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Follow-up with Dr. Eric Maiser
Bringing start-up companies and mechanical engineering firms together: That is the aim of a new VDMA grouping that was launched at the end of August. Dr. Eric Maiser, Head of VDMA Future Business, explains the motives and defines the goals.
read more...22,000 different work steps for 1500 products - per month! The introduction of an MES ensures flexible processes at the supplier Heggemann thanks to integrated detailed production planning and serves as a basis for planning and post-calculation.
read more...Version 5.5 of the Webfactory i4 platform contains numerous improvements that make work easier for users, according to provider Webfactory.
read more...This year, for the first time, SPS IPC Drives is bundling the topic of software & IT in manufacturing in its own hall - Hall 6 - in response to the increasing convergence of the two sectors in the age of digital transformation.
read more...In May, incoming orders in the plant and mechanical engineering sector significantly exceeded the previous year's level by 17% in real terms. The good start to the year and forecasts for the near future prompted the VDMA to raise its forecast for the year.
read more...With the HTML5 application 'mapp CodeBox', B&R makes it easier for machine and system manufacturers to manage machine variants. The tool can be used to program options in ladder diagrams without changing the original machine software.
read more...According to Bitkom, sales of Industry 4.0 solutions will increase by 21% to EUR 5.9 billion in the current year. This means that the German market for hardware, software and IT services for Industry 4.0 is once again experiencing rapid double-digit growth.
read more...Many plant operators are asking themselves how they can upgrade their existing machines for Industry 4.0. When it comes to implementing a simple connection of solutions for condition monitoring, for example, the use of IoT gateways is a worthwhile approach.
read more...Mechanical and plant engineering
The VDMA has announced the figures for global machine sales. According to the figures, this fell by a nominal 1% to 2530 billion euros in 2016. Germany, on the other hand, saw a slight increase.
read more...Start-up competition / Cebit 2017
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Brigitte Zypries honored innovative ideas from the field of information and communication technology at the 'Digital Innovations Start-up Competition' at Cebit 2017. Computer&AUTOMATION shows the developments of the 20 start-ups in a picture gallery.
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