Stable growth at a high level in sensor and measurement technology
In January 2022, the AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement surveyed its members on the economic development of the past financial year.
read more...read more...New CEO of the Industrial Automation division in Europe
Omron has appointed Fernando Colás, who brings over 37 years of management experience within the company, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Industrial Automation Business (IAB) for the EMEA region.
read more...Industrial robotics from the cloud
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK are researching the potential of cloud technologies for industrial robotics together with the Technical University of Berlin.
read more...Labeling continuous pallets in continuous operation
With the Legi-Air 4050 E2A, the labeling provider Bluhm Systeme has launched a new pallet labeler onto the market.
read more...Bosch plans expansion of semiconductor production in Reutlingen
Bosch is planning to further expand its semiconductor production in Reutlingen with an additional investment of more than a quarter of a billion euros by 2025.
read more...More data - less waste
Industry needs to step on the gas when it comes to digital transformation. And fortunately, this is already happening in many places: according to IBM, 67% of manufacturing companies have accelerated their digital projects since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic - usually to improve their operational efficiency.
read more...Plan network structures correctly
Companies know that the end-to-end digitalization of their production facilities is essential if they are to remain competitive in the market in the future. To avoid getting in their own way, existing structures need to be rethought, new ones created and the paths to data sources opened up. Whereas the IT and OT areas were previously separate, holistic network thinking is now required. This is where the OT area can benefit from the experience of IT.
read more...Retrofitting for the cloud connection
Technical equipment breakdowns are a nuisance for everyone. If tools break, we repair or replace them. Large systems and machines, on the other hand, are not so easy to replace or maintain.
read more...Leuze grows strongly
The sensor specialist Leuze announced excellent figures at its annual press conference.
read more...Significant rise in IT crime in 2021
The number of cyberattacks has risen rapidly in 2021. With the growing networking and integration of software, operational technology (OT) is also increasingly becoming the focus of attackers.
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