Smart transport with the LTS
It was first presented as a study at SPS IPC Drives 2016 - the LTS transport system from Mitsubishi Electric with its "Smart Carriages". An enhanced version of the solution is now about to be launched on the market.
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It was first presented as a study at SPS IPC Drives 2016 - the LTS transport system from Mitsubishi Electric with its "Smart Carriages". An enhanced version of the solution is now about to be launched on the market.

The red housing alone makes it clear - Schneider Electric has equipped its M580 process controller with functional safety and also hardened it against cyber attacks.

PTC wants to strengthen its market position in Central Europe through a partnership with Inray. The German company, on the other hand, will benefit from new functionalities of the Thingworx platform.

Festo presented new concepts at SPS IPC Drives 2017 - from handling systems and drives to a new automation system.

Profibus & Profinet International
The safety-oriented Profisafe bus protocol from PI (Profibus & Profinet International) makes it possible to run fail-safe and standard communication over one and the same connection. In future, Profisafe communication will also be possible via OPC UA.
The technology supplier Synapticon focuses on embedded motion controllers for collaborative and mobile robots. The company is organizing its trade fair appearance accordingly and is also presenting new products. CEO Nikolai Ensslen explains the background.

Diamond, eks Engel, Muckenhaupt&Nusselt
The companies Diamond, eks Engel FOS and Muckenhaupt & Nusselt have agreed on a cooperation for optical data transmission solutions. This was announced by the managing directors at a press conference at SPS IPC Drives.

Danfoss Drives took its first step towards servo technology in 2015 with an integrated motion controller for the VLT AutomationDrive frequency inverter. Now the Danes want to significantly strengthen their activities in this area with the new FlexMotion concept.

Genoa / Schubert System Electronics
IT security specialist Genua has developed the 'GS.Gate' together with industrial computer technology company Schubert System Elektronik. Together, the two companies presented the new digitalization solution for Industry 4.0 in Nuremberg.
The drivers supplied with most real-time operating systems are not real-time capable - a knock-out criterion for automation devices that are to be connected to a TSN network.