
"The skills shortage is definitely real"
Digitalization in companies is bringing about change in terms of work organization and design. But what about the coveted skilled workers? Barbara Frei from Schneider Electric assesses the situation.
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Digitalization in companies is bringing about change in terms of work organization and design. But what about the coveted skilled workers? Barbara Frei from Schneider Electric assesses the situation.

Ronen Boneh took over the management of Elmo Motion Control on September 1, 2023. He succeeds Haim Monhait, who has retired.

Matrix Vision and Balluff are combining their expertise in the field of image processing - and further expanding their service portfolio. The Oppenweiler site will be retained.

Rockwell Automation has signed an agreement to acquire Clearpath Robotics, an autonomous robotics company. The acquisition complements Rockwell's end-to-end solutions for autonomous production logistics.

Sentinum has been part of the ifm group of companies as a wholly owned subsidiary of ifm group services since mid-May. The start-up from Nuremberg develops and sells wireless sensors that are mainly used for applications in the smart city and smart building sectors.

The Docker-based software modules of Softing Industrial's 'edgeConnector' products enable access to process data in Simatic S7, Sinumerik 840D and Modbus TCP controllers.
Interview with Martin Roschkowski
What role do trade fairs play in communication? Why should companies go to trade fairs and what is the secret to the success of a good trade fair? Martin Roschkowski from Mesago Messe Frankfurt provides the answers.
TSN is the extension of the IEEE Ethernet standards to include deterministic quality-of-service mechanisms and is therefore a key enabler for the digitalization of production. This article summarizes current developments and places them in an industrial context.

OPC technology can look back on a 28-year history. Often decried as an unsustainable communication standard, it has written an unparalleled success story to date with 930 members and as an established communication standard in 105 industries.
In the future, it will not only be about what and how quickly a factory delivers, but also how it produces. This is because purchasing decisions are increasingly dependent on various criteria.