Head office opened in Munich
IBM has opened the doors to its new global Watson IoT headquarters in Munich. Around 1,000 employees are to explore the technical and economic potential of the IoT there - together with well-known companies.
read more...read more...ABB - 4th quarter and full year 2016
The market environment remains difficult
The ABB Group has announced its figures for the 2016 financial year: Although growth in order intake and sales was recorded in the final quarter, the annual balance sheet shows a minus for both key figures.
read more...A central data hub
As a central communication platform, the OPC router connects all components involved in production - from the PLC to the ERP system. Inray Industriesoftware presented the new features in version 4 at the trade fair.
read more...Radar measuring devices - use up to SIL2/3
Endress+Hauser is once again launching an 80 GHz radar measuring device for continuous level measurement - for the first time with an 80 GHz operating frequency for the process industry. Markus Schmid explains the background.
read more...Integrated OPC UA interface
Based on the Expert Logger high-speed data logger series, Delphin Technology offers a measuring case that combines two applications.
read more...Cloud yes - but private!
The VDMA's IT Report 2016 brings surprising results to light: the mechanical and plant engineering industry is focusing on new topics that have previously played a subordinate role - such as machine data acquisition. There are also interesting developments on the subject of the cloud.
read more...New protocol for Industry 4.0
At a joint workshop of the Industrial Internet Consortium and the Industry 4.0 platform on September 21, Bosch presented a new protocol for the exchange of data in networked industry.
read more...Fast data analysis via in-memory
Fast data analysis is useful in production - for example, to be able to react immediately to problems in production or to a cyber attack. An in-memory database, which works up to 100 times faster than conventional systems, is predestined for this.
read more...The VDI Forum 'Digital Transformation'
On October 13, the VDI is organizing a forum at Motek on the topic of "Digital Transformation - Big Data in Production" with presentations and the opportunity to exchange experiences.
read more...App brings machine data from the control system to the cloud
Siemens offers an IIoT app for machine tools that can be used to read and analyze machine data from a Sinumerik 840D-sl controller and send it to the cloud. Users can obtain digital services via the 'MindSphere' platform.
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