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Standardizing data and its exchange across all system boundaries and into the cloud is one of the concerns of Industry 4.0. One possible approach to efficiently transferring the data generated by sensors is the 'dual-channel principle'.
read more...How can industrial sensors and actuators be easily connected to cloud platforms? How can connected IO modules and sensors be recognized and configured fully automatically? - An approach from an IT perspective.
read more...The ASi-3 standard is now reaching its limits in some applications - time for a 'new edition' of communication via flat cable. As ASi-5, this also makes IO-Link network-compatible, among other things.
read more...Erwin Bernecker, founder of B&R Industrial Automation, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on March 30, 2019. Together with Josef Rainer, Bernecker founded the industrial electronics company in Eggelsberg in 1979.
read more...'Industrial Intelligence' - this is the guiding theme of the Hannover Messe 2019. Computer&AUTOMATION shows an excerpt of the products that can be seen in Hanover in a picture gallery.
read more...Together with partner companies, Siemens has launched an initiative to enable the rapid construction and conversion of production facilities. Other companies are still invited to join in.
read more...The 'SPS - Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou' (SIAF) took place for the 10th time at the beginning of March and attracted a record number of visitors. Together with Asiamold, which was held at the same time, the three-day trade fair attracted almost 99,000 visitors, an increase of 37%.
read more...Artificial intelligence (AI) - is opening a new chapter in the digital transformation of manufacturing. Implemented in the control system - and therefore directly on the machine - it helps to significantly reduce conventional programming and engineering work.
read more...No, Siemens' trade fair appearance at this year's Hannover Messe does not suggest any absolutely revolutionary innovations! - Rather, the charm of the presentation lies in the continuous expansion of digital solutions for the implementation of Industry 4.0.
read more...How strong is the influence of IT on mechanical engineering? And how well do German mechanical engineering companies compare internationally when it comes to IT? Rainer Glatz looks back over two decades.
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