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read more...Manufacturing Execution System
The rapid developments in industry are bringing with them a wealth of new opportunities and paths. After Industry 4.0, another term, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), has now become firmly established in people's minds - and is already providing concrete examples of implementation.
read more...At the end of Industry 4.0 is the smart factory, i.e. networked production. A must-have on the way there is the tracking of products and components. Continuous asset tracking can be achieved with the help of ultra-wideband technology.
read more...5G mobile communications standard
The 5th generation is regarded as the enabling technology for Industry 4.0, Industrial IoT and autonomous vehicles. But how will 5G mobile technology be used in industry and automation technology? An analysis from the perspective of a system manufacturer.
read more...Many small and medium-sized companies in the metalworking industry are confronted with a constantly changing market environment. Marketing often touts new or even disruptive technologies under terms such as "digital transformation" or "Industry 4.0". They are supposed to revolutionize entire sectors of the economy from the ground up - but what is really behind the "Industry 4.0" hype and how can small and medium-sized companies also benefit from this trend and prepare for the future?
read more...The new SCOPE event series "OT meets IT" brings together the two worlds of OT (Operational Technology) and IT (Information Technology). Which topics are important to you? Help shape our event series!
read more...Tool manufacturers and their users are now talking about digital twins, the cloud and big data analytics as a matter of course. This is all happening under the umbrella of the "Industrial Internet of Things IIoT" - one of the key themes of EMO Hannover 2019.
read more...OPC UA over TSN will become the uniform communication standard in the Industrial IoT. The standardization and further development of OPC UA for the field level will take place under the umbrella of the OPC Foundation. This fulfills a long-standing wish of the market: There is a manufacturer-independent and interface-free solution for communication in industry.
read more...Interview with Ralf Pechmann, T-Systems
Deutsche Telekom's corporate customer division, T-Systems, is to be put on a new growth path. The new Digital Solutions division combines the expertise of the existing management and technology consultancy Detecon, the digital service provider T-Systems Multimedia Solutions and the digitally oriented areas of T-Systems Global Systems Integration.
read more...3D CAD/CAM software in robot development
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