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The partners in the 'DC Industry' project are pursuing the medium-term goal of supplying power to industrial systems via an open DC grid. With its FlexMotion and FlexConcept Advanced drive concepts, Danfoss believes it is already equipped for this.
read more...Schildknecht has announced a partnership with the EPSG. The aim: the safe and stable transmission of the openSafety protocol via Bluetooth radio data transmission.
read more...A new controller and a new software store: Phoenix Contact is further expanding the 'PLCnext Technology' ecosystem with these modules.
read more...At the trade fair, the ODVA announced the publication of further developments to the Ethernet/IP specification. These show how devices based on the HART communication protocol can be integrated into an Ethernet/IP architecture.
read more...Industry 4.0 and digitalization bring with them new challenges which, according to Siemens Executive Board member Klaus Helmrich, require new forms of collaboration and future technologies such as artificial intelligence.
read more...At around 50 %, wiring accounts for the lion's share of the total work involved in building an enclosure. Rittal is presenting a system designed to significantly speed up wire assembly. Tim Kramer - Head of Department at Rittal Automation Systems - describes how.
read more...The digitalization of production is one of the key topics at SPS IPC Drives 2018, and Max Dietrich, Product and Application Manager Smart Data Solutions, explains how Sick is positioning itself in this area.
read more...Manufacturers of industrial connection technology are increasingly focusing on easy-to-use push-pull concepts for their connectors. Harting is now presenting an M12 push-pull solution for upright and recessed device sockets. Matthias Domberg, Global Product Manager, answers the question.
read more...The CC-Link Partner Association - CLPA - now announces the finalization of the specification for 'CC-Link IE TSN'.
read more...Advantech is using the i.MX-8 quad processors from NXP for its upcoming Qseven 2.1 modules. Daniel Fichter, Business Development Manager RISC at Advantech, explains the variety of operating systems that are possible.
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