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Three companies have been nominated for the HERMES AWARD: ACS, Beckhoff and Bosch Rexroth (in alphabetical order).

Hannover Messe 2023 promotes the catchphrase “making the difference” to encourage industrial automation professionals to recognize and play their key roles in the global efforts toward industrial sustainability and manufacturing innovation.

Systems integrators and software developers working with the Modbus protocol can simulate an unlimited number of Modbus devices using Modbus RTU, Modbus ASCII and Modbus TCP/IP.

Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division announced the availability of PAS Cyber Integrity 7.3.

Presentations at the ODVA SPS Press Conference indicated elements needed to meet the goals of open systems initiatives, including NAMUR Open Architecture, Open Process Automation Forum, Open Process Automation Standards and FDT Group.

ASRock Industrial is attending Japan’s largest IT exhibition: Japan IT Week to showcase edge computing and AIoT solutions for embedded system developments.

Siemens’ Teamcenter receives highest possible scores in product data management, supply chain use cases, manufacturing use cases, and compliance, sustainability, “green” PLM support criteria.

While some might consider technology that’s more than 50 years old to be outdated, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) have evolved and are making a resurgence as a low-entry automation application. For warehouses and distribution centers (DCs) considering automation, the AGV benefits—improved safety, reduced operating and labor costs, use in undesirable locations, and decreased product damage—are hard to pass up.

"China is vital to HIMA’s target markets in the Process and Rail industries. Completing our Regional Management team is a crucial milestone in our long-term strategy to strengthen our local presence and continue to improve our customer service,” explained Jörg de la Motte, CEO of HIMA.

Graham Packaging highlights its successes on numerous initiatives in the areas of environmental, social and governance.

In the age of Industry 4.0, machine vision is expanding beyond its traditional value-adding function of error detection.

The FS10i is the only product in its class to carry a SIL 2 compliance rating with a 90% Safe Failure Fraction (SFF).

Three reasons blockchain is necessary for manufacturing supply chains discussing smart contracts, traceability, and circular economies.

The street leading up to FAULHABER will be called Faulhaberstraße.

Siemens has pledged €2.4 million to support cutting-edge research on the industrial metaverse at the Technical University of Munich’s Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS).

Katowice plant showcases the company’s own technology in action, with smart industry 4.0 operations supported by tight focus on employees and customers.

The bin-picking cell as a solution fulfils industrial demand related to removing parts from containers or bins as well as bags, sacks, cartons, boxes and totes and features artificial vision to identify the parts to be removed and robotics for handling.

Bentley Systems announced it has entered into a non-exclusive commercial agreement to strategically accelerate the adoption of Infrastructure IoT, further unlocking value for infrastructure designers, constructors and owner-operators in their use of infrastructure digital twins.

Kaeser Kompressoren has been an exhibitor at Hannover Messe since 1954.