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From the Black Forest to the Rocky Mountains, through the outback and all the way to the Yellow Sea. Sensor solutions from SICK are driving digitalization around the globe. The SICKnificant podcast takes a look at the people behind the technology.
read more...The data in industrial production is already available, but still needs to be brought together. The IIoT helps with this. The prerequisite for this is open automation. A concept that not only provides a decisive (competitive) advantage in industry.
read more...Digitalization in companies is bringing about change in terms of work organization and design. But what about the coveted skilled workers? Barbara Frei from Schneider Electric assesses the situation.
read more...Mercedes-Benz is relying on the digital twin in production for the planning, conversion and start-up of its new MMA platform. Supplemented by the integration of AI and the Mercedes-Benz Operating System, this is set to herald a new era in automotive engineering.
read more...New communication channels are paving the way for IIoT and further breaking down the classic automation pyramid with its separation of store and office floor. In addition, digital twins and automatic identification are increasingly influencing all phases of product lifecycles.
read more...Together with Microsoft, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is one of the first research organizations in Europe to provide an internal AI chatbot that works in a similar way to OpenAI's ChatGPT.
read more...Interview with Stefan Schönegger, B&R
The programmable logic controller - PLC for short - has been around for 55 years. How has the controller changed since then and where will it go from here? Stefan Schönegger, responsible for the Controls division at B&R, provides an outlook in this interview.
read more...followed up! - with Christoph Müller
Everyone is talking about the Industrial Internet of Things. But how is it being implemented? Are there new business models? Was or is the hype justified? An assessment by Christoph Müller, NXTGN Solutions.
read more...Low/no-code platforms in combination with artificial intelligence are taking enterprise resource planning (ERP) to a new level. And yet: the operation of low/no-code platforms still goes far beyond simple "drag & drop" of code snippets.
read more...The digital twin is an important component of the Industry 4.0 administration shell standard. However, the "Manufacturing-X" proof of concept for the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) is still pending. Proof of concept for IoT communication applications has already been provided.
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