PTC expands the AR platform
Augmented reality is one of the hot topics in industrial automation. The company is now demonstrating that PTC is serious about the technology with a series of measures.
read more...read more...Own operating system could replace Android
Has US President Donald Trump undermined the dominance of Google's Android system in the smartphone market with his action against Huawei? Huawei now wants to establish its own system as a global alternative to Android. However, this is no easy undertaking.
read more...Jetter takes over Elan Systems
The Ludwigsburg-based automation specialist Jetter is strengthening its international presence in mobile automation: at the beginning of July 2019, it acquired 100% of the Hungarian company Elan Systems.
read more...More than 300 communication protocols
In line with the trend towards machine integration and data exchange, Wachendorff Prozesstechnik is launching the cMT series, an HMI solution that offers powerful HMI products for integration into existing systems.
read more...First intrinsically safe smartwatch
Ecom is now introducing a smartwatch for the Ex area in Zone 2/22 and Div. 2. The watch is based on the Samsung Galaxy Watch and can be combined with the Ecom Smartphone Smart-Ex 02 and Featurephone Ex-Handy 10.
read more...Jens Klocke has taken over sole leadership
The senior managing directors of Inosoft - Peter Tanneberg and Roland Riediger - handed over their responsibilities to Jens Klocke, the youngest member of the previous management team, on April 1, 2019.
read more...Warnings - less is often more!
Many operating instructions contain warnings 'to death'. This may be reassuring for the manufacturer, but for the reader it means that relevant information is barely noticed - possibly with fatal consequences for people, the environment and the product.
read more...Program online - Keynote from Kuka
Internet of Things conference - from the sensor to the cloud
The DESIGN&ELEKTRONIK and Markt&Technik editorial teams are organizing the IoT conference in Munich for the fifth time. Heinrich Munz, Lead Architect Industry 4.0 at Kuka AG, will give the keynote speech on November 20, 2019.
read more...Simplified management of devices and users
With so many applications being presented on different displays on the shop floor, managing the numerous content sources is a challenge for manufacturers.
read more...Increased operating safety
Rafi is expanding its range of industrial-grade capacitive 'Glasscape' touchscreens to include TwinTouch input technology, which evaluates not only touches on the panel but also the forces applied to it.
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