An AI for machine tool maintenance
Joint ODVA and FDT Group activities aim to develop an FDT communications annex to support the ODVA Common Industrial Protocol (“CIP™”) on the new FDT 3.0/FITS platform
Mitsubishi Electric Europe looks at OT/IT convergence as a fundamental requirement for the digital transformation of a business, and the technologies that enable it
Interview with Arnaud Toutain, Medical Segment Lead EMEA at Stratasys
Modular-enabled automation affords unprece¬dented agility to react quickly to market changes while keeping wastage and downtime to a mini¬mum. In this article, ABB discusses the motivation behind modular automation
Most manufacturing companies today are engaged in some kind of digital transformation initiative. But the systems to be interconnected on a common internet of things (IoT) platform vary enormously. The ideal is to share data between multiple systems
Towards more sensitivity and safety
Coronavirus has confronted us with innumerable challenges. Some of them were already on the plate and are now urgent objectives to achieve. The lack of engineers, for instance, is a reality and weighs more heavily in times of crisis
For the first time in its history, Deutsche Messe had to make the decision to cancel Hannover Messe, forced by contingency. Onuora Ogbukagu, Chief Spokesman at Hannover Messe, Deutsche Messe AG, illustrates how the event can be digitally revived
How electrical protection devices address circuit safety in high-power systems
The health crisis forced many event organizers to postpone or cancel their shows. In the trade industry, the shifts have been significant. Here you find an updated list of major trade events that were postponed or cancelled
Implemented in airports as a first step to detect possible infection
Mitsubishi Electric and Realtime Robotics partnered to accelerate and simplify robotic automation. This collaboration opens up new possibilities for industrial robots in unstructured and dynamic environments
Detects and analyzes the behaviors in a room
Warner Electric is offering OEMs access to a combination of solutions that form the next generation of electromagnetic braking systems
Procentec has a strong focus on the development and manufacture of automation products for PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Industrial Ethernet and Ethernet/IP, supplying innovative solutions, training and consultancy to the industrial automation market
Digital transformation has become a buzzword, a goal that many organisations are keen to realise. Often the vision is not completely clear and the route to achieving it even less so. But the best way to succeed is to start small and build scalability
Bosch Connected Industry developed an interoperable system for Industry 4.0 called Nexeed that covers all processes within the factory, from production to logistics. Its open interface is among Nexeed’s main benefits
The specialist of packaging systems production for the food sector, Rovema, opted for monitored size changeover using the AP10 electronic position indicators with IO link from Siko
Allow weight-saving truck design
For ABB Motion, the future is not just about having the best drives and motors in the world but is more about digital solutions
Cybercrime may cost the world $6 trillion by the end of 2020
Now that China is slowly getting back to normal, normality looks like a faraway lighthouse for the rest of the world hit by the virus. Dark times are on the horizon for the manufacturing industry but a rebound with no major consequences is still possible
The importance of remote monitoring and diagnostics
Identifies technical faults through advanced diagnostic analytics
Food processing presents numerous safety challenges that can be overcome by designing not only intrinsically but also ''extrinsically’’ safe machines, able to give the system an overall safety rating
Embedded technologies are opening up new applications that were unthinkable before. For Anita Po, Managing Director of Innodisk Europe, AI, 5G and intelligent edge will significantly drive the technological progress by unleashing creativity and innovation
At the latest edition of Advantech’s Industrial IoT World Partner Conference in Taiwan, IEN Europe met three of the company’s main European partners to learn what this collaboration brings and entails for them
As it happened for many other event organizers, also Deutsche Messe was confronted with the difficult decision to postpone Hannover Messe to July due to the Coronavirus outbreak. But every cloud has a silver lining
The acquisition will be finalized in early 2020 and will enhance Rockwell Automation’s ability to deliver IT/OT cybersecurity services globally
Ganahl is a Swiss manufacturer of high-quality bottles for the cosmetics, food and pharmaceutical industries. It relied on Omron’s eCobra robots for faster, more flexible and less noisy automation processes as well as NX1 controller
Industrial robotics is growing at a fast pace, even though a big question mark hangs over the consequences of this massive adoption. To anticipate what the future of robotics will look like, we have analyzed some data and current trends
The heating, ventilating and airconditioning (HVAC) joint venture between Toshiba Corporation and Carrier Corporation will invest approximately 3.0 billion Japanese yen in this subsidiary to enhance its business foundation and presence in Europe.
Remo Bütikofer, who was previously the CFO of Datwyler IT Services, takes over from Daniel Nägeli. He has been appointed as the new CFO of Dätwyler Cabling Solutions as of January 1st
Enables highly sensitive measurements in the field of elemental analysis
He will succeed Carsten Strenger
Predictive maintenance is part of Industry 4.0 and the factory of tomorrow. To achieve this, igus has developed a family of products under the name 'isense', where various sensors and monitoring modules make plastic energy chains, and cables intelligent
Endress+Hauser has been working for some time on solutions designed for digitally connecting the operational and business enterprise levels in companies in the process control industry. A partnership with SAP to rapidly spur the establishment of digital a
The research centre will explore the applications of additive manufacturing in the medical industry
The leading trade show for smart and digital automation is celebrating its thirtieth edition. From November 26 to 28, 2019, in Nuremberg, start-ups and global market leaders alike will use the platform to showcase their products and solutions
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