IO-Link - but wireless!
IO-Link is used for simple wiring of intelligent, complex sensors and actuators using a standardized 3-wire sensor cable. In future, devices will also communicate wirelessly via IO-Link.
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From the counter directly to the cloud - via Sigfox
The Internet of Things is quickly associated with big data - huge amounts of data sent directly from sensors to the cloud. Telemecanique shows that there is another way with the XIOT cloud sensor. For the first time, communication takes place via Sigfox.
read more...The hype surrounding 5G
5G is needed for the digitalization of industry, according to a recent statement from the VDMA. Is 5G really the linchpin for the successful digitalization of the industry? Neil Hamilton, Vice President EMEA at Thingstream, provides answers to important questions.
read more...Sparking sensor networks
Point-to-point connections for wireless sensors are the status quo on moving or inaccessible machine and system parts. New are wireless networks that connect hundreds of sensors to higher-level IT systems via access points.
read more...From Bluetooth to 5G
Radio instead of cables - this topic is occupying more and more machine and plant manufacturers. Schildknecht is presenting new solutions specifically for Bluetooth Low Energy and is also addressing the future topic of 5G.
read more...Nokia and Bosch sound out 5G mobile communications standard
At the Digital Summit in Tallinn, Estonia, Bosch and Nokia are presenting a demonstrator that combines the upcoming 5G mobile communications standard with Industry 4.0 solutions. 5G is set to increase the speed of mobile data transmission tenfold from 2019.
read more...Fieldbus / Ethernet / Wireless
More "freedom of movement" for industrial networks
Industrial radio systems are the basic technology for implementing modern operating concepts using standard smart devices such as tablet PCs or smartphones - keyword 'Bring your own device' (BYOD).
read more...Fieldbuses / Industrial Ethernet
The market shares of industrial networks in 2017
How is the market share of industrial networks in the field of factory automation developing? The latest market assessment from HMS Industrial Networks provides an answer to this question.
read more...That was the Wireless Congress 2016
Before the next boom
Industry 4.0, Industrial Internet and IoT are driving the development of new wireless technology. Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) are currently predicted to grow rapidly. Several wireless technologies are competing with each other - and with mobile communications.
read more...Machine access via radio
Anybus Wireless Bolt is a compact wireless gateway from HMS which, with its design and integrated antenna, is designed for use directly on the machine.
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