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With its new 5G RedCap routers, Spectra is expanding its portfolio to include a mobile communication technology for industrial applications designed to bridge the gap between traditional 5G and established IoT standards such as LTE-M and NB-IoT.
read more...OT meets IT – the two worlds are meant to converge, data is meant to flow, and production is meant to become smart. Yet the reality in industry often remains stubbornly contradictory: while systems have long been technically interconnected, they remain organizationally separate.
read more...Systems constantly generate measured values - but many of them disappear into systems that nobody actively uses. The problem is not the amount of data, but how it is collected. Only when information is available without detours and converges in a meaningful way can measured values be turned into reliable decisions.
read more...AI-supported smart factory and energy...
Delta is showcasing at Hannover Messe how its AI-powered smart manufacturing, digital twin technologies and integrated energy infrastructure solutions are accelerating the transformation of industrial operations. At its press conference, the company demonstrated the seamless integration of its DIATwin systems based on Nvidia Omniverse in its own AI-driven smart production lines, where real production data is fed directly into digital models.
read more...New connectors and an app solution for the IIoT framework from PLCnext Technology make it easier to collect data from controllers, sensors and field devices - especially in existing systems.
read more...Ahead of Hannover Messe 2026, Dimitrios Charisiadis, Managing Director of Jumo, talks about the company's return after a seven-year break, the strategic importance of the trade fair and the technological focus of this year's appearance.
read more...Gigabit Ethernet is becoming increasingly important in mechanical engineering. The scalable infrastructure enables a step-by-step approach in which the backbone is first implemented on Gigabit.
read more...The standardization of Single Pair Ethernet is on the verge of a breakthrough. This removes a decisive hurdle: the unmanageable number of connector faces. The new, universal connector standard could significantly simplify industrial IoT networking for digital AI services and the smart factory in particular.
read more...Leuze SmartID-Edge controls a network of identification systems and sensors for track-and-trace requirements in production and in the supply chain. Secure communication between 1D scanners or 2D camera systems takes place at edge level using OPC UA and full integration of the AutoID Companion Specification.
read more...Industrial robots are central elements of digital and networked production. It is therefore important that robots can communicate smoothly with each other and with other systems, regardless of the manufacturer. The VDMA OPC Robotics Initiative has now taken a significant step in this direction.
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