
Microsoft integrates robot OS
At SPS IPC Drives 2018, Microsoft presented its own version of the robot operating system ROS. This enables companies to develop robotic applications that run on Windows and harmonize with Azure services.
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At SPS IPC Drives 2018, Microsoft presented its own version of the robot operating system ROS. This enables companies to develop robotic applications that run on Windows and harmonize with Azure services.

A well-established trade show is getting an "old" new name: Next year the SPS IPC Drives show will simply be known as the SPS show.

At Pilz, users were able to create individual safety-door solutions from various components using the modular principle. The decisive factor here is a diagnostic tool that allows individual safety safety-doors to be controlled with single-cable solutions.

The process industry is still in its infancy when it comes to Industrie 4.0 and digitization. Benedikt Schumann, Product Manager Industrie 4.0, explains how Endress+Hauser is attracting users.

Weidmüller announced a cooperation with the Austrian automation technology supplier Keba. The occasion: Expansion of the product portfolio in the field of control technology.

Advantech is using NXP's i.MX-8 Quad processors for its upcoming Qseven 2.1 modules. Daniel Fichter, Business Development Manager RISC at Advantech, explains what operating system diversity is possible with them.

Softing Industrial is presenting the new 'Mindsphere Connector' component of the 'DataFeed OPC Suite' at SPS IPC Drives 2018. Product manager Andreas Röck explains what this is all about.

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Box IPCs optimized for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) have been demonstrated by several providers, heralding a new era.

Is your process already fully digitalized? Eplan asked its customers this key question with regard to engineering and offered process consulting at the center of its booth.

Schildknecht announced a partnership with the EPSG. The goal: the secure and stable transmission of the openSafety protocol via Bluetooth data radio.