Flexible access
Janz Tec offers the MDE:connect hardware-software solution package for flexible machine data acquisition in digitalized production.
read more...read more...Controller and gateway combined
Adlink is launching a controller with an IoT gateway onto the market. The computing power of the MXE-210 is provided by an Intel Atom x7-E3950/x5-E3930 processor (codenamed Apollo Lake-I).
read more...FP InovoLabs takes over Tixi.Com
FP InovoLabs GmbH, a subsidiary of the Francotyp-Postalia Group, acquired Tixi.Com on June 1, 2019. The Berlin-based company specializes in modems and gateways.
read more...Migration in engineering
Industry 4.0 requires the convergence of IT and OT. How can a migration path from today's technologies to Industry 4.0 support this convergence without tearing down important bridges to the past?
read more...TSN integrated as layer 2 in Profinet
Specification of Profinet with TSN completed
The user organization Profibus & Profinet International (PI) has completed the integration of TSN as technology for layer 2 - the data link layer - into the Profinet architecture. The Profinet specification V2.4 has been completed and is available for download on the PI website.
read more...The cloud business
Eplan's dedication to the cloud was already evident at the Hannover Messe 2019. At the beginning of June in Cologne, the company leaders explained what the cloud plan of the future will look like in concrete terms.
read more...Current products for Cloud in Industry
The topic of the cloud is also making great strides in the factory environment. Computer&AUTOMATION presents the latest products from the 'Cloud in Industry' sector in a series of images.
read more...The edge computing approach
With end-to-end communication, cloud computing is also moving into production. A distributed cloud computing approach (edge computing) will play a major role in this context.
read more...The reference model for a cloud federation
The number of cloud platforms in the industrial environment is constantly growing. But how can the necessary interoperability between field devices and different platforms be ensured? DIN is currently developing a standard to ensure this.
read more...Significant weaknesses in radio remote controls
Radio remote controls, such as those used in cranes, have some significant security vulnerabilities in industrial environments - this is the conclusion of a recent study by Trend Micro. What needs to be done?
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