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Sigmatek presented the LASAL software platform with object-oriented programming (OOP) in 2002. The company was the first automation solution provider to move away from strictly sequential programming and has been using object-oriented programming ever since.
read more...Framence, a company known for creating photorealistic digital twins for technical facilities and industrial sites, has entered into a strategic partnership with French company Néphélé Data Control.
read more...Interview with Martin Cotter, ADI
With the ADI Catalyst, Analog Devices is taking a new approach to product and system development. In this interview, Martin Cotter, President Analog Devices EMEA, talks about cross-company development, deep trust and what Europe has to do with it.
read more...How has electrical automation developed over the last 25 years and what does its future look like? Rahman Jamal, who spent more than 30 years at National Instruments in a global role and now works as a speaker on technical and social issues of the future, gives his opinion.
read more...followed up! - with Rainer Brehm, Siemens
Industrial automation has experienced an enormous upswing in the last 25 years. But where exactly is automation today and where should or must it be in the future? Rainer Brehm takes a stand in this interview.
read more...In a two-part series of articles, we shed light on the PLC's path to virtual control. In this second part of the article series, the focus is on functionally safe controllers - i.e. safety controllers. Can they also be virtualized?
read more..."Computer" - with this element in our magazine name in 1998, we wanted to take account of the IT influence in automation technology that was already emerging at the time. However, the expected IT influence took much longer than we expected at the time.
read more...Technology is a wonderful thing. As a tool, it helps us with many things. However, skepticism is a constant companion of new technologies.
read more...It's not just Computer&Automation that has reason to celebrate this year - numerous companies in the industry are also celebrating anniversaries in 2023. And whether it's ten, 50 or even 100 years - they all share a sense of pride in what they have achieved.
read more...Manufacturing-X is seen as the next step on the road to Industry 4.0, but how could a data room be designed for the data ecosystem? A study presented by VDMA and ZVEI gets to the bottom of this question.
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