
Energy chains monitor movement on the robot
Energy chain sensors from Igus monitor the movement of Güdel's linear robots and measure wear, making it possible to plan maintenance by recording and evaluating the data.
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Energy chain sensors from Igus monitor the movement of Güdel's linear robots and measure wear, making it possible to plan maintenance by recording and evaluating the data.

March 31 is "World Backup Day". Backing up data on your own computer is an important topic, especially in times of working from home.

Aegis' Factorylogix platform is designed to provide instant visibility into factory and enterprise-wide operations without the usual costs and difficulties typically associated with data collection and contextualization.

The MES provider Symestic GmbH is expanding its cloud-based "Software as a Service (SaaS)" offering. The SaaS-based "order control" functionality is new.

Ventus Cloud AG from Seewen (Switzerland) launched a digitalization platform for machine-related industrial companies in February. Ventus Cloud offers virtual server instances for computer-aided computing (high-performance computing).

Infor is equipping the headquarters of Pepsico subsidiary Sodastream in Israel with its CloudSuite EAM. The solution is intended to enable more proactive asset management at the manufacturer and thus promote innovation, minimize costs and maximize performance.
From 2020 to 2022, around two million new industrial robots will be installed in factories worldwide - according to the IFR statistics department's forecast. The top drivers are: simplified operability, human-machine collaboration and digitalization.
International Federation of Robotics
According to the IFR, two million new robots will be installed in production facilities worldwide by 2022. Clear trends can be identified.
New "Ready to Go" cloud box solutions enable companies to regain power over their data by evaluating it directly on the production line, i.e. in the edge device, using machine learning algorithms. The decision on forwarding is also made here.
Predictive maintenance of pipes
The aim of predictive maintenance is to avoid unplanned downtime. But how can you predict when a cable will fail? An attractive solution is one from Lapp that does not require any changes to the cable.