Industry 4.0: Manufacturer, reports, information at INDUSTRIAL Production

Wolfgang Dorst holds keynote speech

For the "OT meets IT" congress, we were able to win Wolfgang Dorst as a keynote speaker. He is an expert on Industry 4.0 and co-founder of the Labs Network Industry 4.0 e.V. and the Industry 4.0 association platform.

IIoT platform

Via SAP into the Smart Factory

Grenzebach Digital and accelcon industrial engineering are working together to enable companies that map their processes in SAP to build a practical bridge to the digital factory.

all about automation Essen

Industrial automation in NRW

On June 5 and 6, all about automation will present more than 130 exhibitors and their solutions in Essen. The focus will be on proven automation components and systems as well as solutions and advice on Industry 4.0 and digitalization topics.

Operation of ultrasonic welding devices

Ultrasound separates and connects

The best processes and procedures are of little use if they are complicated to operate, the documentation is time-consuming or the connection to the automation technology is cumbersome. This also applies to ultrasonic welding and cut-off welding.

Study by Item

Opportunities through digitalization for SMEs

The digital transformation is shaking up the mechanical engineering industry. For SMEs, this raises questions such as: What are the specific effects of the new technologies and workflows? How will this change the work of design engineers? The study "What will the mechanical engineering of the future look like?" by Item.

Schaeffler Prolink CMS

Monitors complete production facilities

Industry 4.0 applications require complex networking and enable intelligent data analysis for greater efficiency. Schaeffler has fully integrated these requirements and possibilities into the new generation of its multi-channel condition monitoring system.

Smart assistants

Assisted reality in production

Digitalization and Industry 4.0 are constantly giving rise to new business models and production processes. Smart assistants help with their implementation. One example of this is assisted reality solutions.

Igus communication module

Predictive maintenance also offline

The Icom.plus module enables predictive maintenance, and the user can decide how he wants to integrate the data obtained: from an offline version to connection to the Igus server for automatic spare parts ordering.

Business figures 2018

Bosch Rexroth reports strong sales growth

Bosch Rexroth achieved sales of around 6.2 billion euros in 2018, an increase of 12.4 percent compared to the previous year. Growth was driven by mobile hydraulics and factory automation.

Predictive maintenance