Corona hampers Kuka's project business
The coronavirus pandemic is causing a significant decline at Kuka. The project business has been particularly hard hit.
read more...read more...Cloud services support numerous protocols
Mirasoft provides a cloud service for the automation industry with AnyViz. Controllers, devices and sensors are connected via one of the protocols such as OPC UA, Modbus, Siemens TCP, M-Bus, BACnet, Codesys or MQTT.
read more...New functions and free of charge until the end of the year
The Codesys Group is now making its "Codesys Automation Server" available to Codesys users free of charge throughout the year due to the coronavirus crisis. In addition, the cloud-based Industry 4.0 platform for managing globally distributed control systems offers new functions.
read more...The smartphone as a role model
Bosch Rexroth has designed a new automation platform and taken a lot of inspiration from smartphone technology. - But what is different about ctrlX Automation compared to conventional control systems?
read more...Simple implementation of IO-Link devices
How can the integration of IO-Link devices into control systems be simplified? An open software-based service for all IO-Link device manufacturers automatically creates function blocks and thus significantly reduces the implementation effort.
read more...Control 2020 canceled
Control in Stuttgart has also been canceled for this year. The new date is next year.
read more...Interview with Stefan Taxer from B&R
Computing power for mobile machines
Four years ago, B&R launched a mobile version of the X20 control system. Now the Austrians are following up with a mobile PC. Stefan Taxer, product manager for mobile automation at B&R, explains the background.
read more...Cautious start to the new financial year
Siemens' first quarter of 2020 was characterized by a record order backlog and a simultaneous decline in sales and incoming orders - according to statements made at the company's Annual General Meeting on February 5. The figures in detail.
read more...Smart services and cloud technology bundled
On January 1, 2020, the Phoenix Contact Group bundled its digital service portfolio in the subsidiary Phoenix Contact Smart Business in Berlin. This includes all activities relating to cloud technology and data analytics as well as software services.
read more...PC-based control reduces cycle times
Producing a wide variety of packaging designs with high flexibility and minimum cycle times - at the Swiss company Beck Automation, PC or servo-based control plays a key role in meeting this requirement.
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