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Automation engineers often need to add more nodes to their network while still maintaining compatibility with older networking equipment. Multi-protocol routers can be used to ensure the operability between legacy and modern wireless equipment by supporting wireless protocols.
read more...HMS Industrial Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of HMS Networks, has acquired 70% of all shares in the Dutch company Procentec, based in Rotterdam.
read more...The German software company Visualys has entered into a partnership with the Italian IIoT platform provider Xeo4 to drive forward the goal of making globally distributed machine data centrally available in one place.
read more...Experts warn that it is not a question of whether a company or production facility will be the target of a cyber attack, but when. The shifting attack surface for cyber attacks is creating a growing need for security solutions at the edge.
read more...Dr.-Ing. Kurt D. Bettenhausen took up his position as Director of "New Technologies and Development" at the Harting Technology Group on September 1.
read more...A new generation of riveting machines relies on servo technology instead of pneumatics and hydraulics. The intelligent drive technology has increased the precision and quality of riveted joints and reduced the number of machine variants.
read more...Analysis and laboratory equipment
The OPC Foundation has now announced the establishment of the Joint Working Group LADS. The aim is to create a manufacturer-independent, open standard for analysis and laboratory devices.
read more...Today's customers expect much more from distributors than just distribution. Dieter Schink, Managing Director of May Elektro-Bauelemente in Berlin, explains the extent to which the understanding of their role is changing.
read more...How can the productivity of logistics processes be increased and the effectiveness of Automated Guided Vehicles improved? One promising approach is a system for automated pallet recognition based on time-of-flight cameras.
read more...The market share of Industrial Ethernet in terms of newly installed nodes in factory automation has risen to currently 64%. Fieldbuses, on the other hand, fell from 35% to 30%, while the market share of wireless technologies remained stable at 6%.
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