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The automation platform ctrlX Automation from Bosch Rexroth includes software technologies for engineering as well as all PLC and motion tasks. Software functions can be combined in almost any way thanks to ready-made, self-created and customizable apps.
read more...At SPS, Belden will be presenting solutions from the sensor to the cloud that help to save costs and time and ensure high productivity and availability. A range of new products from Belden, Hirschmann and Lumberg Automation will be presented.
read more...SPS - Smart Production Solutions
For the 30th edition, the meeting place for the automation industry SPS IPC Drives will become SPS - Smart Production Solutions. Despite an economic slowdown, Christian Wolf, Chairman of the Exhibitor Advisory Board, confirms that automation technology has a "brilliant future".
read more...Interview with Norbert Hauser, Kontron
Embedded systems are one of the key technologies for the success of Industry 4.0. In this interview, Norbert Hauser from Kontron explains where the boards can already be found in production and how embedded manufacturers can support the manufacturing industry on the road to the smart factory.
read more...Security, 5G plus TSN and OPC UA, IoT platforms and automation with robots: the 'Automation 4.0 Summit', the congress accompanying the SPS trade fair, is dedicated to these four exciting topics this year.
read more...Despite the tense economic situation, it is becoming apparent in the run-up to the anniversary edition of SPS: The prospects and booking figures for the trade fair are once again very positive. Around 1,650 suppliers of automation technology are expected in Nuremberg.
read more...Industrial communication. Phoenix Contact helps customers to set up networked company processes. The acceptance of the offered CC-Link IE-compatible network devices by the CLPA and the recognition of the potential of innovations such as Time Sensitive Networking are two essential aspects.
read more...For the 30th edition, the meeting place for the automation industry SPS IPC Drives will become SPS - Smart Production Solutions. Despite an economic slowdown, Christian Wolf, Chairman of the Exhibitor Advisory Board, confirms that automation technology has a "brilliant future".
read more...John Browett, General Manager of the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) Europe, on Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) and the future of the industrial Ethernet.
read more...Pure cloud computing was not practical enough for the production-related industry, so another solution had to be found. This was the birth of edge computing. This means that intelligence and real-time control are being introduced in the machinery, not at the data center.
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