News about controls
What's happening in the field of control systems? Computer&AUTOMATION has summarized current products from the field of control technology in a picture gallery.
read more...read more...Siemens - Changes in the Managing Board
Successor to Siegfried Russwurm appointed
As part of the implementation of 'Vision 2020', the Siemens Group is restructuring its Managing Board. Among other things, Roland Busch was appointed as the new CTO and successor to Siegfried Russwurm on December 1.
read more...News from drive technology
Without drive technology - in the truest sense of the word - nothing would turn in most machines and systems. Computer&AUTOMATION presents the latest innovations in this automation discipline in a series of pictures.
read more...MindSphere available on Azure in future
Siemens plans to make its open IoT ecosystem MindSphere available on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform in the course of 2017.
read more...Does the edge controller replace the PLC?
Edge computing - also known as fog computing - is seen by many as the technical concept for control and data communication in Industry 4.0. Edge controllers take over the tasks of the classic PLC and bring the cloud to the machine.
read more...Siemens wants to buy Mentor Graphics
Siemens intends to acquire the industrial software provider Mentor Graphics for USD 37.25 per share - which corresponds to an enterprise value of around USD 4.5 billion. The aim is to integrate the company into the PLM division.
read more...2016 financial year a "historic success"
In the 2016 fiscal year, Siemens exceeded its forecast for the year, which had been raised several times, thanks to a strong industrial business. The company also expects a double-digit earnings margin in this area in 2017, despite a difficult environment.
read more...Siemens acquires stake in Bentley Systems
Siemens and Bentley Systems have agreed a strategic alliance with the aim of driving forward digitalization in complementary business areas. At the same time, Siemens is investing 70 million euros in Bentley.
read more...A maximum of four Ethernet devices can be connected
With the Ruggedcom RM1224, Siemens has added an entry-level device to its portfolio of mobile routers. The router, which can be used worldwide, enables data communication via 4G LTE and, if required, 3G UMTS or CDMA2000 mobile networks.
read more...New products in Nuremberg
What new products did the exhibitors present at SPS IPC Drives 2016? Computer&AUTOMATION provides an overview of what was on show in the Nuremberg exhibition halls this year.
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