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ABB has received an order from Arctic Offshore Farming to supply its first remotely maintainable underwater salmon farm in the Arctic Ocean with energy. The new farming concept is Norwegian salmon production's response to rising demand.
read more...At SPS IPC Drives 2018, the OPC Foundation presented the 'Field Level Communication' initiative - FLC for short. Since the Hannover Messe, the initiative has had a director, Peter Lutz, who explains the background to the OPCF's new management structure.
read more...If capacitive buttons are equipped with sensor technology, they can act as a measuring device that collects useful data for predictive maintenance, for example.
read more...The employees of TMD Friction receive support in the production of brake pads: the Hololens data glasses help with mixing and weighing various components. The developers used the game development environment 'Unity' for the implementation.
read more...Programming services in manufacturing companies often have to be purchased at high cost and are not always available in a timely manner. One alternative is the code-free modeling of processes using so-called 'streamsheets'.
read more...As part of the EU project 'Hiveopolis', an international research team led by the University of Graz is working on a smart city for bees.
read more...OPC UA is regarded as the new communication standard for industrial automation. Part 1 explained why a new communication technology is needed in automation and described the OPC UA methods. Part 2 deals with the OPC UA pub/sub methods and the power of modeling.
read more...The market for IoT platforms, edge technologies and IoT software solutions is in a state of flux: While it is growing rapidly, the first consolidations are taking place at the same time. What does this mean for companies that are faced with choosing the right IoT platform?
read more...Real-time communication without cables! - In order to increase the flexibility of production plants, this is a much cherished wish. But where exactly is this scenario still failing? What are the possible solutions? And what role do OPC UA and TSN play here?
read more...Companies and research institutions in the leading-edge cluster it's OWL are developing new approaches to machine learning for SMEs. The cluster is now showcasing exemplary solutions at the joint stand in Hall 16 A04 at Hannover Messe 2019.
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