Digital twin strengthens sustainability
In the world of Industrial IoT, the term digital twin is on everyone's lips. Dunkermotoren is working intensively on this topic in order to be able to offer its customers added value through its digital twin.
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In the world of Industrial IoT, the term digital twin is on everyone's lips. Dunkermotoren is working intensively on this topic in order to be able to offer its customers added value through its digital twin.

With Inka, Hawe offers an intelligent compact unit. The directly attached electronic communication box with integrated real-time operating system catches the eye. The electronics enable the recording and storage of operating data, extensive diagnostic options and a self-test for all measuring functions.

Tox Pressotechnik is presenting the new electric manual workstation Tox-FlexPress Compact at Motek. At the trade fair, the experts will also be showing what servo press systems have to do with smart production.

Thermal imaging cameras provide important information for the maintenance, servicing and repair of machines and systems, as well as for building inspections, in order to detect any thermal problems at an early stage and prevent damage.

Emergency repairs to industrial equipment often result in extended downtime. Both predictive and preventive maintenance are helpful approaches to keep industrial equipment in good condition and avoid problems.
Ottobock has further developed its Paexo Shoulder exoskeleton. The Ottobock Shoulder is worn close to the body and allows full freedom of movement.

The adoption of IoT and AI in the manufacturing industry is seen as the most important driving force for success and growth. But which solutions make a factory smart and how has the role of the employee changed in the age of Industry 4.0?

Although many countries were still in lockdown at the beginning of the year, 2021 turned out to be a year of major technological innovations.
Digitization and security retrofit
In order to remain competitive, industry must move with the times and digitize both processes and (infra)structures. The opportunities are manifold: manufacturing companies can increase efficiency, save costs, meet growing functional and safety challenges and develop new business models such as entire "industrial services as a service". But what if the equipment used for this cannot be networked appropriately or is inadequately equipped in terms of cyber security?
While there is intense debate about how to effectively protect people in public spaces from particulate matter with limit values, this is already being practiced in the manufacturing industry.