As in the IT world, cybersecurity in the OT world is also based on continuous monitoring and verification. However, with the OT cybersecurity concept "OT Zero Trust", the focus is on the devices, not the people. Dr. Terence Liu, CEO of TXOne Networks, explains the method in more detail.
The Rodriguez range includes ball bushings including matching housings, shaft brackets, crossbars and supports.
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Air purity class 5 according to ISO achieved
In sensitive sectors such as medical technology, the optical industry or electronics, cleanroom-compatible components are required for all processes. This also includes drives. With the servo presses from the Electricdrive Core series, Tox Pressotechnik now has a solution: they comply with air cleanliness class 5 in accordance with ISO 14644-1.
The P-touch E300VP mobile labeling device from Brother helps trade and industry to keep track of things. Weighing just 740 g, the P-touch E300VP with its long-life Li-ion batteries has been specially developed for use on the move.
Digitalization in the metal industry
Fraunhofer researchers have developed an extremely heat-resistant ceramic-based ink. This makes it possible for the first time to mark metal components that are processed in the automotive industry at temperatures of over 1,000 ºC with a code. The code, which is read by a scanner, leads to a database in which all the manufacturing parameters of the respective component are stored.
Handling and storage solution from Viastore
As part of the restructuring of its plant in Curitiba, Brazil, household appliance manufacturer Electrolux has switched to a fully automated warehouse. The literal verticalization of stocks increased productivity, reduced costs and standardized the electrical company's processes.
Industrial Connectivity Lab opens
Siemens has opened a new test lab for industrial connectivity technologies at its Erlangen site. Embedded in the Siemens Technology Center on the Erlangen campus, the Industrial Connectivity Lab offers 300 square meters of space for testing connectivity solutions: Industrial WLAN, 5G, real-time localization systems (RTLS) and radio frequency identification (RFID).
Groundbreaking ceremony for new production...
Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen has officially broken ground for the construction of a new production hall at the company headquarters in Schramberg-Waldmössingen. A photovoltaic system on the roof of the hall will provide green energy. SW is also expanding the existing technology center and creating space for training and further education.
According to Gartner, companies that have adopted AI engineering practices have a competitive advantage: by 2026, they could outperform their competitors by around 25 percent in terms of the number and time required to operationalize AI models. Johanna Pingel, Product Marketing Manager for AI at MathWorks, explains which AI trends engineers should keep an eye on and which challenges need to be overcome.
Rauscher Bildverarbeitung is now adding 3D cameras from Photoneo to its image processing portfolio.
Cables and wires from Helukabel
Vertical farming - cultivation in multi-storey greenhouses - is considered one of the most exciting trends in food production. One of the pioneers in this field is the Romanian start-up Ultragreens. The company relies on solutions from Helukabel to ensure reliable energy, signal and data transmission in its indoor farms.
Faulhaber has been producing and distributing its drive solutions in Switzerland for more than 60 years. In June 2023, the four Swiss sites merged to form one company under the new name Faulhaber SA.
The networks are growing together - this refers to the ongoing merging of IT and OT. Christian Korff, Managing Director Global Accounts and Member of the Management Board, Cisco Germany, explains the challenges and levers involved.
Sale to TMP Beteiligungsgesellschaft
The Harting Technology Group has sold its subsidiary Harting Systems, a provider of automated and digitalized checkout zones and goods dispensers, to TMP Beteiligungsgesellschaft.
Pilz offers a new, certified function module for dynamic muting for the camera-based protection system PSENvip 2 for the protection of press brakes.
1963 marked the birth of the Leuze Group's Electronics division. In 2023, the international sensor expert celebrates its 60th anniversary. Today, more than 1,600 Sensor People worldwide are creating the innovations of tomorrow: sensor and safety solutions in automation technology.
Cooling and temperature control units
In few industries are the requirements for hygiene in the production process as strict as in the food sector - the health of consumers has top priority. This results in enormous challenges for all machines and components involved, especially in pneumatics.
Social Media Days at Ziehl-Abegg
Ziehl-Abegg's headquarters in Künzelsau was transformed into a hotspot for digital innovation at the end of June 2023: 140 social media and marketing experts from 90 different German companies and authorities attended the two-day Social Media Days.
In addition to the proven racks with a length of one meter, Wittenstein alpha now offers optional two-meter racks for linear systems. They are particularly suitable for use in short axes, for example, in order to simplify assembly even further.
85 years of precision technology from the...
Kammerer Gewindetechnik, manufacturer of screw drives in Hornberg in the Black Forest, is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year. The family business was founded in 1938 and is now managed by the third generation with 160 employees.
