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The market for single-cable solutions and the motor feedback interface is currently undergoing enormous change. CTO Frank Maier explains how Lenze sees the developments and what innovations the drive technology specialist from Hamelin presented at SPS IPC Drives 2017.
read more...Around 1700 exhibitors will be presenting the complete spectrum of industrial automation at the 28th SPS IPC Drives from November 28 to 30, 2017. With the reallocation of Hall 6, the focus of the exhibition will now be more on IT than ever before.
read more...Image processing is increasingly coming into focus at Balluff, as demonstrated not least by the acquisition of Matrix Vision. Rainer Schönhaar, Product Manager Image Processing at Balluff, explains what can be seen at the trade fair stand in this regard.
read more...Safety and the cloud - what may initially sound like a contradiction in terms was a key trade fair topic for Schmersal at SPS IPC Drives 2017. What exactly is behind it?
read more...The new hall concept at SPS IPC Drives 2017 also attracted companies that are not at home in the field of classic automation. Björn Frauen, Managing Director of Stagil, explains why.
read more...Everyone is talking about the digital twin, but many companies still find it difficult to implement. Machineering wants to support users with two new hardware products.
read more...The working group is to determine how PLCopen functions can be mapped to the 'administration shell' of Industry 4.0 devices.
read more...RS Components set its sights on SPS IPC Drives 2017 and showed examples from robotics and the Internet of Things that were created using components from the RS catalog. There is also a new software tool that makes CE certification easier.
read more...Until now, radio has hardly played a role in safety applications. The Berlin start-up R3 Communications wants to change this with 'EchoRing', a deterministic and highly reliable real-time radio system.
read more...CIP safety technology is now being joined by CIP security: the user organization ODVA is presenting an Ethernet/IP demonstration with CIP security for the first time at SPS IPC Drives. Visitors to the ODVA stand can see the integration of cybersecurity in Ethernet/IP installations.
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