3rd place: Hy-Line Computer Components - voice control kit for industry

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3rd place - Hy-Line Computer Components

Hy-Line offers a starter kit for voice control in industry. It is powered by a single-board computer in picoITX format based on the iMX8.M CPU. The operating interface is a 10.1-inch display with HD resolution and a capacitive touchscreen. The associated software package 'vicControl industrial' comes from partner Voice Inter connect, is available in over 30 national languages and does not require an internet connection thanks to local voice processing. More...

Frank Behrmann, Manager Software, Digitalization and IoT, and Rudolf Sosnowsky, CTO of Hy-Line, focus on the advantages of voice control in industry and medical technology, as well as in applications such as smart caravanning. In this interview, the experts explain why the offline capability of the technology can make the difference between success and failure.

2nd place in the Operating & Monitoring category

2nd place: Ecom Instruments - Smart Glasses in the Ex area

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2nd place - Ecom Instruments

The Pepperl+Fuchs brand Ecom Instruments and its cooperation partner Iristick present Visor-Ex 01 explosion-proof smart glasses for industrial use in Ex zones DZ1 and DZ2. The intelligent wearable, which weighs 180 g, provides mobile workers with a companion for tasks that require hands-free use and continuous communication, for example with remote support. A total of three integrated cameras transform the smart glasses into a kind of 'bionic eye'. More...

Why is explosion protection a competitive advantage with smart glasses? Roolf Wessels, Managing Director of ECOM Instruments, answers the question in an interview and provides an overview of the fields of application for the modern operating system.

1st place in the Operating & Monitoring category

1st place: Keba Industrial Automation - 'Safe Wireless' HMI

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1st place - Keba

With the 'Safe Wireless' products KeTop T150 in portrait format and KeTop T155 in landscape format, Keba offers a one-for-all HMI solution based on the modular principle. Any (safety) controller can be used thanks to discrete safety outputs. Even retrofit solutions can be realized. A Bluetooth connection is available for communicating the safety data. Optional operating area monitoring prevents the operation of areas where the hazard is no longer visible, even though a radio connection still exists. More...

Christian Hüttner, Product Management HMI, and Christoph Metzbauer, Project Manager Safe Wireless at Keba, are delighted to have won first place and are self-confident. They are particularly pleased about the readers' vote and explain why this aspect in particular is so special for Keba.