Dr. Carmen Kempka from Wibu-Systems explains what needs to be considered when implementing OT security measures and whether IT security solutions are also suitable for OT environments.

In November 2022, the Open DC Alliance, ODCA for short, was founded as the successor project to DC-INDSUTRIE2. In this interview, Dr. Hartwig Stammberger talks about the progress made and why 'Think Big' also applies here.

On November 3, 2003, the OPC Foundation held its first meeting to begin defining OPC UA. 20 years later, President Stefan Hoppe draws a conclusion and provides an outlook for the coming years.

Trends such as openness, IT/OT convergence and networking are shaping the industry. Raphael Vallazza from Endian explains how a global network can be secured and what role employees play in the security strategy.

Shaping the future of Industry 4.0 together is the goal of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance. Flecs has been chairing the 'Application Management' working group for a year now. Samuel Greising, Managing Director at Flecs and head of the working group, gives an initial summary.

Flecs entered the market two years ago with a new business model: it wants to automate the installation and updating of industrial apps on control systems. Patric Scholz, Co-Founder, explains the innovations for the SPS.

Bosch Rexroth launched the automation platform ctrlX and the associated App Store in 2019. The App Store now has 90 partners with over 60 apps. The partner companies currently cover more than 150 use cases.

The electronic circuit breakers from Wago for 24 V(DC), with four 4 (787-3664) and eight (787-3668) channels, are used in all industries with sensors and actuators and other electrical loads in the 24 V(DC) range.

Automation technology is a key technology on the way to a more sustainable society. In order to achieve this goal, however, we need to work together, according to the ZVEI Automation Association.

Can industrial applications be moved to the cloud? In addition to time-critical aspects, the issue of cyber security is still a major obstacle to such a development. Klaus-Dieter Walter from SSV explains the problem in an interview.

Welcome back to Nuremberg! Today the industry meeting place for automation technology, the SPS, opens its doors - and we'll be there live again! We will keep you informed on a daily basis with the only official trade fair newspaper: THE OFFICIAL DAILY!

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For Belden, Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) is a central topic at the trade fair stand. Oliver Kleineberg, CTO Industrial Automation at Belden, explains in an interview why now is the time to take a closer look at SPE.

Pepperl+Fuchs is focusing on the topic of smart sustainability at this year's trade fair. The areas of e-mobility and hydrogen are of particular interest here.

Transparent heaters can act as problem solvers in a wide variety of areas: The automotive industry is regarded as a pioneer here, for example with heated headlights and mirrors. But the technology has not yet been exhausted, as Kundisch shows.

Switches are now also available for SPE, so that the infrastructure is complete. SPE can now reach right down to the sensor/actuator level. Tim Kindermann, Product Manager at Phoenix Contact, explains this and other advantages of the technology.

Single Pair Ethernet is on the verge of a breakthrough - and is also being expanded with new solutions for longer cable lengths and higher transmission rates. Marian Dümke, Global Product Manager Harting T1 Industrial Single Pair Ethernet Connectivity, provides more information.

The Manufacturing-X initiative is driving forward the digitalization of supply chains in industry. But what does a factory that can handle this need to look like? The ISW at the University of Stuttgart provides answers to these questions.

At last year's SPS, the start-up Logiccloud launched a platform for control systems as a PLC-as-a-Service. Bernhard Böhrer, CEO at Logiccloud, explains the experiences of the first year in an interview.

Codesys advertises the fact that its SoftPLCs can also be installed as virtual controllers on any platform with a container or hypervisor. Domenik Vögel explains why virtualization does not stop at safety applications.

The EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230, successor to the previous Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC), is here! Pilz provides information in the form of an expert panel on what it means for machinery manufacturers and distributors.