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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...Security specialist Kaspersky has analyzed which industrial control systems are accessible via the Internet worldwide. Critical vulnerabilities were identified - at Siemens, Schneider Electric and other automation technology providers.
read more...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...Cyber-Physical Systems - CPS for short - play an important role in the context of Industry 4.0 and IoT. But how can the proven formal design patterns of automation be combined with the underlying cooperative control concept?
read more...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...Keith D. Nosbusch, CEO of Rockwell Automation, has published the figures for the second quarter of 2016. According to the figures, the provider of industrial automation and information solutions recorded a 7.1% drop in sales to USD 1.4 billion compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
read more...Automation technology provider Beckhoff is joining the ranks of machine manufacturers. At the Hannover Messe 2016, company CEO Hans Beckhoff explained the background to the acquisition of Schirmer Maschinen at the beginning of April.
read more...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...Harting beat four other competitors to win the international innovation prize 'Hermes Award 2016' with its mini industrial computer 'MICA'. This is the second time that the jury has chosen the company from Espelkamp.
read more...In March 2016, Untitled Exbitions, organizer of 'All About Automation', launched its regional trade fair series: In Essen, 109 exhibitors presented their industrial automation technology products to 1,074 visitors. The next trade fair "stop" is Friedrichshafen.
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