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To enable companies to develop and offer predictive maintenance systems and services in the field of predictive maintenance, the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) at RWTH Aachen University has developed a generic guideline.
read more...Sustainability and resource efficiency are trending topics in industrial production. But how exactly can they be implemented? Three aspects at a glance.
read more...Predictive maintenance can reduce production plant downtimes by up to 50 percent and maintenance costs by 20 to 40 percent. At least according to McKinsey.
read more...From remote machine maintenance to after-sales service - if you want to be successful on the market, you need modern solutions. Swiss machine and plant manufacturer Bystronic Maschinen also follows this principle. The company relies on the Connectivity Suite from NetModule for its service business.
read more...If a cable is moved thousands of times over the years, it will eventually reach the end of its service life and need to be replaced. Until now, finding the right time has been a lottery.
read more...With regard to Industry 4.0, "Germany is far ahead internationally", according to a recent Bitkom study. The ITC association is not alone in this; Deloitte also sees Germany in a leading position.
read more...Machines that independently and proactively request maintenance before they threaten to break down. Production lines that provide real-time information about their current capacity utilization or energy consumption. These two examples are representative of many others that underline the great potential that the IT trend of the Internet of Things holds for the industry of the future.
read more...Complex correlations can be precisely analyzed on the basis of data and extrapolated for the future. Advanced analytics technology is used particularly frequently for predictive maintenance in production.
read more...Schmersal has developed a Safety Fieldbox with a Profinet/Profisafe fieldbus interface, which opens up new safety-related solution options specifically for the packaging industry.
read more...Exchange of words with Raphael Vallazza,...
What are the specific requirements for industrial and cyber security? Raphael Vallazza, CEO of Endian, explains the differences and the foundation for a successful security strategy.
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