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The Twincat Analytics software from Beckhoff offers a complete workflow from data acquisition, data storage and analysis to the dashboard for continuous machine monitoring.
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The Twincat Analytics software from Beckhoff offers a complete workflow from data acquisition, data storage and analysis to the dashboard for continuous machine monitoring.

The motor controllers from Pewatron fulfill the safety function Safe Torque Off according to SIL 3.

With increasing cycle rates, machine functions are becoming ever more complex - against this background, the topic of functional safety is becoming increasingly important. Computer&AUTOMATION shows a selection of current products relating to this topic in a picture gallery.

A year and a half ago, the encoder manufacturers Baumer, Hengstler and Kübler joined forces to establish an open single-cable solution between motor and drive with 'SCS open link'. What has become of it? Jonas Urlaub from Kübler takes a stand.

On March 1, 2019, Kerstin Jung assumed overall responsibility for the Bühler Motor Group's HR department. In addition, Michael Eckert has been responsible for production planning and the company's global production sites since May 1, 2019.
Conveyor technology places very specific demands on drives. With both mains-operated and controlled motors, the user has therefore inevitably had to make compromises to date. Not so with a 'smart motor'.
ABB at the Hannover Messe 2019
ABB is adapting its smart sensor technology, which is already used to monitor the condition of low-voltage motors and pumps, to pillow block bearings. The aim is to avoid unscheduled downtimes and extend the service life of systems.

"The forecast production growth in the German mechanical engineering sector of 5% to a record EUR 228 billion in 2018 is ambitious, but achievable," said Carl Martin Welcker, President of the VDMA, at the association's annual press conference in Frankfurt.
Increasingly complex applications require increasingly flexible system components - including safety gate protection. With a modular system, users can adapt their solution to individual requirements.

The Italian company Bonfiglioli has laid the foundation stone for its new headquarters in Calderara di Reno. In addition to the head office, the central plant for industrial drive technology, the group's traditional business area, is to be built there.