Scalable and flexible HMI platform
Rockwell Automation complements its visualization portfolio with 'FactoryTalk Optix'.
read more...read more...The Jetter name disappears
Jetter and Futronic have been part of Bucher Industries for ten years and are part of the Bucher Specials division. On July 1, 2023, the companies will now take a further integration step by changing their name to Bucher Automation.
read more...Optimized control and safety functions
Omron is launching the 'NX502' CPU automation controllers of the NX series at the same time as the 'NX-EIP201' Ethernet/IP devices.
read more...Data acquisition despite protected S7 communication
With version 8.2, iba improves the connectivity of the scalable data acquisition software 'ibaPDA' to S7 controllers.
read more...Federal Statistical Office/VDMA
German industry receives fewer orders again
A cushion of orders from the coronavirus pandemic is still supporting the industry. However, orders are falling at the start of the second quarter. Economists see this as a bad omen for the economy. The VDMA is also reporting a decline in orders.
read more...The PLC in the cloud is becoming a reality
At the Hannover Messe, Siemens presented 'Industrial Operations X', a portfolio for industrial automation that is part of Siemens Xcelerator and includes a fully virtual controller based on the S7-1500 functionalities.
read more...Prof. Dr. Holger Hanselka is the new President
Prof. Dr. Holger Hanselka, currently President of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, is to become the new President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. He succeeds Prof. Dr. Reimund Neugebauer, who resigned by mutual agreement after almost eleven years at the helm.
read more...Change in the Executive Board
The 19th regular general meeting of the SmartFactory KL technology initiative took place on May 11, 2023. Dr. Detlev Richter is a new member of the board.
read more...Siemens earns significantly more
In the past second quarter of fiscal year 2023, Siemens almost tripled its profit compared to the same period of the previous year.
read more...Save development time and costs
According to the manufacturer, machine builders can save development time and costs with the extended Allen-Bradley Micro850 and Micro870 controllers of the '2080-Lx0E' series and the latest Connected Components Workbench software from Rockwell Automation.
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