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At Hannover Messe 2017, exhibitors clearly demonstrated what Industry 4.0 can look like in practice. Computer&AUTOMATION has captured exciting applications, products and impressions in a series of images.
read more...Hannover Messe 2017 provided impressive proof of this: Robotics plays a key role in Industry 4.0 - especially when it comes to direct or fenceless collaboration between humans and robots. The highlights in 8 short videos:
read more...Hannover Messe 2017 / Closing figures
The 70th Hannover Messe ended on April 28 with a significant increase in visitors compared to 2015. The organizer was particularly impressed by the internationality of the visitors and the variety of application examples for Industry 4.0.
read more...During the Hannover Messe, the Linux Foundation announced the launch of EdgeXFoundry - a consortium of over 50 companies - with the aim of creating a unified framework for IoT edge computing.
read more...Industrial Data Space Association
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft founded the 'Industrial Data Space' association over a year ago. An initial reference model of the underlying architecture was published at the Hannover Messe 2017.
read more...First place in this year's Robotics Award went to the company Flexstructures from Kaiserslautern. It entered the competition with a smart software solution. Computer&AUTOMATION shows the three finalists of the Robotics Award.
read more...Beckhoff / Hannover Messe 2017
Beckhoff continued to grow in 2016, albeit not quite as excessively as in the previous year. The entry into the process industry should provide new impetus.
read more...Mexico is the partner country at next year's Hannover Messe. While US President Donald Trump is ranting against his Central American neighbors, Europe's industry is very interested in good economic relations with Mexico.
read more...The Augsburg-based robot manufacturer Kuka has presented its fourth 'Kuka Innovation Award' at the Hannover Messe. The prize, worth 20,000 euros, honors outstanding innovations in the field of modern mechatronics.
read more...Electrical automation technology
Dr. Gunther Kegel, Chairman of the ZVEI Automation Association, believes that the automation industry is very well positioned and expects single-digit sales growth this year - in both factory and process automation.
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