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I4.0-capable components on machines and systems are essential for the smart factory of the future - everything from sensors and control systems to cloud connectivity is required. Below is a small selection.
read more...With ProLink CMS, Schaeffler is launching a new generation of its multi-channel condition monitoring system, which is suitable for monitoring complete production plants in a wide range of industries.
read more...A starter kit from Inonet, together with a web application, is designed to pave the way for users to enter the future of the Internet of Things (IoT). The target group are users who want to monitor their environment automatically and initiate measures if threshold values are exceeded.
read more...ABB at the Hannover Messe 2019
ABB is adapting its smart sensor technology, which is already used to monitor the condition of low-voltage motors and pumps, to pillow block bearings. The aim is to avoid unscheduled downtimes and extend the service life of systems.
read more...Collecting and analyzing data: These are the basic requirements for condition monitoring and predictive maintenance solutions. Computer&AUTOMATION presents new products from these areas.
read more...With its small data packets, the Sigfox network allows even the simplest things to be connected to the Internet. Just twelve bytes alone enable completely new business models for mechanical and plant engineering.
read more...The X90 modular control and I/O system from B&R is now available with condition monitoring functions. This allows faults that lead to spontaneous machine downtimes to be detected and rectified at an early stage.
read more...Follow-up with Alexander von Birgelen
New models from the 'Improve' research project promise a universal solution for data-based condition monitoring - also with the help of artificial intelligence, as Alexander von Birgelen from inIT at Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences explains.
read more...ISO 13849-1:2015 has brought an innovation in terms of risk assessment. However, the current rudimentary description in the safety standard is often more confusing in practice than it is useful. - Here is some help.
read more...You can't miss it - the Trojan horse at Bachmann's trade fair stand at SPS IPC Drives 2017. Christoph Scherrer, Product Manager Safety and Security at the Austrian controller manufacturer, explains what the oversized eye-catcher is all about.
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