ABB takes over B&R
The ABB Group has announced the takeover of the Austrian company Bernecker + Rainer Industrie Elektronik (B&R) in order to close its historic gap in machine and factory automation.
read more...read more...ABB Germany - Financial year 2016
Significant increase in operating result
ABB Germany was able to further increase its profit in the 2016 financial year despite a persistently difficult market environment. However, order intake and sales declined.
read more...The new products from Siemens
Discover the value of the Digital Enterprise - this is the motto of this year's Siemens presence at the Hannover Messe. We present the first new products that the company has in store.
read more...ABB - 4th quarter and full year 2016
The market environment remains difficult
The ABB Group has announced its figures for the 2016 financial year: Although growth in order intake and sales was recorded in the final quarter, the annual balance sheet shows a minus for both key figures.
read more...One software - everything under control
At SPS IPC Drives 2016, Schneider Electric presented 'Wonderware Prometheus' - a configuration tool for defining, programming and documenting all components of an industrial automation system.
read more...3D objects thanks to WPF technology
Multi-touch technology is moving into production - which means new challenges for the design of SCADA/HMI systems. Progea meets these challenges with a graphics editor integrated into the Automation Platform.NExT, which is based on WPF technology.
read more...2016 financial year a "historic success"
In the 2016 fiscal year, Siemens exceeded its forecast for the year, which had been raised several times, thanks to a strong industrial business. The company also expects a double-digit earnings margin in this area in 2017, despite a difficult environment.
read more...New products in Nuremberg
What new products did the exhibitors present at SPS IPC Drives 2016? Computer&AUTOMATION provides an overview of what was on show in the Nuremberg exhibition halls this year.
read more...Based on edge computing
The Aprol process control system from B&R can be installed and operated in the cloud in the future - it can be installed on virtual computers from all common cloud providers.
read more...System integrator Maverick changes hands
The US company Rockwell Automation has acquired the system integrator Maverick Technologies, thereby strengthening its expertise in process and batch applications.
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