Teamwork in production
IOT gateways: The trend towards smart factories is bringing a new class of device into play that creates the link to the higher-level cloud. What do the devices need to be able to do?
read more...read more...Würth Elektronik eiSos takes over Amber Wireless
Amber Wireless is now part of Würth Elektronik eiSos. Heinz Brych, founder and Managing Director of the wireless specialist, believes that his life's work is now well positioned for further growth.
read more...Overview of IoT projects worldwide
IOT Analytics has summarized and evaluated data and facts from over 640 industrial IoT projects worldwide in a list. Most IoT projects are running in America, with Europeans leading the way in only one segment.
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Finding a business model for Industry 4.0
One reason why German companies are hesitant when it comes to Industry 4.0 is the lack of suitable business models. The VDI/VDE Society for Measurement and Automation Technology has come to this conclusion and wants to remedy the situation with a new status report.
read more...Industry 4.0 / Internet of Things
The concerns in German companies
What do industrial managers in Germany think about the implementation of Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things? Answers are provided by a study that Deutsche Messe Interactive and Brocade Communications have now published.
read more...RoboFill 4.0 - breaking up rigid system concepts
Current (filling) concepts in the beverage industry are generally based on rigid automation structures. The RoboFill 4.0 project aims to change this - with robotics playing a central role.
read more...'Edge computing' in the Internet of Things
Contrary to many predictions, far fewer components and systems will communicate directly with a cloud in the future. Instead, 'fog computing' or 'edge computing' will enable the local integration of countless data points.
read more...Increasing security risk due to shortage of skilled workers
The number of cyber attacks will continue to increase in the future. The reason: despite the advance of cloud computing, mobile computing and IoT, companies are not increasing the number of their IT security staff sufficiently - according to a study by Intel Security and CSIS.
read more...The path to Industry 4.0 for SMEs
Intelligently networking production and thus increasing profitability - small and medium-sized enterprises often do not know how to approach this goal. The Fraunhofer IPA study 'Industry 4.0: Fields of development for SMEs' aims to provide a remedy.
read more...Internet of Things - from the sensor to the cloud
What are the building blocks of the Internet of Things? Which technologies, methods and standards are necessary for implementation? The 'Internet of Things - from sensor to cloud' congress provides answers.
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