
Data analysis in sheet metal processing
Lantek presented cloud-based business analytics software at Euroblech. Lantek Analytics was developed for sheet metal processing and consists of two modules: Manufacturing Analytics and Customer Analytics.
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Lantek presented cloud-based business analytics software at Euroblech. Lantek Analytics was developed for sheet metal processing and consists of two modules: Manufacturing Analytics and Customer Analytics.
To ensure smooth production processes, the maintenance and servicing of machines and systems is essential. At the same time, these are becoming increasingly complex, meaning that technicians and engineers without specialist knowledge quickly reach their limits.

OPC UA over TSN will become the uniform communication standard in the Industrial IoT. The standardization and further development of OPC UA for the field level will take place under the umbrella of the OPC Foundation. This fulfills a long-standing wish of the market: There is a manufacturer-independent and interface-free solution for communication in industry.
Perspective of a cloud provider

With the rapid increase in business applications from the cloud, the storage volume of sensitive data has also increased dramatically: 25 percent is already stored in the cloud - a major incentive for cyber criminals. These are the cloud trends of 2019.

Review of automation trade fair
The 29th edition of SPS IPC Drives came to an end on Thursday. A total of 65,700 visitors flocked to Nuremberg to find out about the latest products and solutions in the automation industry and to set the course for the 2019 financial year.
The 29th edition of SPS IPC Drives was...

SPS IPC Drives 2018 has come to an end. A total of 65,700 visitors came to Nuremberg to find out about the latest products and solutions in the automation industry at the end of the year and to set the course for a successful 2019 financial year.

According to a study by the University of St. Gallen, every third delivery in the globalized movement of goods is rejected, and two thirds of all damage that occurs is due to shocks.
Master data management in digitization
Data is crucial to the success of industry. In the course of digitalization, efficient master data management is therefore becoming a competitive advantage. How companies are creating a solid foundation for the data-driven economy.

Dataface is the name of Elunic's IIoT application. Using a digital twin, the software draws a virtual image of a production plant and simulates the overall plant efficiency.

RS Components has added the first programmable logic controller (PLC) on the technological basis of the PLCnext open control platform introduced by Phoenix Contact to its product range.