The maintenance cloud
Huawei and General Electric (GE) presented a cloud-based solution for predictive industrial maintenance at Hannover Messe 2017.
read more...read more...10-point plan for Industry 4.0 presented
In mid-June 2017, the Industry 4.0 platform presented its recommendations for action on how to implement and strengthen Germany's leading role in the field of Industry 4.0. The 10-point plan is available for download from Computer&AUTOMATION.
read more...Student start-up prize for electricity from cell phone cases
Their business idea for an electricity-producing cell phone cover has won five students from the Albert Schweitzer High School in Erlangen the 2017 German Business Founder Award for Students. The coated cell phone cover is designed to thermoelectrically convert heat into electricity.
read more...The Maturity Index
Many companies do not tackle the topic of Industry 4.0 because they lack a strategy guide. Acatech wants to fill this gap with the 'Industrie 4.0 Maturity Index'.
read more...Interpack 2017 / M2M communication
ChoConnect - four mechanical engineers, one project!
With the 'ChoConnect' M2M project, four machine manufacturers are working with Bosch Rexroth to demonstrate the practical application of OPC UA for networking systems at Interpack 2017. The long-term goal is to develop an official standard.
read more...The requirements for Industry 4.0 products
The requirements for automation modules are growing: a new ZVEI guideline calls for an OPC UA-based communication interface as well as numerous other features and functions that are already required.
read more...Video of the TSN Congress 2016
Why is TSN needed in factory automation? Will TSN in conjunction with OPC UA replace fieldbuses? Are device prototypes already available? These and other questions formed the framework of the Industrial Ethernet TSN conference on September 27, 2016 in Stuttgart.
read more...SSD for the industrial and automotive sector
With Ferri SSD, Silicon Motion has introduced a solid state disk especially for embedded applications in the industrial and automotive sectors. Robert Fan from Silicon Motion explains the special features of the SSD in an interview.
read more...Softing / Business figures 2016
Good year despite less than ideal conditions
Softing is satisfied with the recently published business figures for the past year. According to CEO Dr. Wolfgang Trier, the company achieved sales in 2016 that were almost on a par with the previous year.
read more...NetModule joins LoRa Alliance
NetModule AG has now joined the LoRa Alliance as an Adopter Member. The non-profit organization LoRa Alliance aims to standardize low power wide area networks and thus advance IoT and machine-to-machine communication.
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