Phoenix Contact takes over Epsilon
On August 31, the Phoenix Contact Group took over the Baden-Württemberg company Epsilon, Gesellschaft für technische Informatik, with the aim of strengthening its marking and installation business.
read more...read more...Retrofit flexible safety
Retrofitting safety functions in existing systems is sometimes a complex undertaking. Safety I/O modules that can be used decentrally in the automation network and are easy to configure instead of requiring complex programming are helpful here.
read more...Phoenix Contact takes over NSE
Phoenix Contact has acquired the Swiss company NSE, thereby further expanding its expertise in the energy sector.
read more...Detect and switch off fault overcurrents
Nobody can afford long downtimes in the industrial production process. The safe provision of the 24 V (DC) control voltage is of central importance in this context. This means that fault overcurrents must be quickly detected and selectively switched off.
read more...New products from the security sector
In the age of Industry 4.0 and Big Data, the topic of IT security is becoming increasingly important. Computer&AUTOMATION has summarized product innovations in the field of security in a series of pictures.
read more...2 billion mark in sight
Phoenix Contact has announced its figures for 2016. According to the figures, the Blomberg-based group of companies was able to increase its turnover by 3.2% last year. This year, the 2 billion euro mark is set to be reached.
read more...The principle of 'Areas of Responsibility'
Automation projects are becoming increasingly complex and costly. Efficient collaboration between programmers from different disciplines will therefore be of central importance in the future.
read more...Secure service access
The number of connected production networks will increase steadily in the age of Industry 4.0. However, access protection for complex networked machines and systems poses major challenges for operators - including in terms of service access.
read more...Goodbye integration problems!
The 'Open Integration' partner program is intended to help reduce risks during the commissioning of systems and simplify the integration of components into automation systems. Peter Rippen, Director Strategic Alliances at Endress+Hauser, explains the status quo.
read more...From sensor technology 4.0 to big data...
The Automation 4.0 Summit 2016
Four topics from the Industry 4.0 environment were the focus of the 'Automation 4.0 Summit' at SPS IPC. Klaus Koch reflects on the topic slot 'Big Data Analytics' in an interview; you can read a summary of the 'Sensors 4.0' and 'Safety meets Security' slots on pages 2 and 3.
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