
Decarbonization of industrial processes
High-temperature heat pumps for sustainable process heat supply will be developed in the new building of the German Aerospace Center's (DLR) Institute of Low-Carbon Industrial Processes in Zittau.
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High-temperature heat pumps for sustainable process heat supply will be developed in the new building of the German Aerospace Center's (DLR) Institute of Low-Carbon Industrial Processes in Zittau.

Sabine Scheunert has been appointed Chairwoman of the Executive Board Eurocentral at Dassault Systèmes. She is actively involved in promoting more women in STEM and IT professions.

ERP provider Proalpha is acquiring the Dutch company Metaal Kennis Groep BV (MKG), thereby expanding its ERP offering in the metalworking industry, which is primarily aimed at companies with up to 100 employees.
More and more functionalities in production machines are being implemented using software. This makes the development and testing of machines more complex, and conventional methods are reaching their limits. Model-based design enables the agile development of mechatronic systems.

Strategies for the future are one of the topics covered in the current issue of Computer&Automation. Read about the reforms that associations are demanding from politicians, the opportunities offered by technologies such as ChatGPT and SPE and the role that robots play in control cabinet assembly.
Rittal, Eplan, Cideon, German Edge Cloud
At Hannover Messe, Rittal, Eplan, Cideon and German Edge Cloud demonstrated the opportunities that arise from combining software and hardware solutions across entire ecosystems. They wanted to show that more value creation can be achieved through partnership.

RobCo has released the latest version of its easy-to-use programming interface 'RobFlow 5'. Based on the 'RobCo Studio' software platform, companies can configure, implement and manage robots in use via a digital twin.

Hexagon has announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft aimed at transforming collaboration across the value chain and using digital twins to accelerate product innovation.
At Hannover Messe 2024, the four companies Rittal, Eplan, Cideon and German Edge Cloud will be demonstrating the opportunities that arise from combining software and hardware solutions - across entire ecosystems.

Open Industry 4.0 Alliance (OI4)
The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance (OI4) wants to redefine the rules of the game in industrial digitalization by calling for an app store revolution. Managing Director Ekrem Yigitdoel explains in an interview what lies behind this noble goal.