With twelve bytes into the IoT
With its small data packets, the Sigfox network allows even the simplest things to be connected to the Internet. Just twelve bytes alone enable completely new business models for mechanical and plant engineering.
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With its small data packets, the Sigfox network allows even the simplest things to be connected to the Internet. Just twelve bytes alone enable completely new business models for mechanical and plant engineering.
What a shame about all the energy that is generated and wasted during industrial processes! Waste heat, for example, can be used to generate electricity - and even monitored at remote locations via remote maintenance.
Business IT specialists at Saarland University have set themselves the goal of optimizing the processes of potato farmers and food producers - from the harvest to the finished chips. Among other things, a 'pain-sensitive' tuber is intended to help.

Joachim Strobel has been the new CEO of Infoteam Software AG since July 3, 2018. He succeeds Christian Zahn.

Production in I4.0 is based on the networking of machinery data with traditional IT applications. The availability of process data allows applications such as control stations, big data analytics, predictive maintenance and KPI monitoring to be implemented.

"This year, Sigfox will reach the critical mass that will allow users to implement their projects quickly and, above all, realize a rapid return on investment," explains Vincent Sabot, Vice President Europe at Sigfox, in an interview.

Siemens is acquiring J2 Innovations (J2), a software framework provider for building automation and IoT headquartered near Los Angeles, California. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of May 2018.

TSN plus OPC UA was the communication technology theme at Hannover Messe 2018. Computer&AUTOMATION tracked down the innovations - from newly created testbeds to unexpected collaborations.

The Industrial Internet of Things is set to change processes in companies in a revolutionary way. The Training for Professionals on July 4 and 5, 2018 will cover the technological building blocks and software development methods required in companies.

With the icom Data Suite, Insys icom offers a flexible software package for the MRO and MRX router series, which supplements the devices with functions for recording and processing application data.