Turning old into 'smart'
The obstacle many companies face when switching to Industry 4.0: existing machinery that cannot be networked. However, there are now elegant solutions for integrating machines into Industry 4.0 scenarios.
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VDMA Robotics relies on OPC UA
As part of the VDMA Info Day 'Industry 4.0 Standards in Application', the VDMA Robotics Department and the OPC Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop an OPC UA Robotics Companion Specification.
read more...Suitable networks for the IIoT
New 'Low Power Wide Area' wireless technologies are predestined for the IIoT: they offer a wide range of options for wirelessly connecting any automation devices with the IT platforms - in some cases even without a SIM card or mobile phone provider.
read more...Drones as flying plant guards
The future of pipeline, plant and overhead line monitoring could lie in flying inspection systems. Siemens has already taken up this topic and is relying on sensor-equipped drones and intelligent 3D image analysis, among other things.
read more...Machine learning - getting started!
Google, Facebook, Netflix and Amazon are already using machine learning. The possibilities of these technologies are also widely available in the industrial environment - but companies are hesitating. There is no time to lose.
read more...Turn five into one
A new central control room instead of the previous five decentralized control stations: Jungmann Systemtechnik was entrusted with this project by Infraleuna-Betriebsanlagen. Multiconsoling and special software were used to operate the control systems.
read more...Inventors of the year 2016 have been announced
Siemens has now named ten particularly resourceful researchers "Inventors of the Year 2016". The scientists from Germany, Austria, the USA and Denmark are responsible for 558 registered inventions and 597 individual patents.
read more...Are OPC UA and TSN set?
Are OPC UA and TSN the two communication standards on which factory automation will be based in the future? At SPS IPC Drives 2016, there were some innovations on this topic.
read more...Numerous applications
Industrial cellular radio routers OWL LTE and OWL LTE M12 from Belden feature extra secure remote access and improved routing functions in a single unit.
read more...MQTT protocol integrated
The Monitoring App from Insys icom for the Imon, EBW and Moros router series enables efficient monitoring of controllers and other IP-capable or analog devices connected to the routers. An integrated icom dashboard can directly visualize current values.
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