News about controls
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...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...New record level of incoming orders
Siemens has announced its figures for the third quarter of 2016. On the positive side, earnings in the industrial business increased by 20% compared to the same quarter of the previous year. The negative: Things are anything but going well in the Process Industries & Drives business unit.
read more...Opportunities of digitalization for mechanical engineering
According to a study by McKinsey and VDMA, new business models based on data will account for over 10% of turnover in the European mechanical engineering sector in 2020. So far, the figure is 3%. The study lists the success factors and trends in the industry.
read more...The further development of IEC 61131
Today, industrial control systems are often programmed in accordance with the international standard IEC 61131-3. What are the latest developments in this area? And what do future specifications look like with regard to the realization of Industry 4.0 architectures?
read more...Production in mechanical engineering stagnates
VDMA Vice President Carl Martin Welcker confirmed his association's forecast that the mechanical engineering industry in Germany is only expecting real production to stagnate this year - as was the case last year.
read more...New products in Hanover
"Integrated Industry - Discover Solutions!" was the motto of the world's most important industrial trade fair, Hannover Messe 2016. Computer&AUTOMATION shows an excerpt of the products that were on display in Hanover in a picture gallery.
read more...The winners of the mechatronics competition
Student teams from all over Europe competed in the 'MCU Car Rally' on the third day of embedded world 2016. Their goal: to get through the course as quickly and error-free as possible. The means: their self-driving model vehicle with mechatronic equipment from Renesas Electronics.
read more...Exports increased in a difficult environment
Mechanical engineering companies in Germany were able to slightly increase their exports in 2015, setting a new export record despite all the uncertainties in the markets - according to the industry association VDMA.
read more...Strong start to the new financial year
Siemens has announced its figures for the first quarter of the new fiscal year: Order intake rose to €22.8 billion - an increase of 22% when adjusted for currency translation effects. The order backlog thus reached a new record level.
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