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Digital platforms are springing up like mushrooms. Every company involved in digitalization and Industry 4.0 has at least considered the potential benefits of its own digital platform, and many are already on the market. There are numerous providers, the technology is mature and proven a thousand times over.
read more...RS has added a new 300 W manual soldering platform to its range with the WXsmart from Weller. The station combines all soldering applications in a single device and comes with a new range of intelligent soldering tips. In this way, the WXsmart enables complete process control over the entire soldering process.
read more...Sharpening the eye for new things with AI
Despite the bleak economic outlook and rising energy prices, IDS is optimistic about the coming year. Incoming orders are still good and the signals are also green in terms of delivery capacity.
read more...With new pneumatic products in the categories "pneumatic clamps" and "positioning elements and systems", norelem is expanding its existing range of components for the production processes of Industry 4.0.
read more...Physik Instrumente (PI Group) is investing around EUR 16 million in the expansion of its site in Eschbach im Breisgau. In the course of 2024, the high-tech company will have around 6,000m2 of additional production, laboratory and office space at its disposal.
read more...With the Industry 4.0 Award, the management consultancy ROI-EFESO has established an industry benchmark. Every year, it recognizes companies that are pioneering smart factories for German industry. This year, Rittal wins the "Industry 4.0 Award 2022" for the digitalization of production at the Haiger plant with its sister company German Edge Cloud.
read more...Artificial intelligence will not replace humans. Rather, it should be seen as our ally when it comes to optimizing processes, such as in sheet metal production.
read more...Manufacturers of CNC laser and plasma cutting systems are aiming for significantly shorter development times and faster time-to-market. The MTX CNC system from Bosch Rexroth supports this, for example with functions for simple engineering.
read more...A key aspect of Industry 4.0 is always the monitoring and control of manufacturing and machining processes. MotorView, developed by BMR 2020, offers a powerful solution for integrating a process monitoring system for inverters and motors.
read more...In order to digitalize a company holistically, it is fundamental to network the office level with the production level. The challenge lies in linking the individual systems.
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