With focus: Drive technology
The e-paper of issue 11/2022
Automation specialists are in the process of laying the foundations for the introduction of apps into automation; IT functionality is set to move into the OT world. Also in this issue: customized machine safety, self-aware drive units and simulators for autonomous systems.
Topic highlights
- Title: Machine safety - tailor-made!
The advantages of OEM-specific software (page 42) - Vision 2022
Growth expected (page 10) - When AI takes over IT maintenance
AI operations streamline SAP maintenance (page 16) - Simulation for testing autonomous systems
How simulators help with the selection of suitable system components (page 18) - It can be more efficient!
Optimizing human-machine collaboration (page 28) - Is IEC 61499 experiencing a revival?
What speaks for the automation standard standardized in 2005 (page 32) - Ensuring product security in the IoT in the long term
The task of product security incident response teams (page 38) - When edge and cloud merge
How the dependency of the two technologies creates security risks (page 45) - Well secured
More transparency at the 24 V (DC) voltage level (page 52)
IN FOCUS: Drive technology
- The next evolutionary stage
The concept of self-aware drive systems (page 56) - Visualizing motion
The potential of sophisticated drive and operating concepts (page 60) - How does intelligence get to the controller? Simulation and virtual commissioning are still neglected (page 30)
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