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Communication networks in the factory
Sensors, machines, robots, tools - everything in the factory communicates with everything else. Lapp provides the high-performance communication infrastructure. This includes cables that can be quickly assembled, robust switches and a number of other innovations.
read more...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.
read more...Exponential technological progress has ushered in the "fourth industrial revolution", forcing employers and employees to adapt their way of thinking to the new possibilities. A redefinition of the corporate structure can lead to an agile, intelligently managed company.
read more...From November 7 to 9, 2018, you will find the latest technologies, product innovations and automation solutions in the central areas of design, production and assembly at the 14th FMB - Supplier Fair for Mechanical Engineering in Bad Salzuflen.
read more...The 14th FMB in November will once again feature a program of presentations. The first day of the trade fair, the "Maintenance Day", will focus on topics such as online monitoring of robots and supporting service personnel with augmented and virtual reality.
read more...Tekon Prüftechnik GmbH is presenting the Tekonect information module with extended functions at this year's Control, the international trade fair for quality assurance in Stuttgart. The "intelligent" module from the Swabian testing technology specialist is installed in test fixtures.
read more...Europe's leading brake disc manufacturer Buderus Guss relies on condition-based maintenance with the Odin service package from Bosch Rexroth. The timely detection of potential hydraulic failures during casting avoids production downtime and reduces spare parts costs.
read more...Interview with Werner Rieche, Software AG
The Internet of Things (IoT) is already playing an important role in manufacturing today. Predictive maintenance is just one of many applications based on it. This requires many components to communicate with each other. Werner Rieche, Managing Director of Software AG Germany, explains in an interview why the IoT is becoming increasingly important for smaller companies too, what requirements a company needs to fulfill in order to set up an IoT infrastructure and where the advantages of the new solutions lie.
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