
Wireless bridge between store floor and IIoT
In the digitalized factory, a seamless flow of data and information is essential. If mobile systems and means of transportation are used here, the signals must be transmitted by radio.
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In the digitalized factory, a seamless flow of data and information is essential. If mobile systems and means of transportation are used here, the signals must be transmitted by radio.

The manufacturer Nilfisk has made the latest generation of its central industrial vacuum systems IIoT-capable.

The team at materialfluss, the specialist medium for logistics and intralogistics, has published the topics of the webinars in the second half of 2021. The focus is on three core areas of modern intralogistics.

Automation in intralogistics continues to gather pace. In addition to automated guided vehicles (AGVs), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are taking on more and more transportation tasks for a wide range of applications.

The most dangerous workplace accidents occur outside of normal machine operation - for example during maintenance and cleaning. The cause is usually residual energy in the system that has not been switched off.

Dematic has automated the warehouse at the Siemens plant for combination technology in Chemnitz (Siemens WKC).

Kinexon makes connectivity and precise indoor localization of industrial assets ready for the mass market.

SIKO GmbH has equipped its new production, sales and administration center in Bad Krozingen with one hundred new workstation systems.

Non-contact, non-intrusive level measurement in liquid containers, i.e. without direct contact with the medium, is required in many applications in laboratory and medical technology, the pharmaceutical and food industries.
More and more manufacturing companies are switching their intralogistics to forklift-free material supply. This is because transportation without forklift trucks is safer, more efficient and saves on personnel. CSP has developed a fork-free material feed system for heavy loads for a major German car manufacturer.