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The 'Fauser Suite' with the ERP, MES and PDA modules was developed for medium-sized suppliers and manufacturers in the automotive, mechanical engineering, medical technology, aerospace and tool and mold making industries.
read more...Digitalization in production has been a hotly debated topic for years. And yet, despite the fourth industrial revolution, digitalization is still non-existent in many places.
read more...Wolfram Schäfer, Managing Director of iT Engineering Software Innovations, explains in an interview how software is changing automation systems, what opportunities this is creating and what role the digital twin plays in this.
read more...Siemens is now opening a digital, cross-manufacturer app store for industrial customers. The marketplace forms the transaction mechanism specifically for the Siemens Industrial Edge platform.
read more...The full version of eManage has also been available since the release of the new Eplan 2022 platform in September. This fee-based expansion stage of the cloud software allows the first steps to be taken towards round-trip-capable engineering in automation.
read more...Interview with Philipp Wallner, Mathworks
Modern production systems are becoming increasingly complex. This is also reflected in the software code. Good tools are therefore essential for development. Philipp Wallner explains how MathWorks supports companies and manufacturers.
read more...Hilscher is currently developing an app store for the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance. On May 6, Hilscher presented the Community App Store to Alliance members. Hans-Jürgen Hilscher explains the next steps.
read more...Bosch Connected Industry has set itself the goal of bringing the software into the field. One tool for this is the 'Nexeed Industrial Application System'. Matthias Fontius explains the differences to existing solutions and why digitalization cannot be generalized.
read more...At the end of April, the OWL Mechanical Engineering Initiative presented the Industrial APP Marketplace: an online platform for Docker containers. What is behind the Marketplace and what opportunities does it offer users? Sascha Heymann from Fraunhofer IOSB-INA explains in an interview.
read more...Open app stores require virtualization technologies such as Docker containers to achieve the desired data consistency. But there is more behind these technologies. What potential could these technologies actually open up for automation?
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