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Products are becoming increasingly intelligent. Getting manufacturing on the same path is one of the key challenges of our time. The key word here is interaction: just as smart devices react independently to our needs, software can redefine manufacturing in such a way that factories will adapt to changing production requirements as a matter of course in the future.
read more...Siemens is going big again: Products, solutions and services from the Digital Enterprise portfolio will take center stage at the more than 4,000 square meter stand in Hall 11.
read more...Artificial intelligence and HRC
Algorithms can support humans in quality assurance by using sensor data to assess quality. The subsequent documentation can be carried out with the help of blockchain-based technologies and thus create added value.
read more...Interview with Norbert Hauser, Kontron
Embedded systems are one of the key technologies for the success of Industry 4.0. In this interview, Norbert Hauser from Kontron explains where the boards can already be found in production and how embedded manufacturers can support the manufacturing industry on the road to the smart factory.
read more...Konica Minolta will be showcasing the latest IIoT solutions at SPS. The stand will focus in particular on linking industrial production with modern information and communication technologies such as smart glasses, sensors and thermal imaging cameras.
read more...The German mechanical engineering industry is experiencing a downturn. Automotive-related companies are particularly affected, including machine tool manufacturers. But they are not letting it get them down. The time has come for them to make strategic decisions.
read more...At the Digital Summit on October 28 and 29, the Federal Ministry of Economics presented the GAIA-X project to build a networked, open data infrastructure as the "cradle of an open, digital AI ecosystem". Festo is supporting the development of such a data infrastructure for Europe.
read more...Despite the tense economic situation, it is becoming apparent in the run-up to the anniversary edition of SPS: The prospects and booking figures for the trade fair are once again very positive. Around 1,650 suppliers of automation technology are expected in Nuremberg.
read more...Ilmenau University of Technology is stepping up its research in order to master the growing volumes of data in the course of digitalization. The idea for intelligent sensors is to select the data required for the respective work process at an early stage and thus reduce the amount to be processed.
read more...With PA-infosys, IEF-Werner has developed an intelligent unit for data monitoring and communication for machines and components. With this intelligence, a timing belt axis monitors its own condition and performance and can analyze its own wear, among other things.
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