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Manufacturer-independent automation! This demand is at the heart of the newly founded UniversalAutomation.org. The association wants to use the IEC 61499 standard to create new possibilities for engineering more efficient and flexible systems.
read more...'We Create Digital Transformation' was Sick's trade fair motto to present intelligent sensors as pioneers of digitalization as well as digital services and software solutions based on their data.
read more...Data protection and compliance, but also transparency regarding access to data - these criteria are playing an increasingly important role in the selection of cloud providers. The European GAIA-X initiative is therefore increasingly attracting the attention of companies.
read more...Beckhoff has been involved in the European Gaia-X project from the very beginning. Gerd Hoppe from Corporate Management at Beckhoff explains why a transparent digital ecosystem like Gaia-X is so important to the automation manufacturer.
read more...The organizational structure of Gaia-X is based on three pillars: the Gaia-X Association, the national Gaia-X Hubs and the Gaia-X Community. Peter Kraemer, Coordinator of the Gaia-X Hub Germany, explains the role of the German Gaia-X Hub.
read more...Hilscher is currently developing an app store for the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance. On May 6, Hilscher presented the Community App Store to Alliance members. Hans-Jürgen Hilscher explains the next steps.
read more...At the end of April, the OWL Mechanical Engineering Initiative presented the Industrial APP Marketplace: an online platform for Docker containers. What is behind the Marketplace and what opportunities does it offer users? Sascha Heymann from Fraunhofer IOSB-INA explains in an interview.
read more...Open app stores require virtualization technologies such as Docker containers to achieve the desired data consistency. But there is more behind these technologies. What potential could these technologies actually open up for automation?
read more...Artificial intelligence at the edge is becoming increasingly important for Kontron. Head of Marketing Norbert Hauser explains how the IPC manufacturer intends to integrate AI into its approach to holistic IoT solutions.
read more...Microsoft and its partners are now launching an industry initiative for the digitalization of the manufacturing industry. The aim is to develop new solutions for the Industrial Internet of Things faster, more efficiently and more reliably.
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