In the right compartment
With the IPS 200i, Leuze electronic presents the smallest camera-based sensor on the market for compartment fine positioning by storage and retrieval machines in single-deep warehouses.
read more...read more...SMS Group at the Wire & Tube
Digitalization and Industry 4.0 will also profoundly change the tube and wire industry in the coming years, the SMS Group is certain, and promises new impetus for the industry with its trade fair appearance at Wire & Tube 2018.
read more...How anomalies go online
Industrial companies have to live with the fact that there are always new gaps in IT and OT infrastructures. In addition, there are causes of disruption that go beyond cyber security.
read more...Interview with Werner Rieche, Software AG
"Start small with IoT solutions"
The Internet of Things (IoT) is already playing an important role in manufacturing today. Predictive maintenance is just one of many applications based on it. This requires many components to communicate with each other. Werner Rieche, Managing Director of Software AG Germany, explains in an interview why the IoT is becoming increasingly important for smaller companies too, what requirements a company needs to fulfill in order to set up an IoT infrastructure and where the advantages of the new solutions lie.
read more...Risk awareness is not enough in the digital shadow world
VDMA security expert Steffen Zimmermann, who recommends a visit to the Industry 4.0 theme park at Metav 2018, sheds light on the risks of the "digital shadow world". Bernd Zapf, Head of Development New Business & Technology at Gebr. Heller Maschinenfabrik in Nürtingen, explains how the machine tool industry is tackling the topic.
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