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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
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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
A few days before SPS Connect, Procentec will showcase a bundle of new product releases and scale-ups
The digital event will take place on November 10, 2020 from 3 to 6 pm CET, under the motto “digitalization beats crisis”. The event will provide interactive mix of lectures, best practices and panel discussions to master the crisis
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
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
Research experiments for space applications are taking place at Leibniz University Hanover in a new drop tower, the Einstein Elevator, under variable gravitational conditions. The power supply is controlled by frequency converters manufactured by Gefran
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
Interview with Rachel Alexander, Founder and CEO at Omina Technologies
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
Micro-Epsilon is investing more than 10 million Euros in a production centre for micro-mechatronics at its headquarters in Germany. In the future, sensors developed for the semiconductor and aerospace industry will be manufactured at the production centre
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
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
Starting from a cigar factory in need of renovation
MOTOMAN welding robot provides an impressive performance in demanding scenarios
A webinar will take place on September 9 following the European Union-Vietnam Free-Trade Agreement coming into effect
Nexa3D and Henkel partner for durable material for medical and athletic devices
ABI Research forecasts the robot-related services powered by cloud computing will reach US$157.8 billion in annual revenue by 2030
The combination of Hephzibah’s service, customer support, and use-case specific expertise, together with Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSETM) 3D Printing Platform will help widespread adoption of industrial-scale AM in the South Korean market
The International Federation of Robotics says that the increased presence of robots in manufacturing is driving demand for skilled workers
Dr. Karl Weber, expert for industrial communication at Beckhoff, is the official representative of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi) to the Government Engagement Program on Standards (GEPS) of the IEEE
Endress+Hauser dedicated a separate department to the protection of intellectual property. The success of this initiative is confirmed by promising figures: 318 initial applications in 2019 and a portfolio of more than 8,000 patents
A Spanish solidarity initiative made them available to governments and healthcare institutions with coronavirus peaks
Its production rate has grown significantly (76%) over the last year
Complete electrical, control and telecommunication solutions including electrical house will be delivered by ABB to drive efficiency and productivity for a new Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel in the Marlim 2 oil field
A new 15,000 m² plant will be built by the end of 2020, start of 2021
This agreement will enhances Analog Devices' domain expertise and breadth of engineering capabilities to develop more complete solutions to solve customers’ most complex problems
Rittal was one of the ten premium partners at the debut of this year's Hannover Messe Digital Days, on 14 and 15 July. The system provided presented its innovations for the industrial transformation – from IT rack to edge computing
A new cloud-based FDT 3.0 architecture has been launched
The Hungarian Schurter subsidiary aims to meet future requirements by expanding its capacities
The pandemic has profoundly changed the way we live, work, and communicate. Six experts from six world's leading companies discuss how to tackle the Coronavirus crisis to secure a shining future for the industrial sector
In the Coronavirus pandemic, the startup Isinnova showed great inventiveness and expertise by transforming the Easybreath masks from Decathlon into emergency respirators thanks to a brilliant intuition and commendable teamwork
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