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Blake Moret, CEO of Rockwell Automation, has announced the figures for the first quarter of 2017: With sales of USD 1.49 billion, the US provider of industrial automation and information solutions achieved an increase of 4.5% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
read more...Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser looked back on a strong first quarter at the 2017 Annual Shareholders' Meeting: although order intake fell, earnings exceeded the company's own expectations. The 'Digital Factory' division contributed to this in particular.
read more...What were the highlights of the 27th SPS IPC Drives, which took place in Nuremberg at the end of November 2016? To what extent did Industry 4.0 become a reality in the 14 exhibition halls? The Computer&AUTOMATION trade fair film provides answers.
read more...What's happening in the field of control systems? Computer&AUTOMATION has summarized current products from the field of control technology in a picture gallery.
read more...Siemens - Changes in the Managing Board
As part of the implementation of 'Vision 2020', the Siemens Group is restructuring its Managing Board. Among other things, Roland Busch was appointed as the new CTO and successor to Siegfried Russwurm on December 1.
read more...Final figures for SPS IPC Drives 2016
SPS IPC Drives 2016 is history, with trade fair organizer Mesago praising the "clearly noticeable working atmosphere on the stands". With around 63,300 visitors, the automation trade fair exceeded the level of the comparable year 2014.
read more...In the mapp CodeBox HTML5 application machine and plant builders now have a much easier way of managing variants of their machines. This tool enables them to program options in a ladder diagram without altering original machine software.
read more...From drive-based safety technology, Lenze is now also expanding its focus in the area of safety to machines with central control technology. Michael Niehaus, Technology Manager Functional Safety at Lenze, explains what this means in concrete terms.
read more...With Industry 4.0, automation technology must become more adaptable and communicative - this is the conviction of Phoenix Contact. In Nuremberg, the Blomberg-based company lifted the curtain on PLCnext - its upcoming open control technology - for the first time.
read more...Mechanical and plant engineering
The VDMA has a new president: family entrepreneur Carl Martin Welcker. He replaces Dr. Reinhold Festge, who was elected President in 2013.
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