
Control providers support Umati
The Umati standard interface is now also supported by B&R Automation and Mitsubishi Electric. The new support means that it is well on the way to becoming a cross-manufacturer interface for data readout.
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The Umati standard interface is now also supported by B&R Automation and Mitsubishi Electric. The new support means that it is well on the way to becoming a cross-manufacturer interface for data readout.
Without a powerful, consistent infrastructure, digitalization quickly reaches its limits. Connectors and cables are also part of the infrastructure. Their importance will continue to grow in the future.
Starting signal for 5G deployment in industry

The Hannover Messe is the starting signal for the use of super-fast mobile communications in industry. The latest smartphones and private applications are still the subject of discussion when it comes to the new standard, but 5G can really come into its own in industrial applications.

In.Stand is the name of the new trade fair at Messe Stuttgart, where everything revolves around maintenance and services. The exhibition will take place in Stuttgart from October 23 to 24, 2019.
Integrated Industry - Industrial Intelligence

With a new infrastructure concept, the SmartFactory-KL partner consortium is presenting a scalable solution that is suitable for industrial intelligence applications. The use of TSN in data exchange between the infrastructure and server also ensures transmission quality.
Electrical energy in factories, data centers and households could be transmitted using direct current in the future. Lapp has investigated the question of whether conventional alternating current cables are just as suitable for direct current.

At this year's Hannover Messe, Faro will be showcasing innovations for measurement inspection. Among other things, processes can be optimized with its 8-axis system thanks to the integrated, precise additional axis.

The MIA research project is investigating ways of designing production in urban areas. The WZL at RWTH Aachen University has developed the "Urban Factory Lab", a tour through Aachen's Rothe Erde district on the subject of production in urban spaces.