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Power supplies are nothing more than power supplies? Far from it! Ulrich Ermel, responsible for New Business Development at Puls, explains how important they can be in Industry 4.0, even as data suppliers.
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Power supplies are nothing more than power supplies? Far from it! Ulrich Ermel, responsible for New Business Development at Puls, explains how important they can be in Industry 4.0, even as data suppliers.

The Softing Group is acquiring all products from the US-based Phoenix Digital Corporation (PDC) in Scottsdale. PDC is a manufacturer of fiber optic modules for particularly secure and robust data communication in industrial control systems from Rockwell Automation.

The Turck Group intends to differentiate itself into the automation technology and development and production services divisions and to focus certain company locations on key technology areas.

Siemens - the 3rd quarter of 2019
Despite considerable headwinds in key markets, Siemens grew its order intake and revenue in the third quarter of 2019. EBITA and profit, on the other hand, fell, mainly due to declines in 'Digital Industries' and 'Gas and Power'. The figures in detail.

The ifm group of companies closed 2018 with an increase in turnover of 8.7%. This means that the automation and digitalization technology provider was able to achieve significant growth for the ninth year in a row.
'Forum Safety & Security 2019'
A total of 228 participants, speakers and exhibitors came together from July 8 to 10 in the Sindelfingen Stadthalle for an intensive exchange of information on the two sides of the "security coin" - as part of the 'Forum Safety & Security 2019'.

Ethernet gets a real-time extension with TSN - and even a new transmission medium with 5G! The impact on all industries will be the focus of the TSN/A Conference on October 8 and 9, 2019.
The more powerful the components become, the faster OPC UA will establish itself at field level. How can communication via this data exchange standard be designed securely?

Industrial Ethernet and wireless networks continue to grow rapidly, while fieldbuses declined for the first time in 2019. This is the conclusion reached by HMS Industrial Networks in its annual evaluation of the network market.
Single Pair Ethernet - SPE for short - is a hotly debated topic in industrial data transmission. Why is this Ethernet variant such an important component of future automation technology?