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Generating, transporting and processing information are central processes in the Industry 4.0 environment. The information is based on intelligent sensors on site that provide the required input, supported by IO-Link and OPC UA.
read more...The market for IoT platforms, edge technologies and IoT software solutions is in a state of flux: While it is growing rapidly, the first consolidations are taking place at the same time. What does this mean for companies that are faced with choosing the right IoT platform?
read more...At the edge of the production network, IoT gateways enable both fast data evaluation on site and transfer to the cloud. But how do the devices need to be designed to work reliably in an industrial environment?
read more...Managing sensor apps securely and centrally and making them available for encrypted electronic exchange - this is the fundamental objective of a new cloud service.
read more...Data is always at the heart of IoT solutions: it shows customer behavior, provides information about processes in a machine or transmits location information. This makes them the basis for data-based business models in the Internet of Things - as concrete practical examples show.
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...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...Companies are still finding it difficult to implement batch size 1 as part of Industry 4.0. A multi-agent system that can be integrated into RAMI 4.0 and also maps the model of the Industry 4.0 component can provide support here.
read more...On its way to Industry 4.0, the industry is still reluctant to go beyond 100 Mbit Ethernet technology. A plea as to why the switch to Gigabit Ethernet network technologies must begin now!
read more...Test benches play an important role in production technology. However, this discipline is rarely mentioned in the Industry 4.0 discussion. Is test bench technology getting lost in the general hype?
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