New power supply products
In a product picture series, Computer&AUTOMATION presents the latest power supply products - from industrial power supply units to load-break switches.
read more...read more...Breakthrough in 3D printing
Siemens continues to make progress in 3D printing: The company announces the first successful test for additively manufactured gas turbine blades under full load.
read more...News about mobile automation
What products are there on the growing mobile automation market? Computer&AUTOMATION presents a selection of new products in a series of pictures.
read more...'Digital Factory' division stands out
Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser looked back on a strong first quarter at the 2017 Annual Shareholders' Meeting: although order intake fell, earnings exceeded the company's own expectations. The 'Digital Factory' division contributed to this in particular.
read more...Drones as flying plant guards
The future of pipeline, plant and overhead line monitoring could lie in flying inspection systems. Siemens has already taken up this topic and is relying on sensor-equipped drones and intelligent 3D image analysis, among other things.
read more...Tablet PCs - fit for production
Tablet PCs have already shaken up the market in the consumer sector. This is a trend that is also set to take hold in the industrial environment. But in production halls, the devices have to meet special requirements - especially in terms of robustness and interfaces.
read more...Siemens aims for double-digit growth in digital business
Software, digital services and platforms should bring Siemens double-digit growth per year in future. The integration of IBM Watson Analytics into MindSphere should also contribute to this.
read more...Watson technology for Mindsphere
Siemens and IBM plan to integrate Watson technology into the Mindsphere platform. The aim is to further simplify the use of data analysis functions for customers.
read more...Inventors of the year 2016 have been announced
Siemens has now named ten particularly resourceful researchers "Inventors of the Year 2016". The scientists from Germany, Austria, the USA and Denmark are responsible for 558 registered inventions and 597 individual patents.
read more...Arriving in reality
The automation industry has recognized the potential of virtual and augmented reality - as numerous showcases at SPS IPC Drives 2016 made clear.
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