The revised EU Energy Efficiency Directive expects manufacturers to show, with data, how their energy is used. Most plants cannot state which line, machine, or product used that energy, because energy and production data are often kept in separate systems. Connecting them and measuring energy per unit produced, makes energy efficiency a key part of production performance. Authors: David Ricks, Manager, Solutions – Ecosystem Partners (Americas) & Philip Logan, Manager, Solutions – Ecosystem Partners (EMEA) at Belden
At sps 2026 Moxa demonstrates how companies can make their OT networks more resilient and manage, operate, and modernize them more easily.
i3X-compatible REST API for data integration, and Excel export of asset information
Delivering higher airflow for machines with the same size
The new SUC300 clamp-on ultrasonic sensor from ifm
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Industrial applications for software-defined automation
User-friendly display probes in compact design
Choosing the architecture that fits for your company. By Dante Augello, Inductive Automation, adapted by the IEN Europe editorial team
SEW-EURODRIVE products power applications from airport baggage handling and e-commerce parcel sorting to connected production systems. In late 2024, the company opened a smart factory for shafts and gear parts in Graben-Neudorf, near its Bruchsal headquarters. A key element is the fully automated buffer warehouse in the North Hall, developed with SIVAplan’s intralogistics expertise and Leuze’s sensor technology.
For the process industry the CRA presents a particular challenge. In hardly any other industrial sector are plants as long-lived. Field devices, measuring points, Ex components, and bus infrastructures often remain in operation for 10, 20, or more years. Many of these systems are still based on proven and robust fieldbus technologies such as PROFIBUS PA and PROFIBUS DP, which were not developed according to modern security-by-design principles.
The complexity of the technical and regulatory requirements for Safety and Security is increasing. One example is the Machinery Regulation, which comes into force in 2027. In order to meet the increased demands in matters of safety, security and compliance, production managers and safety officers are turning their focus to full digital documentation. Author: Marcus Fritzmann, Product Manager, Software & Digital Services, Pilz GmbH & Co. KG
Upgrading safety solutions for the Smart Factory
For flexible integration with longer operating distances
With integrated monitoring toolbox for macro- and micro-vibrations
Maximum safety and availability for demanding industrial applications
For continuous physical layer monitoring, online diagnostics and documentation
Reliable and simple 1D and 2D code reading
Motor-/encoder packages for automation of changeover and adjustment operations
Central Data Integration for Windows, Docker and Hardware Description
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