Configure and parameterize field devices easily
Endress+Hauser is now offering the Field Xpert tablet PC together with Softing's mobiLink interface as a bundle for parameterization and commissioning of field devices.
read more...read more...Manufacturing without cables
R3 Reliable Realtime Radio Communications presents its first series products "Echoring Ethernet Bridge" (EREB) and "Echoring System on Module" (SoM) at the SPS. They are intended to complement wired industrial Ethernet networks with equally powerful wireless connections.
read more...Industrial production without cables
R3 Reliable Realtime Radio Communications is presenting its first series products 'Echoring Ethernet Bridge' (EREB) and 'Echoring System on Module' (SoM) at the SPS. They are designed to supplement wired industrial Ethernet networks with equally powerful wireless connections.
read more...New products in Nuremberg
What new products did the exhibitors present at SPS 2019? Computer&AUTOMATION provides an overview of what awaited visitors to the Nuremberg exhibition halls this year.
read more...Patience is required when it comes to 5G
The benefits of 5G for automation technology will materialize, but it will take longer than many expected or hoped - this is the assessment of Thomas Schildknecht, Managing Director of the Murr-based company of the same name.
read more...Profinet protection also at the protocol level
Since 2006, the PI (Profibus & Profinet International) Security Guideline has been advising manufacturers and users of Profinet devices to take technical and procedural security precautions. PI is now developing additional measures to protect Profinet at the protocol level as well.
read more...IO-Link devices can be integrated into EtherNet/IP
IO-Link devices can now be seamlessly integrated into CIP architectures. The ODVA has now announced corresponding further developments to the EtherNet/IP specification.
read more...Ethernet controllers
Lapp has also been offering switches for two years. Further versions will be added for SPS 2019, including the smallest Profinet switches on the market according to the provider.
read more...Wago gears up for Time Sensitive Networking (TSN)
In the future, Ethernet TSN will enable continuous communication in machine and plant engineering without gateways and interruptions. Wago is launching two new automation systems on the market for the SPS, with which users can take advantage of all the benefits of the extended Ethernet standard.
read more...How does Ethercat G fit with TSN?
At the end of last year, Beckhoff presented 'Ethercat G' as an extension of Ethercat. The gigabit solution has now been officially incorporated into the ETG. ETG Director Martin Rostan comments on the role of 'Ethercat G' - especially with regard to Ethernet TSN.
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