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Presented at electronica 2020, this AI-driven scalable platform collects data and gives feedback for better fault identification
Fast, robust, reliable: 5Gang stands for efficient and powerful networking in production using 5G and cloud technologies. Focal points are firstly flexible production and secondly automatic status detection and control of the "factory of tomorrow''
For many years, plant operations teams have been using DCS, PLC, SCADA and MES technology as the tools to improve automation, alarms, analysis, and reporting. However, as automation approaches the machine level, gaps in information still remain
Harting increases commitment to ODVA and EtherNet/IP to become ODVA's newest principal member alongside Cisco Systems, Endress+Hauser, Honeywell, Omron, Rockwell Automation, and Schneider Electric
According to a report released by Interact Analysis, Covid-19 will cause industrial gearbox market to contract by over 7% in 2020, but a swift recovery is predicted for the sector in most regions with global sales surpassing 2019 levels as early as 2022
From the invention of the cotton gin and the steam engine during the first industrial revolution to the development of the assembly line during the second revolution, the world has taken great leaps forward thanks to the rapid adoption of new technology
The abbreviation VUCA – volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity – has entered our daily life more than ever. The world is undergoing radical changes in many ways. How can companies cope with it? Agile manufacturing is part of the answer
Both organizations will continue to leverage each other’s resources, technologies, industry expertise, and market presence to seamlessly serve their customers through 2023 and beyond
This strategic collaboration will leverage Microsoft’s 3D time-of-flight (ToF) sensor technology
Capgemini unveils new offerings to enable data driven business transformation
Emerson also joins the OPC Foundation Field Level Communications (FLC) initiative to drive a holistic approach to sensor and device level communications across process and factory automation industries
The agility, cost-efficiency and productivity benefits that stem from transforming into a fully digitalised factory floor can be critical in helping manufacturing businesses withstand times of change and to better adapt to a fluctuating demand
With the booming of e-commerce, finding alternative solutions to guarantee more efficient and quick operations in warehouses has become a must. Smart automation based on robotics, edge computing, and AI looks like an ideal solution
Predictive maintenance has been discussed for many years. Yet, something has just recently changed. The result is that predictive maintenance is converging with the IIoT and revenues are now growing exponentially
Pepperl+Fuchs presents WILSEN.sonic.level, its first LoRaWAN and autonomous IoT sensor that gives mobile containers the necessary intelligence to tell operators when and where they need to be collected
Interview with Rachel Alexander, Founder and CEO at Omina Technologies
NXP releases its new family of 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 6 (802.11ax) Dual Band + Bluetooth/BLE solutions, allowing new levels of connectivity for advanced gaming, audio, industrial and IoT market, powering first WiFI 6 enabled gaming consoles
HMS Industrial Networks AB, a subsidiary of HMS Networks AB, has acquired 70% of all shares in the Dutch company Procentec B.V. Procentec fills a gap in HMS’ offering within communication infrastructure
An Interact analysis predicts a 10-fold investment increase for mobile robots in the logistics sector between now and 2024
Thanks to this agreement, Mouser now stocks iWave’s SoMs based on Xilinx, NXP Semiconductors, and Intel® PSG technologies for industrial, automotive, medical, imaging, networking, and artificial intelligence (AI) applications
As its first Global IIoT Virtual Summit, Advantech stressed the importance of agile innovation as a key driver for the digital transformation in industrial applications
PAC analysis highlighted that Eurotech is a uniquely positioned company in the market, able to offer IoT and edge computing building blocks, in combination with integrated IoT software framework for edge and cloud computing, fully based on open source
The new second generation miniature varifocal zoom lens developed by Resolve Optics was designed to deliver improved performance, ruggedness and flexibility in a compact space
A variant of our Model 357 non-browning zoom lens developed for DEKRA Visatec GmbH for use on their VT XLRAD-10 PTZ camera is enabling them to offer a powerful new radiation resistant inspection system
Yaskawa, a leading company in this industry, has thus decided to use the PLCnext Technology, the open ecosystem for industrial automation from Phoenix Contact
Maximising the use of agricultural by-products to reduce waste and improve sustainability has several positives. CC-Link IE networking helps biomass plant automation at a different kind of dairy farm, the Italian farm Roana
Nidec ASI is committed to creating an electric and green future, placing the Made-in-Italy excellence of its technologies at the heart of this revolution
The manual and complex THT (through hole technology) method is normally used to plug wired components on circuit boards. The software solution from ArtiMinds Robotics makes it possible to automate THT assembly
In this article, Analog Devices explains why Ethernet-APL will be a game-changer in the process automation world, creating new opportunities and business models thanks to rich datasets for cloud computing with powerful data analytics
Together with Quectel and Ericsson, Phoenix Contact has developed the first industrial 5G router for local industrial applications in a private 5G network, launched at the end of June
Laboratory Agnostic Device Standard (LADS) as new joint working group between SPECTARIS, OPC Foundation and VDMA
Provides a wide choice of functionalities across numerous applications and geographic regions
MOTOMAN welding robot provides an impressive performance in demanding scenarios
Highly stable with integrated X-Tal and CMOS clock signal output
Allows mass deployment of battery-less sensors for ubiquitous IoT applications
Location intelligence in production and logistics
It is undeniable that the Covid-19 crisis has accelerated some dynamics which were slowly taking hold in the industrial world. We have interviewed our readers through a survey to understand better how this all impacts the trade media landscape
Shock and vibration resistant
Visualizing potential across hardware, software, and services
Provide power density up to 63.5W/in3
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