Acquisition in the field of mobile explosion protection
Pepperl+Fuchs has announced the acquisition of Ecom Instruments. The aim: to expand the product portfolio and expertise in the field of explosion protection with mobile solutions.
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MSC Technologies offers the OFT open-frame tablet series from Avalue with PCAP touch. The product family comprises four variants with panel sizes of 25.7 cm (10.1 inches), 39.6 cm (15.6 inches), 53.34 cm (21.5 inches) and 59.9 cm (23.6 inches).
read more...With front and rear camera
The Scorpion industrial tablets from Bressner are designed for use in industrial environments and are available in four configurations - from 7 to 12 inches.
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.
read more...Redundancy in weaving technology
Accessing a system from any browser-enabled end device, regardless of location: SCADA systems using pure web technology are becoming increasingly popular. One drawback: until now, fail-safe operation was not possible, but this is now changing with 'hot standby redundancy'.
read more...The app store for the industry
Apps are also becoming increasingly interesting for companies. However, one important element is still missing to achieve the final breakthrough: A suitable app store to make applications available to both customers and employees.
read more...News from the world of HMI
Touch technology has established itself as the standard in industrial operating devices. But the development process is not over yet: a number of innovations are opening up new possibilities for the design of touch solutions.
read more...Smartphones & co. in Ex zones
Mobile devices have not been widely used in potentially explosive atmospheres to date - due to a lack of hardware. Thanks to new ATEX-certified solutions, smartphones and the like are now also moving into hazardous areas.
read more...News about mobile automation
What products are available on the growing mobile automation market? Computer&AUTOMATION presents a selection of new products in a series of pictures.
read more...The requirements of smart devices
Smart devices are finding their way into all areas of life. A side effect of this is that a new generation of measurement technology is required to develop and manufacture these devices. Rahman Jamal explains the perspective of National Instruments in an interview.
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