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Updating the bootloader or firmware of an 'E°EXC' controller from Eckelmann, configuring the IP address of the controller, setting the time and date - the E°ConSet tool is available for such typical support tasks.
read more...Last year, Balluff introduced the 'BCM' condition monitoring sensor, which records four measured variables with just one device. Stefan Hornung, Portfolio Manager for Condition Monitoring Solutions at Balluff, explains what has happened since then in terms of condition monitoring.
read more...A mesh network consisting of vibration sensors, a gateway with a SIM card, cloud data analysis and an app is set to take condition monitoring to a new level. The highlight: every operator of production sites can monitor machines and units themselves at expert level.
read more...Machine operators increasingly expect digital services from manufacturers - more software, more connectivity, more intelligence in the machines to make their operation more efficient. Cloud and edge computing can be used to add precisely these digital services to systems.
read more...Complex correlations can be precisely analyzed on the basis of data and extrapolated for the future. Advanced analytics is used particularly frequently for predictive maintenance in production.
read more...Machines that proactively request maintenance when needed, production lines that provide real-time information about their current capacity utilization - these examples show the great potential of the Internet of Things for the industry of the future.
read more...Using calculation to generate compressed air leaks in a system was an unusual requirement for the compressed air and pneumatics specialist Mader, which commissioned Fraunhofer IPA to visualize the effects of compressed air leaks live.
read more...The future has begun - industry is mastering new challenges every day. Cyber-physical systems - connections between IT and software components - are being developed to produce goods and merchandise by means of the overarching networking of all processes.
read more...Condition monitoring is one of the current trend topics in the industry. Baumer relies on IO-Link for this purpose and presents inductive sensors with the "most comprehensive diagnostic data on the market" according to the manufacturer.
read more...Fluke, a supplier of test and measurement equipment, has acquired the Prüftechnik Group, which is particularly active in the fields of precision laser shaft alignment, condition monitoring and non-destructive testing.
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