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The boundaries between IT and operational technology, or OT for short, are becoming increasingly blurred in the course of digitalization. The goal is also more flexible production, but this also requires a more flexible infrastructure.
read more...Digitalization in sensor technology
Philip Bellm, Managing Director of Captron Electronic, sees the challenge not only in developing new products but also in applying the newly developed technologies to existing products.
read more...Industry 4.0 applications require complex networking and enable intelligent data analysis for greater efficiency. Schaeffler has fully integrated these requirements and possibilities into the new generation of its multi-channel condition monitoring system.
read more...Interview with Thomas Suchanek, Yaskawa
Safety plays an important role in robotics in particular. We spoke to Thomas Suchanek from Yaskawa about current trends, safety terms that everyone should know and why safety can also become a risk.
read more...The topic of IT security is increasingly becoming a key factor for digitalization and especially for Industry 4.0. IoT platforms developed according to the security-by-design principle offer the necessary security.
read more...Phoenix Contact, Weidmüller, Reichle & De-Massari, Belden and Fluke Networks are developing coordinated components for Single Pair Ethernet.
read more...Integrated Industry - Industrial Intelligence
read more...Machine vision is considered one of the most important technologies for the automation of production processes in the context of Industry 4.0. Modern deep learning methods based on artificial intelligence are becoming increasingly important.
read more...Safety networks for robot systems
Omron has launched new NX series safety network controllers that support two safety protocols: CIP Safety is used by industrial robot manufacturers, while Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE) offers a particularly short response time.
read more...Interview with Stefan Hoppe, OPC Foundation
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