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Contact Software and Shandong Xuanji Industrial Automation have opened China's first "Digital Virtual Simulation Lab". PLM and IoT solutions run in the virtual environment, using examples from industry to demonstrate the concrete application benefits.
read more...The automotive industry can learn from the aviation industry when it comes to optimizing billable operating hours and fleet availability. There, many processes relating to operations have been optimized. After all, new mobility concepts in the automotive sector based on the "pay per use" principle can only be economically successful if the vehicles are on the move as often as possible.
read more...Although complex injection moulding tools are often individual items, consistent standardization of workflows and automation of machining processes in conjunction with the right machine can achieve both quality and cost benefits.
read more...Software for additive manufacturing
At Formnext, the Belgian company Additive Lab will be showcasing a software solution of the same name that can be used to create individual models for simulating additive manufacturing processes.
read more...Gripping technology on the SPS
At the SPS, Schunk will present an overall digital framework from the calculation and design tool to digital twins for design and simulation, right through to commissioning and the ongoing process.
read more...Software for laser cutting systems
Prima Power, manufacturer of 2D and 3D laser cutting systems, is expanding its software with the Fastsuite Prima Power Edition developed by Cenit.
read more...Tox Pressotechnik's modular gun system already contains the control unit as a central component. Now the intelligent bus node ZVK has been added as a component. It supplies sensor-based data to the multi-technology controller, allowing systems for predictive maintenance to be set up, for example.
read more...As part of a practical student project with the ESB Business School's Learning Factory, Becos is developing a digital store floor management system that works autonomously. Production data, environmental influences and human needs are taken into account.
read more...Robotics - systems and peripherals
This year's handling awards were once again presented as part of Motek. In category 2 "Robotics - Systems and Peripherals", a collaborative industrial robot, a software module for commissioning and controlling a robot and service robotics modules were honored.
read more...The major cloud providers have now also recognized that a large proportion of IT will not be located in data centers in the future. However, the promise of end-to-end edge-to-cloud environments will only be fulfilled if a convergence of industrial and information technology is established at the edge.
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