The Maturity Index
Many companies do not tackle the topic of Industry 4.0 because they lack a strategy guide. Acatech wants to fill this gap with the 'Industrie 4.0 Maturity Index'.
read more...read more...Ethernet TSN instead of fieldbus?
All signs point to the fact that Ethernet TSN could be a major step towards moving away from proprietary communication protocols in automation technology - right down to field level, for sophisticated drive technology applications.
read more...Profibus User Organization (PNO)
Board of Directors newly elected
The Profibus User Organization (PNO) has elected its Board of Directors and Advisory Board for the next three-year term of office. In addition to two re-elected board members, there was also one new appointment.
read more...Turnover rises to 7 billion euros
According to Bitkom, sales of Industry 4.0 solutions will increase by 21% to EUR 5.9 billion in the current year. This means that the German market for hardware, software and IT services for Industry 4.0 is once again experiencing rapid double-digit growth.
read more...2 billion mark in sight
Phoenix Contact has announced its figures for 2016. According to the figures, the Blomberg-based group of companies was able to increase its turnover by 3.2% last year. This year, the 2 billion euro mark is set to be reached.
read more...More efficient condition monitoring via IoT gateway
Many plant operators are asking themselves how they can upgrade their existing machines for Industry 4.0. When it comes to implementing a simple connection of solutions for condition monitoring, for example, the use of IoT gateways is a worthwhile approach.
read more...Hannover Messe 2017 / Industry 4.0
"The time for field trials is over"
The really exciting topic at this year's Hannover Messe is not so much new technologies, says Eric Schaeffer, industry expert at Accenture. In this interview, he explains what he will be paying particular attention to in Hanover.
read more...China could lose the most jobs
How many jobs are threatened by automation? The data portal Statista has processed figures from McKinsey in an infographic.
read more...Softing / Business figures 2016
Good year despite less than ideal conditions
Softing is satisfied with the recently published business figures for the past year. According to CEO Dr. Wolfgang Trier, the company achieved sales in 2016 that were almost on a par with the previous year.
read more...Intel takes over Mobileye
In summer 2016, BMW, Intel and Mobileye announced their partnership to bring autonomous driving solutions to production maturity for the mass market by 2021. Intel now wants to acquire its partner Mobileye for 15.3 billion US dollars (around 14 billion euros).
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