ABB repositions itself
The ABB Group has launched the third stage of its Next Level strategy. This goes hand in hand with a realignment of the divisions as four entrepreneurial units and a consolidation of the existing ABB brands.
read more...read more...Fall in sales and incoming orders
ABB reported a decline in sales and order intake in the second quarter of 2016. Lower investments and restrained spending in the process industry in particular had a negative impact - order intake in this area fell by 20%.
read more...Six locks - one control station
A height difference of 55 meters over a length of 91.3 kilometers - six barrages ensure smooth shipping traffic on the Saar. When modernizing the process control technology, the engineers opted for an open HMI/SCADA solution.
read more...The further development of IEC 61131
Today, industrial control systems are often programmed in accordance with the international standard IEC 61131-3. What are the latest developments in this area? And what do future specifications look like with regard to the realization of Industry 4.0 architectures?
read more...Mechatronic disciplines combined
Eplan and Cideon presented the 'Syngineer' platform at Hannover Messe 2016. The aim: to synchronize the mechatronic disciplines. The PLC expertise was provided by 3S-Smart Software Solutions.
read more...Declines in the 1st quarter
ABB had to report declines in both order intake and sales in the figures for the first quarter of 2016. Things are looking better for the service business, which is growing slightly and is becoming increasingly important for the company.
read more...Rising incoming orders in all divisions
"We can look back on a successful financial year," summarized ABB Germany CEO Hans-Georg Krabbe when announcing the figures for 2015. While order intake increased in all divisions, sales in the automation divisions fell slightly.
read more...New products in Hanover
"Integrated Industry - Discover Solutions!" was the motto of the world's most important industrial trade fair, Hannover Messe 2016. Computer&AUTOMATION shows an excerpt of the products that were on display in Hanover in a picture gallery.
read more...With integrated fieldbus diagnostics
With the new Simatic Afdisd active field distributor with extended fieldbus diagnostics, Siemens wants to enable fieldbus diagnostics for Profibus PA in the Simatic PCS 7 process control system.
read more...13,000 data points in one diagram
Yokogawa presents the new version R6.02 of the integrated process and production control system Centum VP R6.02.
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