
Dr. Lothar Seybold new Rafi CEO
The operating technology specialist Rafi has begun a generational change at the top of the company. Dr. Lothar Seybold has been the new CEO and Technical Managing Director since the beginning of the year.
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The operating technology specialist Rafi has begun a generational change at the top of the company. Dr. Lothar Seybold has been the new CEO and Technical Managing Director since the beginning of the year.
Manufacturing companies that introduce Industry 4.0 processes are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks due to the growing complexity of their IT environment. Centralized device and process management helps to maintain an overview of the increasing number of end devices.

From 2020, there will be seven exhibition areas at Hannover Messe, which will bring together the previous trade fairs. Cemat will no longer exist as a brand in Hanover, but the Logistics area will be held every two years. The layout of the exhibition grounds will also change.

From 7 to 10 May in Stuttgart, the trade fair for quality assurance will be showcasing digitalized systems for the real-time visualization of measurement data, making production even more efficient.
Study on digitalization in mechanical...
There is no way around digitalization in mechanical and plant engineering. The digital transformation offers completely new approaches to optimizing workflows and production processes. Nevertheless, small and medium-sized companies in particular see increasing digitalization as more of a threat than an opportunity for long-term competitiveness.

Low-cost automation below the established automation providers for just a few thousand euros - that is what many users want.

At the Hannover Messe, SEW is using the assembly of the e.GO electric vehicle as an example to show how flexible automobile production will be in the future.

The All About Automation trade fair will take place in Essen on July 5 and 6. In addition to tried-and-tested components, new industrial solutions will also be presented.

Phoenix Contact, Weidmüller, Reichle & De-Massari, Belden and Fluke Networks are developing coordinated components for Single Pair Ethernet.
IoT software framework SUSiEtec
Due to the increasing networking of machines and computer systems, system integrators and automation specialists are faced with the challenge of creating new IoT infrastructures or expanding existing ones.