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Information and communication technology are key to the success of functioning, decentralized systems. They enable the optimization between flexibility, safety (security), environmental compatibility and economic efficiency of an industrial plant.
read more...The new trade fair for maintenance and services, right at the heart of the market - in the center of German mechanical and plant engineering, is scheduled for the first time from 23 to 24 October 2019 at the Stuttgart Exhibition Centre. The organizer is Messe Stuttgart.
read more...Most compressed air systems are inefficient. The air escapes from countless leaks; detecting them is difficult. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA want to use artificial intelligence to combat waste.
read more...Acceed wants to expand its customer service activities. The Düsseldorf-based distributor of network communication hardware is to expand its current range of services to include project-specific software development.
read more...Compressors and treatment components
Compressors, compressed air preparation and distribution - all components of a compressed air station should work as efficiently as possible on their own. However, they are not lone warriors, but a team. And a team works best when it is optimally coordinated. This function is performed in a station by the Sigma Air Manager 4.0 compressed air management system from Kaeser.
read more...Environmental friendliness in intralogistics
At this year's FachPack, the focus will be on sustainability - HaRo will also be demonstrating this at its presence at the trade fair, including with an energy-recovering vertical conveyor.
read more...Technical education at schools
The Ehrhart-Schott-Schule in Schwetzingen, with its diverse, primarily technical educational program, uses SEW-Eurodrive's learning field-oriented didactics to prepare the next generation of technicians for the future through integrated learning in STEM subjects.
read more...The I/O modules of the Edam-4200 series from Acceed offer a cost-effective solution for data communication with local terminal devices in automation and building control networks, for example for production control or remote maintenance.
read more...The 2019 training year started with 34,000 unfilled vacancies in mechanical engineering. The VDMA warns that if this trend continues, the shortage of skilled workers will develop into a structural problem and a permanent brake on growth.
read more...Beckhoff offers a solution for machine learning (ML) that is seamlessly integrated into Twincat 3. The advantages of system openness familiar from PC-based control are also available for ML applications thanks to the use of established standards.
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