New Chief Financial Officer appointed
As of August 19, 2024, Christian Rothe is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Rockwell Automation. He will report to Rockwell Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Blake Moret.
read more...read more...New threat to industrial control systems
FrostyGoop is the name of a new malware variant that specializes in industrial control systems (ICS). It poses a threat to critical infrastructures worldwide. OT cyber security expert Dragos has identified FrostyGoop.
read more...Managing Board expanded
Kontron expands its Management Board with Philipp Schulz and Dr. Johannes Fues. As COO, Schulz will be responsible for the Aerospace and North America business units, while Dr. Fues will assume the position of COO for the GreenTec business unit.
read more...TSN - backbone for virtualized control systems?
It is currently a major vision: the virtualization of control systems. This and the next article in this series will address this topic. The decisive prerequisite and content of this article is the connectivity of the control system right down to field level.
read more...Why waiting is not an option
If you want to remain competitive in automation and control technology, you should take the first steps towards AI. It is important to avoid dead ends, reduce task complexity and keep an eye on the issue of fleet observability.
read more...IIoT functions for compact PLCs
Mitsubishi Electric has updated the 'FX5-ENET' Ethernet module to provide Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) functionality in installations using 'Melsec iQ-F' series PLCs.
read more...Management change in Central Europe
Rockwell Automation announces significant changes to its leadership team for the German-speaking market. The company has appointed three new Managing Directors for Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
read more...Siemens quarterly figures Q2/2024
Industrial business almost at previous year's level
Siemens achieved a "solid performance" in the second quarter of the fiscal year, with strong growth in the industrial software business in particular. Overall, revenue was almost unchanged compared to the same period last year.
read more...Flecs and Wibu-Systems cooperate
Wibu-Systems and Flecs Technologies have agreed to work together. Together, they want to simplify the procurement and purchasing process for industrial apps and enable simple and secure licensing of apps.
read more...Revolution of the business model
Linux-based automation systems, including PLCs, industrial PCs and IoT devices, are currently leading to the consolidation and opening up of systems. However, opening up only on a device basis is only half the battle.
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