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VDMA East was able to announce good business figures for its members today, but there is a lack of resources.
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VDMA East was able to announce good business figures for its members today, but there is a lack of resources.
Edge computing is playing an increasingly important role in Industry 4.0. Fueled by the increasing spread of the Internet of Things and cloud technologies as well as the realization of the first 5G campus networks, the possibilities for implementing new solutions are increasing.
Condition assessment with noise emissions
In production plants, the strength of compressed air tanks is mainly tested using water pressure. This can result in longer downtimes because the containers have to be cleaned and dried afterwards.
Interview: Eve Hunter on hacker attacks

Eve Hunter, Senior Consultant Cybersecurity at Detecon International, spoke to Andreas Mühlbauer about the risks of hacker attacks in the Industrial IoT environment. What do they look like today and what can we expect in the future?

Various requirements must be met in order to enable and utilize the networking of machines. United Grinding C.O.R.E. guarantees this.
In the context of human-robot collaboration, man and machine work together without a safety guard. The example of inserting blanks into boxes shows how the safe use of a robot can be implemented in a milling application.
Quality assurance for fuel cell vehicles
Fuel cell vehicles (FCEV) carry their drive energy with them in the form of hydrogen.

Machine control, IT and the Internet of Things are seamlessly interconnected in modern automation. Bosch Rexroth connects these worlds with the automation platform ctrlX Automation.

With the new ReBeL, Igus presents a plastic cobot that weighs just ten kilograms.

For rotary tables in highly dynamic machining centers, Schaeffler offers a high-performance portfolio with rotary table bearings, optionally with integrated angle measuring systems and direct drives.