Articles and background information on the topic
2020 will undoubtedly be remembered as the year of the coronavirus - but it also brought some remarkable technical developments, including Single Pair Ethernet, the Omlox standard and the digital twin! Not forgetting the virtual coffee corner for the home office ...
read more...Machine control software has become a decisive factor today. In the course of the Internet of Things, it is becoming increasingly important that it can be easily and flexibly networked with production and IT systems. Open standards are of central importance for this.
read more...The Nordac Pro SK 500P series frequency inverters from Nord Drivesystems cover rated motor outputs from 0.25 to 5.5 kW. Plug-in operating, safety and option modules ensure flexibility.
read more...Starting signal for the interdisciplinary Safety & Security Forum! The Call for Papers for the event, which will take place virtually from June 21 to 23, 2021, is now online.
read more...Many German mechanical engineering companies want to close their operations over the Christmas vacations in the coronavirus year. In a survey conducted by the industry association VDMA, 77% of the 809 participating companies stated that they had plans to do so.
read more...The latest issue 12 is now available for you as an e-paper. At the end of the year, we not only show you our selection of products of the year, you can also expect follow-up reports from SPS Connect, the topic of digital twins and, last but not least, part 7 of the TSN series.
read more...Florian Frick, Group Leader Real-Time Communication and Control Hardware at ISW Stuttgart and Meinrad Happacher, Editor at Large of Computer&AUTOMATION with a commentary on Part 6 of the successful TSN series.
read more...Products of the year 2020/2021
Smart, innovative, trend-setting - that's what the automation industry was like again this year! We have nominated 96 products in twelve categories and put them forward for your vote as "Products of the Year". Which are the most innovative and useful products for you?
read more...Production facilities under attack
In companies themselves, but also in the supply chain, there are many little-noticed points of attack for cyberattacks. Industrial companies still have a lot of catching up to do - and this doesn't just apply to small and medium-sized enterprises.
read more...The TSN ecosystem is based on a large number of standards. For specific use cases and the endpoints required for them, often only a few of these are needed. The tutorial provides a practical introduction to how a TSN endpoint can be developed using open solutions.
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