Factory monitoring platform works with any equipment
13 November 2023 The German sensor-maker Sick has launched a platform that collects data from any factory source – including sensors, machine controllers and IIoT devices from any… Read More
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AUTOMATION FOR MANUFACTURING
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Machine-builders can customise HMIs to suit their needs
22 August 2023 Rockwell Automation has released a line of graphic terminals based on technologies that it acquired when it bought the Italian automation manufacturer Asem in 2020. Read More
Voice control comes to industrial applications
21 February 2022 A German communications specialist has developed a technology that allows industrial processes to be controlled using spoken commands, in a similar way to consumer voice-activation… Read More
‘First industrial 5G router’ allows users to test the technology
23 February 2021 The Swedish industrial communications specialist HMS Networks has announced what it claims is the first commercially available industrial 5G wireless router optimised for private industrial… Read More
Distributed I/O system links wired devices to the IIoT
13 February 2020 The Californian automation manufacturer Opto 22 has announced an intelliegent distributed I/O system designed to connect traditional wired switches and sensors directly to Ethernet networks,… Read More
Cyber-researchers find ‘major’ flaws in IoT protocols
19 December 2018 Cyber-security researchers have found “major” design flaws and vulnerable implementations related to two popular machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols, MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) and CoAP (Constrained… Read More
Gateways open an easy path to IIoT via MQTT and OPC UA
19 November 2018 HMS Industrial Networks has announced a pair of gateway families that support MQTT (Message Queue Telemetry Transport) and OPC UA, enabling data to flow between… Read More
Technology sends data from PLCs to mobile devices
29 August 2018 The German controls manufacturer Beckhoff has announced a software technology that makes it easy for PLCs to communicate with mobile devices such as smartphones and… Read More
‘First’ IP54 condition-monitoring kit can be running in a day
4 May 2018 Bosch and Harting have collaborated to develop what they claim is the first IP54-protected, plug-and-play condition-monitoring IoT kit for industrial applications. It allows digital condition… Read More
Servo-inverter merges drive- and controller-based automation
14 November 2017 The German automation and drives manufacturer Lenze is launching an industrial controller which, it claims, removes the boundaries between controller-based and drive-based automation. It says… Read More
