Safety expertise bundled
At the beginning of this year, ISH and logi.cals entered into a strategic partnership. As part of a joint trade fair appearance, they presented the first results of their still young cooperation at SPS 2019.
read more...Safety & Security
read more...Safe & secure at the same time
Safety and security are essential requirements for smart production. The Pilz stand will therefore focus on concepts that can be used to secure access to the machine - physically and virtually.
read more...Flexible with safety
Sigmatek is playing it safe. With the new hot-swap feature from the Austrian automation technology provider, modular machines and system units with an emergency stop function can be flexibly grouped or converted.
read more...Safety you can touch
Schmersal shows how efficient, Industry 4.0-compatible safety solutions can be implemented - with the help of a virtual production machine and new safety components, including those based on Bluetooth.
read more...Wieland Electric / PR electronics
Cooperation in matters of safety
At SPS 2019, Wieland Electric is officially launching a cooperation with the Danish technology company PR electronics.
read more...Follow-up with Dr. Jochen Schlick
Bogged down in individual projects
For the sixth time, the management consultancy Staufen has compiled the 'German Industry 4.0 Index' and surveyed more than 300 German industrial companies on the topic of digitalization. Dr. Jochen Schlick from Staufen Digital Neonex explains the current state of the smart factory.
read more...Delay time parameterizable
The drive and automation specialist Baumüller has added a freely parameterizable delay time to its SAF 002/003 safety modules of the b maXX 5000 inverter series.
read more...Safety for smaller systems
With the CES-C07 safety switch and the ESM-CB safety module, Euchner has a duo in its portfolio that, according to the manufacturer, opens up new freedom in the design of safety solutions for smaller systems.
read more...Schmersal takes over Omnicon Engineering
K. A. Schmersal has acquired Omnicon Engineering, a service provider that advises companies on safety-related issues and supports them in ensuring the conformity of machinery with EU regulations on machinery safety.
read more...Claroty appoints new CEO
Thorsten Freitag is the new CEO of Claroty, a specialist in protecting industrial control systems and networks against cyber threats.
read more...No accidental changes to files
CodeMeter 6.80 from Wibu-Systems supports Universal Write Filter (UWF), a Windows option from Microsoft that prevents accidental changes to files, which is particularly important for embedded systems.
read more...Security through network segments
The Microwall Gigabit from Wiesemann & Theis is the first in a series of easy-to-use security products for industry and manufacturing.
read more...Where are the new business models?
The necessary new business models are repeatedly cited as the hallmark of an Industry 4.0 environment. But to date, very few companies have seen any of this. Schneider Electric now has a few models up and running.
read more...Mushroom is the victim of a targeted hacker attack
The automation technology provider Pilz from Ostfildern was the victim of a targeted cyber attack on Sunday, October 13. All server and PC workstations worldwide, including the company's communication network, were affected.
read more...Four out of ten ICS computers are under threat
Kaspersky's latest report on cyber threats for the first half of 2019 shows that 41.2% of ICS (Industrial Control System) computers were exposed to an attack. The energy sector is most frequently affected - including by generic malware.
read more...The success of Industry 4.0 is at risk
A new study by the VDMA's Impuls Foundation on digital market foreclosure concludes that the free exchange of data will be massively impaired. The effects will hit SMEs particularly hard.
read more...Locking with need for clarification - help with risk assessment
DIN EN ISO 1419 has already been available for five years. However, there are always uncertainties regarding the actual safety functions of a guard locking device, which the machine manufacturer must evaluate based on his risk assessment. Here is some help.
read more...'Industrial transformation' is the guiding theme
Digitalization, individualization and climate protection - industry is in the midst of a technological transformation. Deutsche Messe is taking this as an opportunity to proclaim 'Industrial Transformation' as the key theme of Hannover Messe 2020.
read more...Body reaction as a password
Forgot your password? The Paluno Software Technology Institute at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) is researching a new approach that combines biometrics and password protection.
read more...Secure remote controls with smart devices
Making conventional smart devices functionally safe - this is the goal being pursued by the Faculty of Plant, Energy and Machine Systems at TH Köln and the company Brehmermechatronics in the joint research project 'SDeFS'.
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