From November 25 to 27, 2025, the automation industry will meet at SPS in Nuremberg. Around 1150 exhibitors will present technologies and solutions for smart production, with a focus on industrial AI, digitalization and safety.

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Remote work, cloud services and AI tools are making it more difficult for companies to protect sensitive data. Traditional security concepts are no longer enough - data loss prevention (DLP) puts the data itself at the center. Forcepoint recommends a structured approach in eight steps.

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Kontron and Qualcomm jointly announce a new PC3 modem based on the Snapdragon X72 5G modem RF system for FRMCS as part of the 'Morane 2' initiative. It supports specific railroad frequency bands and is designed to enable secure, high-speed communication in European rail transportation.

AI-supported software development is profoundly changing the security situation, according to the new report "Future of Application Security in the Era of AI" by Checkmarx. 81% of companies knowingly deliver insecure code.

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Since August 1, Danijel Sesar, as Managing Director of the local subsidiary, has been tasked with establishing the drive specialist Stöber as a strategic partner in the Swiss mechanical engineering sector.

Siemens and Snowflake are working together to combine data from production with IT data such as financial or supply chain information. The aim is to provide companies with a uniform database for analyses, artificial intelligence (AI) and process optimization.

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Mouser Electronics offers electronics engineers a wealth of knowledge on cyber security and suitable products in its 'Security Resource Center'.

For Phoenix Contact, AI is not a vision of the future but a reality: it optimizes processes, increases energy efficiency, and supports developers. COO Ulrich Leidecker discusses practical projects, security, and the path toward scalable AI solutions.

What truly qualifies a network as "TSN-capable"? Is a TSN switch sufficient, or does it lack centralized stream control and deterministic traffic shaping?

The IEC/IEEE 60802 profile outlines the TSN architecture for industrial automation but omits node virtualization. This presentation investigates how the profile can be applied in virtualization contexts to manage aggregated nodes and shared links. 

The presentation presents a fully virtualized control architecture where Linux-based virtual PLCs communicate deterministically with PROFINET IRT devices via TSN. 

The presentation highlights the TSN backbone concept, connecting vPLCs and fieldbus- and TSN-based devices, shows how different TSN mechanisms can be used and evaluates the performance.

This talk addresses large scale deployment and automation challenges, discusses new ways to onboard devices with diverse new features, such as virtualized NICs.

This presentation will present the general landscape of cyber security standards and highlight relevant security means for TSN. The presentation also examines the attack surface of TSN and strategies to reduce it.

Experience real-world IT/OT convergence in this 90-minute hands-on workshop focused on TSN and OPC UA FX. Configure time-synchronized communication between a Linux controller, TSN switch, and IO controller.

A key component of realizing Industry 4.0 is achieving deterministic networking performance across all levels of performance. This talk examines how network stack choices impact latency SLAs, performance, and scalability.

Inspired by the success of the Avnu Express Test System (AETS) we have embarked on a quest to push the limits of streaming Milan/AVB audio on a standard PC running the Linux operating system. We share our experience and lessons learned.

IEEE 802.1AS-2024 defines a method for clock drift mitigation, specifically designed for systems with many hops between Grandmaster and end stations. In this talk, we give insights into the reasoning behind this feature and present real-world results using the Drift_Tracking TLV and its handling in PTP relays and end stations.

In order to take full advantage of virtualization, time-sensitive applications must be integrated with 10G+ network interface cards and related platforms. In this presentation, we showcase practical results using latest Intel hardware running on Linux. 

With IT/OT convergence in industrial networks, Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) ensures reliable operations, requiring configuration for routers, switches, and TSN-Endpoints. Our research explores TSN configuration for IoT devices with cost-effective hardware.