Around 21 million Profinet devices on the market
The Profibus User Organization (PNO) has published the figures for the nodes installed in the past year. Profinet and IO-Link in particular have seen strong growth.
read more...read more...Switch manufacturers support Ethercat approach
At SPS IPC Drives 2017, the Ethercat Technology Group (ETG) presented its approach on how Ethercat will use TSN technologies. Now the switch manufacturers Moxa, Hirschmann, Hilscher and Xilinx have expressed their support for this approach.
read more...Texas Instruments and Kunbus cooperate
Protocol stack for Sitara processors
Making Sitara processors fit for industrial communication: This is the aim of the cooperation between semiconductor manufacturer Texas Instruments (TI) and Kunbus.
read more...Industrial Ethernet communication
Siemens with TSN demo at the Hannover Messe
Everyone is talking about Ethernet TSN. At Hannover Messe 2018, Siemens is now also using a robotics trade fair model to demonstrate how OPC UA Pub/Sub based on TSN is used at the control level.
read more...Half a billion in sight
21.4% increase in turnover - the Balluff Group recorded record growth in 2017. And has set itself the goal of breaking the 500 million euro barrier in 2019.
read more...The five attributes of a smart factory
On the road to the smart factory, the question is no longer 'if' digital transformation will happen, but rather 'how'. Which technologies play a key role in this?
read more...OPC UA PubSub specification published
The OPC Foundation has released Part 14 of the OPC UA standard: known as Publish-Subscribe or "PubSub" for short. The specification extends the preferred area of application of OPC UA to include a wide range of advanced use cases down to the lowest field level.
read more...Networking people, areas, assets and systems
Ecom, a Pepperl+Fuchs brand, presents the Loc-Ex 01 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons for ATEX/IECEx zone 1 and Loc 01 for non-hazardous areas, specially developed for industries with extensive factory premises or potentially explosive atmospheres.
read more...Sensor communication of the future
What does Industry 4.0 mean for sensor manufacturer Sick? Dr. Robert Bauer, CEO of Sick, comments on the need for openness and problems with standardization.
read more...Remote maintenance / remote control
IoT edge gateway ensures power supply
For free-moving mobile cranes, the power supply must be ensured onboard - for example in the form of a battery container. The IoT edge gateway and connection to the cloud open up new possibilities for monitoring this around the clock.
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