Ambitious IoT plans
Sigfox - service provider for IoT connectivity - has now presented its annual results for 2017. The Sigfox network currently reaches 803 million people. By the end of the year, 6 million things are to be connected.
read more...read more...Relayr receives 30 million dollars
Deutsche Telekom invests in Berlin IoT start-up
Deutsche Telekom has announced that it is investing in the start-up Relayr. The main focus here is on the great potential of industrial applications and, in particular, the intelligent interlinking of different machines and systems.
read more...The IIoT alternative
AllJoyn is an open source IoT initiative aimed at the consumer electronics market. The aim is for devices and systems to recognize and interact with each other independently. The first AllJoyn connections for CAN-based products also make the framework interesting for industry.
read more...Softing strengthens automotive presence in China
Together with its automotive sales partner Windhill, Softing has founded 'Softing Technology Shanghai' and is thus responding locally to the strong demand in China for solutions in the development and diagnosis of control units.
read more...German-Russian cooperation for Industry 4.0
German technology companies such as Siemens and SAP want to cooperate with Russian partners. On the Russian side, the telecoms service provider Rostelekom and the company Zyfra, which specializes in AI, are participating in the German-Russian initiative for digitalization.
read more...'Safe for the future' panel discussion focuses on IoT
The Internet of Things will not be successful without secure systems. High-ranking experts will be discussing what needs to be done at embedded world. Register now!
read more..."Shapers" put pressure on fieldbusses
Is OPC UA plus TSN the exclusive industrial communication solution of the future? The so-called Shaper Group is now emphasizing this conviction with a new whitepaper. Computer & AUTOMATION offers it for download.
read more...Industry 4.0 boosts the economy
The topic of Industry 4.0 is currently fueling massive growth for German automation companies. While the industry is delighted with the sharp rise in sales, 'luxury problems' are arising elsewhere.
read more...Commentary on SPS IPC Drives 2017
A question of 'social' competence
SPS IPC Drives is "the" mirror of the industry: It strikingly presented the Industry 4.0 strategies of Siemens, Beckhoff, B&R and Co., but also revealed how difficult it is for the industry to agree on a communication backbone for the factory of tomorrow.
read more...IoT and industrial communication
OPC UA plus TSN - set?
OPC UA plus TSN is demanded by many automation engineers as the communication backbone for the factory of the future? What was on show at SPS IPC Drives 2017 in terms of the technologies required for this? Which political threads are being pulled?
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