HMS swallows Beck IPC
On July 17, HMS Industrial Networks acquired all shares in Beck IPC GmbH, based in Wetzlar. Michael Volz, HMS, and Thomas Schumacher, Managing Director of Beck IPC for many years, explain the background.
read more...read more...Ethics in technology
Eight international standardization organizations have founded the 'Open Community for Ethics in Autonomous and Intelligent Systems' (OCEANIS). The aim is to transparently anchor ethical aspects in the standardization of autonomous and intelligent systems.
read more...Continuous growth in the 2nd quarter
ABB has published its financial figures for the second quarter of 2018: order intake rose by 14% year-on-year to USD 9.5 billion. ABB recorded growth in order intake in all divisions and regions, but not in sales.
read more...'Mindsphere World' expands
The 'Mindsphere World' association continues to grow: a regional user organization is to drive forward the expansion of the IoT ecosystem around Mindsphere in Italy, France, Spain and Portugal.
read more...HMS takes over Beck IPC
On July 17, HMS Industrial Networks acquired all shares in the German company Beck IPC GmbH, based in Wetzlar. Beck IPC is a provider of technologies and solutions for embedded control and M2M communication.
read more...Building blocks for Industry 4.0
I4.0-capable components on machines and systems are essential for the smart factory of the future - everything from sensors and control systems to cloud connectivity is required. Below is a small selection.
read more...With twelve bytes into the IoT
With its small data packets, the Sigfox network allows even the simplest things to be connected to the Internet. Just twelve bytes alone enable completely new business models for mechanical and plant engineering.
read more...Intelligence for the ERP
Since 2017, SAP has been offering Leonardo technologies to implement Industry 4.0 and IoT applications as part of its digitalization strategy. Otto Schell explains what is behind it and why it is still not well known.
read more...With ARM and SQL into the IoT
Good networking options and performance, plus integrated safety functions: Embedded modules and system solutions based on ARM have many advantages in the IoT environment - including for important data handling.
read more...The interface of the future
A smart factory requires end-to-end networking and the integration of production lines into industrial IT. This requires automation devices with powerful communication functions. What requirements must the devices fulfill? An outlook.
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