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The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and the OpenFog Consortium (OpenFog) are joining forces: Under the umbrella of the IIC, the combined membership is intended to accelerate the introduction of IIoT, fog and edge computing.
read more...Cloud solutions form the basis of Industry 4.0. However, the tasks of a cloud in the factory environment are different to those for 'normal' public tasks. Smart factory concepts therefore rely on edge and fog computing as a supplement to the cloud. But what does such a solution look like?
read more...Follow-up with Philipp Wallner
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a real hype topic, but concrete projects are still in short supply in the industry. Philipp Wallner explains why this is the case and which tools can help to change this.
read more...How has automation technology changed over the past 20 years? Heinrich Munz, twice named Industry 4.0 Manager of the Year, looks back over the last 20 years and dares to look ahead to the next decade.
read more...IIoT and Industry 4.0 are set to revolutionize value creation and business processes. However, Klaus-Dieter Walter and Dr. Hans Egermeier are certain that a lot still needs to happen in companies in order to benefit from this.
read more...Interview with Dr. Gunther Kegel
A lot has happened in the world of automation in the last 20 years. Dr. Gunther Kegel, CEO of Pepperl+Fuchs, President of the VDE and ZVEI Vice President, explains which changes are significant for sensor technology and which specific developments have taken place here.
read more...New hall, new topics and a new name in 2019 - the SPS IPC Drives 2018 in seven minutes.
read more...New hall, new topics and a new name - that was SPS IPC Drives 2018 in seven minutes.
read more...Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA) have developed a mini-factory that enables them to produce personalized skin cream directly at the point of sale in a cost-effective way. It is already in use in three Douglas stores.
read more...At the 'Automation Hackathon' at SPS IPC Drives 2018, seven start-ups had the chance to develop new business models for selected companies in the automation industry in 48 hours. Winner: the start-up Othermo in collaboration with Wago.
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