Starting signal for the 'Start-up Competition - Digital Innovations' 2017: Founders can once again apply with their information and communication technology projects. Computer&AUTOMATION shows a selection of ideas for industrial use that have already won awards.
read more...Opinions are divided: Do companies need middleware for mobile SAP applications? Yes - because it guarantees greater security and distributes the load.
read more...At SPS IPC Drives 2016, Schneider Electric presented Wonderware Prometheus - a configuration tool for all components of an industrial automation system. Rupert Krümpel, Sales Manager at Wonderware, explains what it is all about.
read more...Alpina has acquired a stake in Gefasoft. The technology investor intends to lay the foundations for the establishment of a group of companies in the field of MES.
read more...Exactly one year after the Industrial Data Space was founded, thyssenkrupp presented the first use case - an information system for truck logistics.
read more...Machine learning is also finding its way into factory automation. But what does management need to do to integrate the technology into the company? And what does concrete implementation look like?
read more...Industrial companies are aware of the relevance of data analysis - but there is a lack of implementation. This is the conclusion of a study conducted on behalf of the Digital Analytics Association.
read more...Google, Facebook, Netflix and Amazon are already using machine learning. The possibilities of these technologies are also widely available in the industrial environment - but companies are hesitating. There is no time to lose.
read more...How can companies simplify the maintenance of industrial plants? Scientists at inIT are addressing this question in the 'ADIMA' research project.
read more...Siemens and IBM plan to integrate Watson technology into the Mindsphere platform. The aim is to further simplify the use of data analysis functions for customers.
read more...IT & Business as an independent trade fair format is history, as Messe Stuttgart has announced. The reason: insufficient market response.
read more...As a central communication platform, the OPC router connects all components involved in production - from the PLC to the ERP system. Inray Industriesoftware presented the new features in version 4 at the trade fair.
read more...When it comes to networking ERP and production, two worlds collide - but they need to be connected for the Industry 4.0 era. Roman Ruthofer, Managing Director of Evon, explains how the MESControl software package aims to close the gap.
read more...Maplesoft has announced the release of Modelon's Maplesim Pneumatics Library, a component library for 'Maplesim', a system-level modeling and analysis platform.
read more...With the Process Automation Controller PAC, nt-Richter offers an open platform for the vertical integration of machines and systems into the company's IT.
read more...Infoteam Software presents software concepts for Industry 4.0 with a simplified and functional model of a networked order picking system.
read more...The Aprol process control system from B&R can be installed and operated in the cloud in the future - it can be installed on virtual computers from all common cloud providers.
read more...Dassault Systèmes will be showcasing the new Solidworks 2017 version, which offers new applications aimed at paperless manufacturing and supported by model-based definition (MBD) and printed circuit board (PCB) design.
read more...In order to further increase productivity in production, the globally active automotive supplier Neumayer Tekfor decided to purchase an MES solution. The aim was to reduce machine downtimes.
read more...Konstantin Kerscher has been the new Country Manager at automation specialist ESA Elettronica since October 1, 2016. He is tasked with further expanding the Italian company's German-speaking market share.
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