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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...ABB has integrated position control into the frequency inverter. Fred Donabauer talks to handling editor Annina Schopen about the advantages of this and where the Industry 4.0 journey can still take us.
read more...Heinrich Kipp is celebrating its anniversary this year. 100 years ago, company founder Christian Kipp developed his first own products: Spaetzle machines. Today, Kipp is a leading manufacturer of standard elements and operating parts.
read more...The VX25 enclosure system from Rittal has received the German Innovation Award 2019. The German Design Council honored the large enclosure system in the category "Excellence in Business to Business / Machines & Engineering".
read more...Sales and pre-sales activities
Roland Riedel is the new Senior Vice President for Central Europe at PTC. In his role as Country Manager, he is responsible for all sales and pre-sales activities as well as the go-to-market strategy. Special attention is paid to the topics IIoT and AR.
read more...John Browett, General Manager of the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) Europe, on Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) and the future of the industrial Ethernet.
read more...At Emo 2019, Igus will be demonstrating how machine tool manufacturers and customers can take their maintenance to a new level and reduce costs with smart machine components made from high-performance plastics.
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With its Turck Cloud Solutions cloud service, the Mülheim-based automation specialist offers a modular Industry 4.0 solution specifically for industrial use. The data is transferred directly from Turck's controller and I/O components to the cloud in encrypted form.
read more...Metalworking trade fair fully booked
The registration phase for AMB 2020, which will take place from September 15 to 19 at Messe Stuttgart, has ended and the trade fair is now fully booked again.
read more...To make electric vacuum generators, grippers or compact ejectors visible for the smart factory, they must provide digital energy and process data in real time. Schmalz integrates interfaces into its components for this purpose.
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