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Programming services in manufacturing companies often have to be purchased at high cost and are not always available in a timely manner. One alternative is the code-free modeling of processes using so-called 'streamsheets'.
read more...What is the difference between machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI)? And why should German mechanical engineers not bury their heads in the sand, despite the many times greater investment in AI in nations such as China or the USA? An analysis of the situation.
read more...The OPC Foundation presented the 'Field Level Communication' initiative at SPS IPC Drives 2018. In Hanover, the Foundation now presented a person responsible for this initiative.
read more...Artificial intelligence was the topic at the Hannover Messe 2019. But what is the mood and, above all, what is Germany's competitive position when it comes to AI? The VDE investigated these questions with a member survey.
read more...Standardizing data and its exchange across all system boundaries and into the cloud is one of the concerns of Industry 4.0. One possible approach to efficiently transferring the data generated by sensors is the 'dual-channel principle'.
read more...How can industrial sensors and actuators be easily connected to cloud platforms? How can connected IO modules and sensors be recognized and configured fully automatically? - An approach from an IT perspective.
read more...The ASi-3 standard is now reaching its limits in some applications - time for a 'new edition' of communication via flat cable. As ASi-5, this also makes IO-Link network-compatible, among other things.
read more...Generating, transporting and processing information are central processes in the Industry 4.0 environment. The information is based on intelligent sensors on site that provide the required input, supported by IO-Link and OPC UA.
read more...At Hannover Messe 2019, it became clear that Industry 4.0 has long since left the theoretical stage. Smart factories and future-proof manufacturing concepts characterized the image of the trade fair in many places.
read more..."Integrated Industry - Industrial Intelligence" was the guiding theme of this year's world's largest industrial trade fair. Which topics were particularly in focus this year? Computer&AUTOMATION was on site with a camera.
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