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Softing Industrial is presenting the new 'Mindsphere Connector' component of the 'DataFeed OPC Suite' at SPS IPC Drives 2018. Product manager Andreas Röck explains what this is all about.
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Softing Industrial is presenting the new 'Mindsphere Connector' component of the 'DataFeed OPC Suite' at SPS IPC Drives 2018. Product manager Andreas Röck explains what this is all about.

At SAP, the focus this year is on the network of the real world and digital twins. The corresponding machines and systems are all networked with each other and can be monitored live during operation.

Use an expensive controller plus mobile router or just a DIY solution based on a Raspberry PI? "Neither" is the conviction at MC Technologies. Is it possible to be cost-effective and still achieve high quality?

HMS Industrial Networks is presenting two new gateway families. A striking feature of the devices: they support MQTT and OPC UA.

Beck IPC, Hirschmann, NXTGN, SMC
A team of specialists from Beck IPC, Hirschmann, NXTGN and SMC gave themselves four weeks to implement an IoT project. - The result can be seen at the Beck IPC stand in Hall 9.

In five flagship projects, companies and research institutions in the it's OWL leading-edge cluster aim to develop new fields of technology for German SMEs. The focus is on machine intelligence, digital platforms, digital twins and the working world of the future.
IoT wireless gateways for wireless connection to cloud solutions - Turck is exhibiting such a product at the trade fair for the first time this year.

Endress+Hauser measurement technology
The process industry is still in its infancy when it comes to Industry 4.0 and digitalization. Benedikt Schumann, Product Manager Industry 4.0, explains how Endress+Hauser is helping users here.

What role will the Ethernet standard TSN play in the future activities of the OPC Foundation? The OPC Foundation provided answers to this question at a press conference at SPS IPC Drives.

Two important building blocks of Industry 4.0 are the RAMI model and the Asset Administration Shell. And activities are underway at PLCopen for both.