
Making process data usable, increasing added value
The analysis of industrial process data makes optimization potentials visible and can contribute to increasing the company's success.
Industry 4.0 interlinks production and logistics with information and communication technology. The focus on industrial production and the application of defined standards distinguishes Industry 4.0 from the broader IoT approach of the Industrial Internet Consortium.

With KiXact, Kistler offers a system with which the measurement uncertainty can be reliably calculated and interpreted. KiXact, which is part of the KiDAQ data acquisition system, calculates the uncertainty automatically.

Analysis and collection of data
In times of I4.0, consistent data acquisition in heterogeneous machine system environments is of great importance. Beckhoff has developed a system that supports the user in this: TwinCAT Scope.
Drawing the right conclusions from a wealth of production data is like detective work. Although every process step generates vast amounts of data, its full potential often remains untapped. Nexeed Data Analytics from Bosch can help here.
Hailed as the fourth industrial revolution, automation is changing the way people work. A commentary by Rob Mellor.

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.

The Excel-integrated IoT solution Symbisa from Hanhaa uses sensors to record environmental data such as GPS position, orientation, temperature, light and humidity in storage rooms, for example.

In the wake of the IoT, industry is facing a veritable flood of data. Sensors are constantly supplying data from production, logistics and other areas. Targeted data analysis is crucial in order to use this data profitably.

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.

Automatica brought many new impressions in the areas of human-robot collaboration, service robotics and gripper technology, among others. But it also brought new processes for exchanging business cards.