
News from the Ethernet / networking sector
What is currently happening in the fieldbus, Ethernet and wireless sectors? Computer&AUTOMATION has compiled new products in a picture gallery.
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What is currently happening in the fieldbus, Ethernet and wireless sectors? Computer&AUTOMATION has compiled new products in a picture gallery.
When developing IoT solutions, users have to contend with many different standards. Against this backdrop, an open cloud API that integrates a wide variety of sensor connections and scalable IoT gateway solutions can help.

A new DLR institute was opened in Jena at the end of August 2017. It will focus on the analysis and handling of large amounts of data generated in the course of digitalization.
For Siemens, this year's EMO is all about digitalization. At a pre-press conference, the company outlined its vision of 'Machine Tool 4.0' and the metalworking of the future.

With the wireless terminal from Steute's 'Wireless' division, tasks such as ordering replenishments, confirming storage, triggering ordering processes and requesting commissions or shipping orders can be easily and flexibly organized and integrated into the ...

Datafeed Edgegate is a gateway for industrial IoT and Industry 4.0 solutions from Softing Industrial. It is used for communication between devices in industrial networks and cloud applications.

Wago Kontakttechnik is expanding its product portfolio of fieldbus couplers with the further development of the CC-Link coupler '750-310' to version '750-325' with CC-Link V2.0.

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.

Networked production / sensor technology
With effect from July 1, 2017, the machine tool manufacturer Trumpf from Ditzingen near Stuttgart has acquired 60% of the shares in the French company Bespoon. In doing so, Trumpf aims to strengthen its technology portfolio for digitally networked production.

Time Sensitive Networking - TSN for short - is a real-time extension of standard Ethernet. The effects on all sectors - from industry and automotive to the consumer world - will be the focus of the TSN/A Conference on September 20-21, 2017 in Stuttgart.