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Follow-up with Kevin Carlin, ADI
With the new 'ADI Chronous' brand, Analog Devices wants to have a major say in Industrial Ethernet (IE) in the future. Kevin Carlin, Vice President Industrial Automation & Energy at ADI, explains exactly what this plan looks like.
read more...Follow-up with Dr. Jochen Schlick
For the sixth time, the management consultancy Staufen has compiled the 'German Industry 4.0 Index' and surveyed more than 300 German industrial companies on the topic of digitalization. Dr. Jochen Schlick from Staufen Digital Neonex explains the current state of the smart factory.
read more...The Internet of Production (IoP) is based on the idea of enabling a new level of cross-domain collaboration. The Cluster of Excellence IoP at RWTH Aachen University is working to realize this vision. Rahman Jamal, member of the Industrial Advisory Board, explains the goals.
read more...Follow-up with Benjamin Häfner
Researchers from the fields of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, information technology and computer science are developing an agile production system at KIT that adapts autonomously to changing product specifications. Project coordinator Dr. Benjamin Häfner reveals the details behind this.
read more...Follow-up with Dr. Thomas Kuhn
The three-year BMBF project 'Basic System Industry 4.0' came to an end on June 30, 2019. What goals were achieved? What can be transferred into practice? Where do we go from here? Project manager Dr. Thomas Kuhn gives his opinion.
read more...A year and a half ago, the encoder manufacturers Baumer, Hengstler and Kübler joined forces to establish an open single-cable solution between motor and drive with 'SCS open link'. What has become of it? Jonas Urlaub from Kübler takes a stand.
read more...At SPS IPC Drives 2018, the OPC Foundation presented the 'Field Level Communication' initiative - FLC for short. Since the Hannover Messe, the initiative has had a director, Peter Lutz, who explains the background to the OPCF's new management structure.
read more...How widespread is artificial intelligence in industry today? The ARC Advisory Group is currently getting to the bottom of this question with a study. Ebele Maduekwe explains the upcoming results in advance.
read more...Follow-up with Dr. Michael Hecker
GFT is actually at home in the financial sector. With the new 'Industry Solutions' business field, the company now wants to specifically address companies from the manufacturing sector that are still at the beginning of their digital transformation.
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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