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On January 1, 2020, the Phoenix Contact Group bundled its digital service portfolio in the subsidiary Phoenix Contact Smart Business in Berlin. This includes all activities relating to cloud technology and data analytics as well as software services.
read more...Peter Körte will be the new Head of the Siemens Strategy Department from February 1, 2020. He replaces Horst J. Kayser, who has been responsible for the Siemens Portfolio Companies since the beginning of January and has continued to manage the corporate strategy on an interim basis.
read more...The 'Forum Safety & Security' will once again take place in Stuttgart from June 23 to 24, 2020. Participate with technical presentations and experience reports on the topic of safety - suggestions for topics can be submitted until January 8.
read more...The automation technology provider Pilz from Ostfildern was the victim of a targeted cyber attack on Sunday, October 13. All server and PC workstations worldwide, including the company's communication network, were affected.
read more...DIN EN ISO 1419 has already been available for five years. However, there are always uncertainties regarding the actual safety functions of a guard locking device, which the machine manufacturer must evaluate based on his risk assessment. Here is some help.
read more...Making conventional smart devices functionally safe - this is the goal being pursued by the Faculty of Plant, Energy and Machine Systems at TH Köln and the company Brehmermechatronics in the joint research project 'SDeFS'.
read more...There are always controversial discussions regarding the determination of risks for products and systems. But which approaches actually make sense in the context of safety and security? What approach does the new framework for safety and security - IEC TR 63069:2019 - recommend?
read more...The 'Forum Safety & Security' will take place again this year from July 8 to 10 at the Stadthalle Sindelfingen. Participants will learn everything they need to know about functional safety and data security in industry and the automotive sector.
read more...Safety over OPC UA based on Profisafe: A year ago, the OPC Foundation and PI launched a joint concept for this. Now the specification is about to be published and is available for OPC UA-based controller-controller communication.
read more...This year, the interdisciplinary 'Forum Safety & Security' will take place from July 9 to 10, 2019 (basic seminar & workshops on July 8) in the Stadthalle Sindelfingen. Would you like to be there with a presentation? Then you can submit your proposal now.
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