
Certification up to SIL 3/ PL e
With the Sirius 3RQ1 series, Siemens Smart Infrastructure is completing its portfolio of coupling relays for electrical systems in industry and infrastructure.
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With the Sirius 3RQ1 series, Siemens Smart Infrastructure is completing its portfolio of coupling relays for electrical systems in industry and infrastructure.

The flameproof motors in the Simotics XP low-voltage motor series from Siemens are now available across the entire power range from 0.25 to 460 kW in gas groups IIB and IIC.

Zero Trust in OT/IT environments
The aim of the cooperation between Siemens and Zscaler is to enable secure and needs-based remote access to OT systems without exposing the OT network to an increased threat potential.
Trade fairs have been permitted again in Bavaria since 01.08.2021. SPS 2021 will therefore not take place purely digitally as last year, but as usual as a face-to-face event from 23 - 25.11.2021 in Nuremberg.
Machine data is fodder for industrial IoT applications. However, collecting it is not trivial and is linked to operating processes and the organization of an overall IIoT solution. What are the benefits of centralized data collection management and how can it be implemented?
The question of what role artificial intelligence already plays in predictive maintenance was of great interest in the most-read articles in August. And last but not least, the question: What are Google and Tesla planning in terms of robots?
Interview on Cloud & Edge Control
IT and OT are growing together: Edge, cloud and open source are becoming increasingly important in factory automation. Marilies Rumpold-Preining, Director Red Hat Synergy at IBM, explains in an interview how the industry can benefit from synergies between the three technologies.

Splitting up Siemens was a huge experiment. Less than a year after the IPO of the energy division, the move is proving to be the right one - at least from the perspective of the booming remaining group.

Things are going well for Siemens: the company has raised its profit forecast for the third time. The high-margin digital business in particular is generating profits.

German automation companies have used their vision to achieve technological leadership and have had a far-sighted influence on a wide range of industries. This development is also reflected in the top 5 videos from the first half of the year.