Articles and background information on the topic
The IoT hype has passed its peak. It really is time for automation to leave the IoT prototype phase behind. But where are the solutions that not only work from a technical perspective, but also from an economic one?
read more...The BMBF project 'Basissystem Industrie 4.0' expired at the end of June 2019. Together with NetApp and Objective Partner, Fraunhofer IESE now offers Industry 4.0 solutions with support and adaptation to customer systems on the basis of this project. - An interview with the project managers.
read more...Machine manufacturers are often faced with the question of how they should implement operating interfaces: Should they use their own programming or one of the HMI/SCADA solutions available on the market for pure parameterization? There are also solutions that combine both worlds.
read more...Developing robot solutions and, in particular, service robots more efficiently and bringing them to market - this is the goal behind the online brokerage platform robot.one, which is being developed as part of the joint project SeRoNet.
read more...Constantly reinvesting in data center performance costs money - more money than would actually be necessary. If standardized processor modules are used as an alternative, costs can be saved immensely.
read more...Industry 4.0 has been 'the' topic of industrial automation for eight years. However, real results have been very poor to date. Why is it so difficult to establish a good idea? An attempt to explain.
read more...On January 1, 2020, the 'Service-Meister' project was launched under the leadership of the eco Association. The aim is to create an AI-based service ecosystem for technical services in the age of Industry 4.0.
read more...Machine vision / image processing
A common "language" such as OPC UA is required to enable machines to communicate with each other. The specialist department for industrial image processing (Machine Vision) within the VDMA has approved a corresponding OPC UA Companion Specification.
read more...Power supplies are nothing more than power supplies? Far from it! Ulrich Ermel, responsible for New Business Development at Puls, explains how important they can be in Industry 4.0, even as data suppliers.
read more...Digitalization, individualization and climate protection - industry is in the midst of a technological transformation. Deutsche Messe is taking this as an opportunity to proclaim 'Industrial Transformation' as the key theme of Hannover Messe 2020.
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