Contracts contain numerous obligations that companies must fulfill in order to avoid legal, economic and reputational risks. The obligations often go beyond the agreed services - compliance requirements in particular must be observed.
OPC technology can look back on a 28-year history. Often decried as an unsustainable communication standard, it has written an unparalleled success story to date with 930 members and as an established communication standard in 105 industries.
Current TOP 5
Expansion of the Sensor Portfolio
VDMA economic survey 3rd quarter 2025
International Federation of Robotics
Emerson has acquired Afag Holding, thereby expanding the company's range of products for factory automation.
This year, the image processing experts at Rauscher are celebrating their 50th anniversary. An interview with the two managing directors Raoul Kimmelmann and Thomas Miller.
IFS, a provider of cloud-based enterprise software, is acquiring the US AI company Falkonry. IFS is thus adding AI-generated anomaly detection to its portfolio alongside ERP, EAM, FSM and ESM functions.
In the ECO:DIGIT project, the German Informatics Society, the Öko-Institut, the Open Source Business Alliance, Adesso and Siemens want to create a platform for evaluating the sustainability of software applications.
However, neither the cloud nor a centralized data center are suitable for processing the volumes of data generated by the Internet of Things. Edge computing is taking the place of traditional approaches, but has its own unique challenges.
HiveMQ launches 'HiveMQ Edge', an open source software gateway with an edge-optimized MQTT broker.
Rafi offers touchscreens and control panels from the Glasscape range for industrial applications, for which the company uses embedded control units (ECU) from its own production.
In the future, it will not only be about what and how quickly a factory delivers, but also how it produces. This is because purchasing decisions are increasingly dependent on various criteria.
New communication channels are paving the way for IIoT and further breaking down the classic automation pyramid with its separation of store and office floor. In addition, digital twins and automatic identification are increasingly influencing all phases of product lifecycles.
ODU, a provider of connector systems headquartered in Mühldorf, announces a change in its management team: Robert Klemisch has been appointed Managing Director for Technology & Operations as of September 1, 2023.
Together with Microsoft, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is one of the first research organizations in Europe to provide an internal AI chatbot that works in a similar way to OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Thomas Hähn, founder and CEO of the United Robotics Group, was elected to the board of the VDMA Robotics Division.
Gett Gerätetechnik has acquired WES Systeme Electronic with effect from August 24, 2023. The Gett Group is thus expanding its market share in the field of individual operating solutions. WES Systeme Electronic will continue to operate under the brand name.
Belden, the global provider of network infrastructure and digitalization solutions, acquires Germany-based Industrial IoT (IIoT) specialist Cloudrail.
Sonotec co-founder Hans-Joachim Münch is retiring. Siblings Manuela and Michael Münch continue to run the family business as dual leadership.
The '221 Series' connection terminal block from Wago is now also available with green levers - this variant is partly made from biocircular and recycled plastics.
Automation technology performs tasks such as gripping, moving and positioning goods as well as controlling and regulating processes in everyday factory life. Nature solves such tasks 'by the way'. So why not look at its phenomena and learn from them?
Everyone is talking about generative artificial intelligence. But what added value does it bring? How can it be integrated into industrial processes? An assessment from Microsoft.
