Joint venture with Banner in Asia
As part of their internationalization strategy, Turck and Banner Engineering have founded their first Asian joint venture in Singapore.
read more...read more...News about sensor technology
What would the smart factory of today and tomorrow be without sensors? Sensors are indispensable as the basis of every industrial production system. Computer&AUTOMATION has summarized current trends from spring 2017 in a picture gallery.
read more...From sensor technology 4.0 to big data...
The Automation 4.0 Summit 2016
Four topics from the Industry 4.0 environment were the focus of the 'Automation 4.0 Summit' at SPS IPC. Klaus Koch reflects on the topic slot 'Big Data Analytics' in an interview; you can read a summary of the 'Sensors 4.0' and 'Safety meets Security' slots on pages 2 and 3.
read more...News about controls
What's happening in the field of control systems? Computer&AUTOMATION has summarized current products from the field of control technology in a picture gallery.
read more...The eyes of Industry 4.0
Machine vision technology is becoming increasingly important on the road to Industry 4.0: it provides the data required for process optimization, increased efficiency, preventive maintenance and human-robot collaboration.
read more...The new PLC - IoT included!
Turck presented a robust compact controller for modular machine concepts without control cabinets. This device was on display at the 27th SPS IPC Drives as a prototype of an IP67 cloud solution. Oliver Merget, head of the Automation System business unit at Turck, explains the concept.
read more...RFID application simply retrofitted
Turck comes to market with two compact Ethernet/RFID interfaces graded IP67 for protection. Multi-protocol TBEN-L RFID and TBEN-S RFID fetch data to the controller from RFID read/write heads in the HF or UHF frequency band over Profinet, Ethernet/IP or Modbus TCP.
read more...RFID in production
RFID is nothing new for production automation. However, what makes RFID an interesting growth market is the fact that it is a key technology in the implementation of small batches. Or to put it another way: without RFID, there is no Industry 4.0.
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...Enables machines without control cabinets
The Codesys 3 controller TBEN-PLC from Turck is a compact IP67 PLC for controlling smaller or modular machines.
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