
Industry 4.0 in the application
The new online product "Industry 4.0 in Application" from WEKA MEDIA provides anyone involved in Industry 4.0 projects or planning and designing such projects with a comprehensive insight into the topic.
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The new online product "Industry 4.0 in Application" from WEKA MEDIA provides anyone involved in Industry 4.0 projects or planning and designing such projects with a comprehensive insight into the topic.

Special SmartFactory show at the AMB
Competition is part and parcel of a trade fair like AMB: exhibitors come to the fair with the latest innovations and brand-new products in order to stay ahead in the race to win over customers.

Baumüller has implemented the areas of data access, security and methods within the standardized OPC UA interface and provides an OPC UA server for its controllers with the ProDataX software tool.

In order to digitalize a company holistically, it is fundamental to network the office level, the top floor, with the production level, the store floor. The challenge lies in linking the individual systems, both horizontally and vertically.

The good thing about challenging times is the return to old virtues. Many a company is rediscovering its old inventive spirit, which was born out of a lack of economic opportunities and has been lost over the years. A new machine is not always the optimal solution. A retrofit often makes more sense.

Claroty's new cloud-based cybersecurity platform xDome gives companies added resilience in the operational and cyber areas.

Maintenance is often constantly in fire-fighting mode. To overcome this, a good maintenance plan is required, which also includes predictive maintenance.

Manufacturing companies are constantly confronted with market changes and increasing customer requirements. Digitalization in the wake of Industry 4.0, corona-related material shortages, shorter delivery times and customer audits are just some of the challenges they have to face.
Industry 4.0 presents the automation sector with the challenge of securing well-trained young talent in order to increase Germany's innovative strength as a business location.
The new edition of the installation standard IEC 61918:2018/AMD1:2022 Amendment 1 was published in March. The standard now also includes important key points on cabling structures based on Single Pair Ethernet (SPE).