Articles and background information on the topic
The two automation providers B&R and Beckhoff integrate machine vision directly into their control architectures. What does this mean for pure machine vision providers? Peter Keppler, Director of Corporate Sales at Stemmer Imaging, explains.
read more...The Pepperl+Fuchs subsidiary Neoception supports companies on their way from conventional automation to the networked industrial world of the future. Dr. Jörg Nagel, Director Technology and Operations at Neoception, explains the concept.
read more...Follow-up with Dr. Eric Maiser
Bringing start-up companies and mechanical engineering firms together: That is the aim of a new VDMA grouping that was launched at the end of August. Dr. Eric Maiser, Head of VDMA Future Business, explains the motives and defines the goals.
read more...Follow-up with Thomas Hartmann
In June 2017, Reply presented an excerpt from its product portfolio from a wide range of segments at its Xchange event - from Industry 4.0 to chatbots and VR games. CEO Dr. Thomas Hartmann reveals how the company operates.
read more...Follow-up with Martin Wollschlaeger
The ZVEI has set up the 'IT in Automation' working group. The aim is for automation specialists and the ICT sector to work together more closely than before on the topic of Industry 4.0. Prof. Dr. Martin Wollschlaeger, head of the working group, gives his opinion.
read more...With the Dima approach, Wago set out over two years ago to create a manufacturer-independent standard for the engineering of modular systems. Ulrich Hempen, Head of Market Management Industry & Process, comments on what has been achieved so far.
read more...With Dell EMC, a traditional IT manufacturer is taking on the challenge of gaining a foothold in a largely saturated and extremely divergent industrial PC market. Andreas Ertel, Solution Consultant at Dell OEM, explains why they are taking this step.
read more...Talend, integration specialist for big data, relies on Amazon's cloud platform. Otto Neuer, Head of Sales for Europe at Talend, explains why and what advantages Amazon Web Services (AWS) brings to manufacturing.
read more...The 'Open Integration' partner program is intended to help reduce risks during the commissioning of systems and simplify the integration of components into automation systems. Peter Rippen, Director Strategic Alliances at Endress+Hauser, explains the status quo.
read more...Different standards and platforms: This is hampering the expected market development in the IoT. Heiko Burdack, responsible for Digital Design and Development in T-Systems' Digital Division, explains how Telekom is tackling this problem.
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