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With Industry 4.0, automation technology must become more adaptable and communicative - this is the conviction of Phoenix Contact. In Nuremberg, the Blomberg-based company lifted the curtain on PLCnext - its upcoming open control technology - for the first time.
read more...At SPS IPC Drives 2015 in Nuremberg, Beckhoff presented 'Ethercat P', the transmission of data and power via a single cable. The ETG has now also specified the technology.
read more...Danfoss came to Nuremberg with a real heavyweight - the Vacon 3000 - with which it intends to tap into a new market in the future: the medium-voltage inverter business. Product Marketing Director Hans Carlsson explains the background.
read more...Leuze electronic cooperates with Microsoft and presents the first jointly developed I4.0-capable sensor solution based on the 'BCL 348i' barcode reader. Dr. Henning Grönzin explains the details.
read more...Endress+Hauser is once again launching an 80 GHz radar measuring device for continuous level measurement - for the first time with an 80 GHz operating frequency for the process industry. Markus Schmid explains the background.
read more...Network technology meets automation
Until now, grid technology and system control have been separate worlds. With a grid measurement and monitoring module integrated into the industrial controller, Bachmann aims to bridge this gap in future.
read more...Under the motto "Driving the Digital Enterprise", Siemens will be presenting specific applications for the digital factory at SPS IPC Drives. A new special area is dedicated to the IoT ecosystem 'Mindsphere'.
read more...What's new at SPS IPC Drives 2016? One trend is certain: IT manufacturers and automation specialists are moving closer together, cybersecurity is gaining in importance. Watch the video to find out what else the leading trade fair for automation technology has to offer this year.
read more...SPS IPC Drives is regarded as 'the' trade fair for electrical automation technology with a strong focus on components. Sylke Schulz-Metzner, Division Manager of SPS IPC Drives, explains the extent to which Industry 4.0 is changing this focus.
read more...State-of-the-art technology in electrical automation - this can be seen again at SPS IPC Drives over the next three days. Despite the down-to-earth nature of the trade fair, the thematic emphasis on Industry 4.0 is increasing.
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