VDMA Electrical Automation Association
Board of Directors reorganized as scheduled
At the general meeting of the VDMA Electrical Automation Association, a new board was elected for the next term of office.
read more...read more...Talking to the control unit
With 'Twincat Speech', Beckhoff is creating a way to enter into dialog with the machine or automation system via voice input and output.
read more...New products at the industrial trade fair
'Integrated Industry - Connect & Collaborate' - this is the motto of the world's most important industrial trade fair, Hannover Messe 2018. Computer&AUTOMATION shows an excerpt of the products that can be seen in Hanover in a picture gallery.
read more...Safety product range expanded
With the current release, 'Codesys Safety for Ethercat Safety Modules' now supports new Beckhoff modules. The project planning has already been certified by TÜV Süd.
read more...For cost-sensitive applications
The new price/performance class from Beckhoff, which started with 7-inch devices, has been expanded to include three built-in panels with a 10.1-inch widescreen display. These include two fanless Panel PCs and a purely passive Control Panel.
read more...Together towards 5G
Together with renowned automation companies, the 'Huawei Wireless X Labs' research platform has announced the establishment of the 'Wireless Connected Factory' special interest group. The aim is to promote applications of 5G technologies in industry.
read more...Commentary on SPS IPC Drives 2017
A question of 'social' competence
SPS IPC Drives is "the" mirror of the industry: It strikingly presented the Industry 4.0 strategies of Siemens, Beckhoff, B&R and Co., but also revealed how difficult it is for the industry to agree on a communication backbone for the factory of tomorrow.
read more...From the chip to the Microsoft cloud
IT is becoming a driver of growth and productivity in the manufacturing industry: reason enough for Microsoft to take part in the most important automation trade fair with its own stand. Included: solutions relating to the OPC UA connection to the Azure cloud.
read more...Image processing integrated in Twincat
Two years ago, Beckhoff added a self-developed visualization solution to its Twincat control technology. The next step follows at SPS IPC Drives 2017: the integration of image processing.
read more...Flexible buffering via software
The complete automation of manual or semi-automatic processes is a major challenge with very short cycle times. When it comes to workpiece carrier transport, the machine manufacturer Goldfuß relies on a system that allows the creation of flexible buffers via software.
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