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Welotec offers a dual-band WLAN omnidirectional antenna with an articulated joint, a classic blade antenna for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WLAN in buildings. The joint allows an angle of 0 to 90° and a 180° rotation around its own axis.
read more...Ethernet TSN is considered a promising approach for establishing open real-time communication. However, the diversity of the TSN standards also increases the complexity of the networks. Management and automatic configuration mechanisms are currently still simple.
read more...As part of the IoT trend, new IoT wireless networks are now emerging that are being positioned as competitors to existing mobile networks - such as LoRa. Klaus-Dieter Walter, Managing Director of SSV Software Systems, talks about his initial experiences with a LoRa pilot project in Germany.
read more...Scientists at the Technical University of Munich are working on a holographic process that generates three-dimensional images of the surroundings based on the radiation from a WLAN transmitter. In future, this could be used to automatically track objects on their way through the factory floor, for example.
read more...Ethernet TSN allows deterministic transmission of real-time critical messages via standard hardware. How can sercos and Ethernet TSN be combined to transmit real-time and normal Ethernet communication via a uniform network standard?
read more...The smart factory is increasingly taking shape. Computer&AUTOMATION shows which products are already pointing the way to the factory of tomorrow in a series of pictures.
read more...The administration shell is a crucial element on the path towards Industry 4.0. But how should this component be designed and what does the actual implementation look like? The 'openAAS' project gets to the bottom of these questions. The status quo.
read more...Can China develop into a leading Industry 4.0 market? Despite some misguided incentives due to government intervention, investment bubbles and overcapacity, China's innovative strength should not be underestimated: There are pioneers to learn from when it comes to smart manufacturing!
read more...CRE Rösler Electronic offers a range of HMI solutions. In order to keep production downtimes to a minimum - i.e. to bridge a possible device failure - the company has developed and patented the QuickLock quick-release coupling for panel PCs.
read more...Digital manufacturing / Internet of Things
The Siemens Group wants to further develop the potential of digitalization in China. In the presence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser signed extensive cooperation agreements in Berlin.
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