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Networked machines, automation and real-time process monitoring characterize the smart factory. Edge computing plays a central role at the interface between IoT and the cloud.
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Networked machines, automation and real-time process monitoring characterize the smart factory. Edge computing plays a central role at the interface between IoT and the cloud.
Stecher Automation realizes the Smart Factory with the Matrix cell. Various manufacturing processes can be integrated. The cell links the processes in such a way that several products can be manufactured simultaneously and flexibly. An example of intelligent automation for SMEs.
Challenges for production logistics
In 2020, the warehouse is proving to be in need of modernization in many manufacturing companies. A shortage of skilled workers and integration into the company's digital processes are particular challenges. We interviewed Daniel Dombach, Director EMEA Industry Solutions at Zebra Technologies, about this.

Lütze offers switch cabinet products certified to the UL-50E standard for use on the North American market.
For small to medium quantities, complex geometries and high quality requirements, 3D printing by laser melting is the production method of choice. Kuhn-Stoff has been working with EOS systems for 14 years - layer by layer.

The European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire) is one of the largest and most renowned centers for basic research in physics.

So-called smart factory and smart shipping applications can only be realized with intelligent sensors in which the immense amounts of data are already pre-processed and compressed.
Igus: Additive manufacturing and Industry 4.0

3D-printed wear parts from Igus often offer a comparable service life to original parts. Manufactured using filament printing, intelligent components now also warn of overload and report their need for maintenance.
Interview with Sven Haman, Bosch Connected...
The prerequisites for a functioning smart factory are interoperability, transparency and openness. Bosch Connected Industry has developed the Nexeed Industrial Application System to meet this need.
The further development of production technology is a major challenge for electromobility. The industry's development work is being actively supported by research, including by the Chair of Factory Automation and Production Systems (FAPS) at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.