PLCnext becomes tangible
At SPS IPC Drives 2016, Phoenix Contact presented PLCnext, a concept for the controller of tomorrow. One year later, it is now becoming tangible in the truest sense of the word.
read more...read more...A switch especially for automation
Indu-Sol Managing Director Karl-Heinz Richter is convinced that switches from the IT world do not always meet the requirements of automation technology. The network specialist from Schmölln is therefore now coming up with its own solution.
read more...Level monitoring goes I4.0
The process industry is still rather cautious when it comes to Industry 4.0. Ralf Höll, Product Manager for System Components and Communication at Vega, explains how his company is approaching the topic of I4.0.
read more...Everything for digitization
In addition to the IoT operating system 'MindSphere', Siemens is making a name for itself at SPS IPC Drives 2017 with new software versions: version 15 of the engineering framework 'TIA Portal', the 12th edition of the design software NX and version 9.1 of the simulation software 'Simit'.
read more...Joint venture for 'Digital Twin'
DMG Mori and Heitec found the joint venture 'DMG Mori Heitec'. The aim: In future, every DMG Mori machine is to be equipped with automation.
read more...ZVEI wants to help define 5G standards
"Making 5G fit for industry"
The ZVEI wants to increasingly incorporate the needs of the industry into the standardization of the fifth generation of mobile communications. The association expects industry turnover to grow in the upper single-digit range in 2018.
read more...Link to business processes
By exhibiting at the trade fair for the first time, SAP showed that the company also wants to play a pioneering role in the digitalization of manufacturing. SAP Leonardo is intended to serve as a link between the IoT, the factory floor and business processes.
read more...Machine learning you can touch
Hilscher, IBM and X-Integrate showcased an intelligent cloud solution for automated quality management at SPS IPC Drives 2017 in Hall 2.
read more...Set to SMARC
The entry into the SMARC business is a small paradigm shift for TQ-Systems: Until now, the company offered proprietary formats for RISC CPU modules, but now it is relying on the SMARC standard.
read more...The rocky road to the IIoT landscape
Industrial Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning - terms that could be seen everywhere at the trade fair. Rahman Jamal, Global Technology and Marketing Director at National Instruments, discusses the upcoming challenges posed by these trending topics.
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