Dual leadership in Shanghai
Stefan Becker has been appointed Managing Director of Eckelmann Automation Technology in Shanghai and will manage the subsidiary together with Zhongwei Huang.
Safe programming of PLCs
In collaboration with Codesys, Fraunhofer IEM has integrated static code analysis development methods into the Codesys development environment commonly used for PLCs.
read more...Update for security applications
With the Codesys Safety SIL2 add-on, manufacturers can certify their Codesys-based control units, ECUs and PLCs for safety applications in accordance with IEC 61508 for SIL2 or EN ISO 13849 up to PLd with significantly reduced effort.
read more...CPUs supported by Dragon Core
The IEC 61131-3 platform Codesys supports the processors known as Dragon Core from the Chinese manufacturer Loongson.
read more...Controls for CNC machining
With the M8V series, Mitsubishi Electric has launched a range of controllers for CNC machining. A new feature is the WLAN integrated into the CNC control.
read more...Control drives safely
Functional safety is intended to minimize the risks posed by technical equipment to people and the environment. The drives from KEB Automation offer scalable safety functions directly in the drive controller for this purpose.
read more...Automation division becomes independent
The automation division of ProCom will be managed as an independent company in future. This is a consequence of the takeover of ProCom's energy division by the investor Volue ASA, which makes it obligatory to separate the 'Energy' and 'Automation' divisions.
read more...Okuma buys Hommel CNC Technik
Okuma Europe and Hommel Holding have signed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of Hommel CNC Technik. With the takeover of the long-standing German sales partner, Okuma intends to consolidate its position in Europe's largest market for machine tools.
read more...A digital service assistant
With the Digital Service Assistant - DSA for short - Bosch Rexroth is making a new service app available in the Apple Store and Google Play Store for smartphones and tablets in the first quarter of 2019. What's behind it?
read more...Purely software-based CNC control
According to Numcad, CNC64 is the first purely software-based real-time control for CNC machines. It is based on the real-time extension RTX64 (Real Time eXtensions for Windows) from IntervalZero, which transforms Windows into a real-time operating system.
read more...More than 5,000 robots sold for the first time
Fanuc Germany closed the past financial year with record sales. Both the "General Industry" division and the "Automotive" activities contributed to this.
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