The reason manufacturing, process, logistics and utility businesses all invest in new control and monitoring software is to build more efficient, cost-effective operations
How are Industry 4.0 and the run-up to the Internet of Things changing the engineering landscape? We discussed the status and the future of engineering with Dr. Pouria Bigvand, Director Product Management at Aucotec
Many experts believe that OPC UA will establish itself as the new communications standard for digitalised production. This is why Schmersal chose to fit its latest generation of safety controllers with an OPC UA server
Is there a way to combine safety and security in a unique solution that tailors hardware and software to each other and fulfills the requirements of long-term availability and safety standards, while the system is always kept secure and up-to date?
Will automation become autonomous thanks to artificial intelligence? After the TechTalk, Festo will show at Hannover Messe 2019 trade fair potential and opportunities offered by AI and will explain how the company is positioning itself within this context
Tamara Somerville, CEO of Posi Lock Puller Inc., shared with us her vision for the company’s future expansion, starting from the opening of a new warehouse in Brussels. Her main messages: Let’s overcome trade barriers and stay close to customers
Spectrum Instrumentation Digitizers and AWG are for Atmospheric research with LIDAR at Leibniz Institute, as they are sensitive enough to detect laser beam reflections from single atoms 100 km away even in broad daylight
Sicon conveyor belts from Continental have been proving themselves in the gentle transportation of fish feed both within factories and for loading the feed onto ships and conveying it onboard
The electrical power sector is the fastest to decarbonise because of the wide variety of carbon-free energy sources that can generate electricity
How digitalization enables oil and gas operators to transition to a new energy ecosystem
Despite the large fluctuations in the oil price in recent months, the company wants to increase its competitiveness to better strive for operational excellence
Program has as an objective to sustainably increase efficiency and optimize portfolio of Automotive OEM division
Parker Hannifin will present a number of new technology innovations for system solutions, components and services to support and drive sustainable and competitive industrial production at this year’s Hannover Messe
The second edition of Global Industrie takes place from March 5 to 8 and addresses the global industrial ecosystem and the major players of economics and innovation around the world, with the aim of envisioning the factory of the future
The new Industrial Pioneers Summit at Hannover Messe2019 will discuss intelligent factories and will take a look into the future to see what’s next after Industry 4.0
With the opening of a warehouse and a showroom located at the heart of Europe, in Brussels, Posi Lock wants to invest more in its European network and get closer to distributors
This whitepaper outlines the benefits that accrue by taking a hub-based approach to connecting IoT devices and systems in the enterprise
Suited for measurement of complex drive components
SPS – Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou (SIAF) will share the latest industrial automation innovations with a spotlight on the broad spectrum of robotics applications
At the international show, Endress+Hauser will present Netilion, its cloud-based IIoT ecosystem, and will demonstrate the intelligent utilization of data and information from the field level
Intricate sewing applications in automotive interiors are now possible thanks to a new automatic sewing machine with six-axis robot, which enables high-quality design with parallel curved seams
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) has published its new World Robotics Report which highlights an increase of 30 percent in units shipped globally in 2017 compared to 2016
How Kuka has built its six-axis robot using an in-house 3D printer to print and test designs much earlier than if they outsourced parts. This new production model, that combines 3D printing and robotics, could be the future of manufacturing
Quality assurance and integrated automation play a very important role in manufacturing companies. In the factory of the future, an ever-increasing amount of measurement data will be generated for this purpose
The award recognizes the great contribution being made by manufacturing apprentices across the UK. This year it went to a talented young apprentice from linear motion expert HepcoMotion
There is still a major discrepancy between digitization on the one hand and data security on the other. However, digitization cannot function without security. In 2019 Hannover Messe will once again feature a special display devoted to industrial security
EtherCAT technology received prominent recognition for “Excellent Communication Protocol in the Motion Control Field” at the 2019 Intelligent Manufacturing & China Motion Control Industry Forum & Awards Ceremony hosted by Chuandong.com and the China M
The radical change of industry, with artificial intelligence and machine learning taking hold, continues to make inroads into connected industry. At Hannover Messe 2019, more than 100 concrete application examples for machine learning will be displayed
The second edition of the student competition Innovace, launched by ACE Stoßdämpfer, was won equally by two teams from Germany and The Netherlands
Digital microscopy for all your inspection needs
Visitors at Hannover Messe 2019 will have the chance to discover what lightweight has to offer industrial manufacturing and other disciplines and why it is such a key technology for the future
Can provide information on the robot’s condition and future maintenance requirements through the use of predictive maintenance models and simulations based on actual usage and wear characteristics
The launch of CC-Link IE TSN technology has been recently announced by the CC-Link Partner Association
Modern track maintenance vehicles from Harsco Rail Europe are equipped with rail-compatible equipment from Lütze Transportation. One of the most impressive rail tunnels of the world, the Gotthard Base Tunnel, relies on this technology
At ODVA Annual Meeting & Conference in Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA, we had the pleasure to meet Smitha Rao, Director and Cofounder of Utthunga Technologies, a Bangalore-based company which is an accredited member of FDT Group and FieldComm Group
‘’Go Together, We Go Far... Co-Creating the Future of the IoT World’’: This is the best definition of the Co-Creation Model, a strategic concept that Advantech launched during its first IoT Co-Creation Summit
In the special setting of Sauber Motorsport in Hinwil, a few kilometers away from Zurich, Interroll announced the pre-launch of its new DC Platform, a versatile drive platform that enables Smart Conveying and Logistics 4.0
''Go Together, We Go Far... Co-Creating the Future of the IoT World’’: This is the best definition of the Co-Creation Model, a strategic concept that Advantech launched during its first IoT Co-Creation Summit
The company aims to encourage a truly zero-emission future through its broad portfolio of sun to socket solutions and to support China achieve a better future by building sustainable infrastructures
For networked automation applications
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