The Mindsphere update
At SPS IPC Drives 2017, Siemens made it clear that the time has come for Industry 4.0 implementation. The new Mindsphere version, which will be available from January 2018, is intended to help with this.
read more...read more...Enormous growth potential
According to a recent study, the German IIoT market will more than double in the next five years - to around EUR 16.8 billion in sales in 2022. Two sectors are showing particularly strong growth.
read more...The TSN promoter
At SPS IPC Drives 2017, a total of 17 automation and IT companies confirmed their intention to establish the OPC UA plus TSN communication solution on the market as quickly as possible.
read more..."The users are putting the pressure on!"
At the end of 2014, the OPC Foundation announced that it would achieve the status of a globally recognized standard for the Industrial Internet of Things IIoT by 2019 at the latest. The OPC Foundation has now provided an update on the current status at the trade fair.
read more...Partnership for the IoT
PTC wants to strengthen its market position in Central Europe through a partnership with Inray. The German company, on the other hand, will benefit from new functionalities of the Thingworx platform.
read more...Diamond, eks Engel, Muckenhaupt&Nusselt
Cooperation for optical data transmission solutions
The companies Diamond, eks Engel FOS and Muckenhaupt & Nusselt have agreed on a cooperation for optical data transmission solutions. This was announced by the managing directors at a press conference at SPS IPC Drives.
read more...The path to the cloud
The 'Progea Cloud.Databoom' solution is the result of a collaboration between automation specialist Progea and platform provider Databoom. As Markus Stadelhofer, Managing Director of Progea Germany, explains, nothing stands in the way of IIoT entry.
read more...Focus on digitalization
Around 1700 exhibitors will be presenting the complete spectrum of industrial automation at the 28th SPS IPC Drives from November 28 to 30, 2017. With the reallocation of Hall 6, the focus of the exhibition will now be more on IT than ever before.
read more...Working group for Industry 4.0 functions established
The working group is to determine how PLCopen functions can be mapped to the 'administration shell' of Industry 4.0 devices.
read more...Control with catalog components
RS Components set its sights on SPS IPC Drives 2017 and showed examples from robotics and the Internet of Things that were created using components from the RS catalog. There is also a new software tool that makes CE certification easier.
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