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I4.0 has been accompanying automation technology since 2011. The main results of this work are the Reference Architecture Model Industry 4.0 (RAMI 4.0), the I4.0 component and the asset administration shell. The concept of the asset administration shell has now been implemented.
read more...Test benches play an important role in production technology. However, this discipline is rarely mentioned in the Industry 4.0 discussion. Is test bench technology getting lost in the general hype?
read more...5G is needed for the digitalization of industry, according to a recent statement from the VDMA. Is 5G really the linchpin for the successful digitalization of the industry? Neil Hamilton, Vice President EMEA at Thingstream, provides answers to important questions.
read more...Fortiss' Bavarian AI center was opened in Munich on October 9. Among other things, the institute focuses on the manufacturing environment - as some interesting projects show.
read more...The OPC Foundation has appointed Stefan Hoppe as its new President and CEO. His predecessor, Thomas Burke, nominated Hoppe as his successor before he stepped down at the last board meeting. Hoppe was elected by the board at the same meeting.
read more...The new year of regional automation trade fairs 'All About Automation' will kick off on January 16 and 17, 2019. The organizer Untitled Exhibitions is expecting over 120 exhibitors in the exhibition hall in Hamburg-Schnelsen.
read more...At Hannover Messe 2019, the focus will increasingly be on artificial intelligence (AI). The organizer has proclaimed the guiding theme: 'Integrated Industry - Industrial Intelligence'. This refers to the digital networking of man and machine in the age of AI.
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What is behind the cooperation between a large Chinese ICT provider and a German automation company? Guido Beckmann and Thomas Rettig from Beckhoff Automation explain.
read more...Delta Logic used the 25th anniversary celebrations to present an IoT platform developed jointly with RST Industrie Automation. Delta Logic Managing Director Rainer Hönle explains what's behind it in an interview.
read more...The Data Distribution Service (DDS) for real-time systems can be combined with the upcoming IEEE TSN standards. The result: a distributed and data-centric integration framework that offers high reliability and availability.
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