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With "#MTP #NOA: Future Production is Modular and Open", this year’s exhibition on modular production and NOA focuses firstly on the core technology of modular automation – the Module Type Package…

Meeting the challenges of digital transformation The importance of digital and data-based work processes for the economy and society has become evident once again, particularly in the recent global…

The Asset Administration Shell is the digital image of a production item - together they form an Industrie 4.0 component. Such units can be e.g. single sensors, but also whole machines. All…

There is no master plan for digitisation in general or for the use of artificial intelligence. The emerging digital world can and should nevertheless be designed purposefully. On behalf of the ZVEI…

The global initiative 5G-ACIA is growing rapidly and has four new members since January 2019: LS telcom, a specialist in spectrum technology, modem manufacturer Ublox, automation company Sick and…

The association is building on these milestones in 2019 and continues to expand its pioneering role in Industrie 4.0: A common language for Industrie 4.0-capable devices is an important…

5G technology makes it possible to break new ground in industrial communication: In addition to broadband data transmission, it can also be used for very demanding industrial applications for the…

Standardisation enables the transformation of our society and economy towards a CO2-neutral all-electric society and thus ensures a future that is worth living.  Without a comprehensive…

In the case of a control cabinet, a digital product passport was used to show the CO2 footprint of a product throughout the entire supply chain. 91 percent of the CO2 emissions occur in the supply…

The system concept presented at the beginning of April shows the technical realization of open industrial DC grids. In doing so, the concept is open and manufacturer-independent and presents the…