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Single Pair Ethernet is the technology that enables migration from various legacy networks to a universal physical layer. This is a further step towards making data available from the individual edge sensor through production to the desktop or laptop.
read more...Digital networking and Industry 4.0 can now also be easily introduced for small and medium-sized companies. In view of the current shortage of skilled workers, one key lies in the simple programming of production processes.
read more...Digitalization, networking and IIoT are occupying more and more companies that want to advance their production or offer new digital services and products. However, the path from an IoT pilot project to widespread use is often a rocky one.
read more...A young machining company uses only modern, fully networked technology. This makes the company flexible and enables it to quickly implement even complex tasks from batch size 1 to series production.
read more...How can small and medium-sized companies get started with robotics and networked production and where is the trend in production heading after the coronavirus crisis and the war in Ukraine? Patrick Theobald, Managing Director of Peakboard, talked about this in an interview with Daniel Schilling.
read more...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?
read more...New technological possibilities are also lowering the thresholds for the digitalization of medium-sized production companies. Nevertheless, a transformation must be well planned and thought through in order to reliably reach its goal.
read more...What can digital transformation achieve in a company and what are the difficulties involved? Bernhard Günthner, Executive Vice President IoT Software at Kontron, spoke to Andreas Mühlbauer about this. In the interview, he also explains why some companies struggle with networking.
read more...Autonomous systems and networked controls
In today's manufacturing processes, machines and systems are becoming increasingly autonomous, intelligent and powerful. This applies above all to the end devices and tools used, which are necessary for process tasks.
read more...Various requirements must be met in order to enable and utilize the networking of machines. United Grinding C.O.R.E. guarantees this.
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