The review in pictures
From November 27 to 29, 2018, the Nuremberg exhibition grounds were once again all about electric automation. The Computer&AUTOMATION team captured everything there was to see on site with its camera.
read more...read more...Diagnostic interface standardized
The Ethercat Technology Group (ETG) has published a manufacturer-independent interface for diagnostic data and has also elected a new board of directors
read more...New products in Nuremberg
What new products will exhibitors be presenting at SPS IPC Drives 2018? Computer&AUTOMATION provides an overview of what visitors to the Nuremberg exhibition halls can expect this year.
read more...AS-i signals via fiber optics
ifm is launching an AS-i fiber optic repeater at SPS IPC Drives 2018. For the first time, AS-interface signals can be implemented via an optical medium and vice versa.
read more...Ethercat is drilled out
With the 'Ethercat G/G10' technology extension, Beckhoff aims to raise its Ethernet-based communication system to the next performance level. Another trade fair premiere at SPS IPC Drives 2018: the XPlanar transport system.
read more...OpenSafety via Bluetooth
Schildknecht has announced a partnership with the EPSG. The aim: the safe and stable transmission of the openSafety protocol via Bluetooth radio data transmission.
read more...HART devices on Ethernet/IP
At the trade fair, the ODVA announced the publication of further developments to the Ethernet/IP specification. These show how devices based on the HART communication protocol can be integrated into an Ethernet/IP architecture.
read more...Focus on AI and edge control
Industry 4.0 and digitalization bring with them new challenges which, according to Siemens Executive Board member Klaus Helmrich, require new forms of collaboration and future technologies such as artificial intelligence.
read more...CC-Link plus TSN
The CC-Link Partner Association - CLPA - now announces the finalization of the specification for 'CC-Link IE TSN'.
read more...Investing in diagnostics
Indu-Sol has acquired the product rights for the 'AS-i Expert' measurement and diagnostics tool from ICS. Karl-Heinz Richter, Managing Director for Marketing & Sales at Indu-Sol, explains the strategy behind this.
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