Networked vacuum

In addition to its product range for automation with vacuum, Schmalz is also focusing on its smart field devices. They provide transparent process and status data for the digital factory.
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In addition to its product range for automation with vacuum, Schmalz is also focusing on its smart field devices. They provide transparent process and status data for the digital factory.

At Siemens, new products, solutions and services from the Digital Enterprise portfolio, which enables the merging of the real and virtual worlds, will be the focus of the 4,000 square meter stand.

Electrical engineering company Weidmüller and Austrian industrial automation expert Keba are joining forces to complement each other's digitalization and automation portfolios. The two companies made the announcement at SPS IPC Drives 2018 in Nuremberg.

EOS and Etihad Airways Engineering, the largest service provider in the Middle East for aircraft maintenance, repair and operations, have agreed a strategic partnership to expand industrial 3D printing capabilities in aviation.
Master data management in digitization
Data is crucial to the success of industry. In the course of digitalization, efficient master data management is therefore becoming a competitive advantage. How companies are creating a solid foundation for the data-driven economy.

In order to remain competitive, networking, increasing productivity and new business models are required. At SPS IPC Drives, R+W will be presenting its products virtually in addition to the established metal bellows and elastomer couplings as well as safety couplings from the precision sector.

Dataface is the name of Elunic's IIoT application. Using a digital twin, the software draws a virtual image of a production plant and simulates the overall plant efficiency.

Groschopp presents its new RBD-S+ servo controller. It has been specially developed for applications where a conventional PLC would be oversized. With an output of 800 VA, the successor to the previous RBD-S servo controller is almost twice as powerful as its predecessor.
Interview with Ralf Pechmann, T-Systems

Deutsche Telekom's corporate customer division, T-Systems, is to be put on a new growth path. The new Digital Solutions division combines the expertise of the existing management and technology consultancy Detecon, the digital service provider T-Systems Multimedia Solutions and the digitally oriented areas of T-Systems Global Systems Integration.

Pilz has once again expanded its Smart Factory and is demonstrating Industry 4.0 in practical application: Thanks to decentralized control intelligence, mobile service robotics, intelligent diagnostics and visualization as well as cloud connectivity, various products can be manufactured in batch size 1.