printing. The printing service is aimed at both business and private customers.

The ZVEI Board of Directors has re-elected Michael Ziesemer as President. The term of office is three years. During this time, shaping digitalization will remain the defining task - especially in the energy sector.

This year, Amazon Web Services had its own stand at the Hannover Messe for the first time. Included: lots of applications that show how cloud technology supports companies with digitalization.

At Hannover Messe 2017, exhibitors clearly demonstrated what Industry 4.0 can look like in practice. Computer&AUTOMATION has captured exciting applications, products and impressions in a series of images.

NTT Communications / Cumulocity
NTT Communications now wants to implement IoT projects in Japan with Cumulocity. In return, Cumulocity will use NTT Communications' more than 140 data centers worldwide.
The first cloud-based collaboration platform for SMEs in the manufacturing industry: this is the goal of the EU-funded C2NET consortium led by Atos.
Until now, MES solutions have mostly run in the localized environment of a production plant. But why not expand the field of application using the cloud and also support use by customers in the field?
To increase output, the Austrian mineral water bottler Vöslauer relies on a transparency-creating MES solution. The process-oriented system logs every unplanned stop that lasts longer than ten minutes - with only two tapped data sources.