
Condition monitoring included
The X90 modular control and I/O system from B&R is now available with condition monitoring functions. This allows faults that lead to spontaneous machine downtimes to be detected and rectified at an early stage.
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The X90 modular control and I/O system from B&R is now available with condition monitoring functions. This allows faults that lead to spontaneous machine downtimes to be detected and rectified at an early stage.

The winners of the national final of 'Jugend forscht 2018' have been announced: at the end of May, Federal Education Minister Anja Karliczek presented the awards to the talented youngsters. The winners from technology, computer science, earth and space sciences and physics, including special prize winners, in a photo gallery.

Hannover Messe 2018 / Closing figures
Hannover Messe 2018 came to an end on April 27. For the first time, it was held together with the logistics trade fair CeMat and the leading trade fair IAMD. Around 210,000 visitors came to Hannover this year to attend the world's most important industrial trade fair.

Bosch Rexroth achieved sales growth of 10.4% last year. The highest growth rates were recorded in the areas of mobile applications and factory automation. Growth in the traditional core business of industrial hydraulics was rather moderate in 2017.
With the current release, 'Codesys Safety for Ethercat Safety Modules' now supports new Beckhoff modules. The project planning has already been certified by TÜV Süd.
Bernecker + Rainer (B&R) / ABB
One year after announcing the takeover of B&R, the Swiss ABB Group will invest 100 million euros in Austria. The innovation and education campus being built at B&R's headquarters in Eggelsberg will create the basis for around 1,000 new high-tech jobs.
Yaskawa Europe is setting a new course - both organizationally and on the product side, particularly in terms of control technology and software. CEO Manfred Stern explains the details.

The UH 6900 radio safety system from Dold's "Safemaster W" series ensures the safety-related transmission of emergency stop and control functions, both in bidirectional pair and unidirectional group operation.

The FMSC (Fiessler Modular Safety Controller) from Fiessler with its modular concept can be flexibly adapted to the control task. Various master and slave devices are available for this purpose.

ABB - 4th quarter and full year 2017
ABB has announced its figures for 2017: Stable order intake and a slight increase in sales characterize the Group's 'transition year'.