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Has the industrial automation industry matured enough to avoid a standards war like the 1990s “Fieldbus wars?"

The interface between the EPLAN Platform and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform of Dassault Systèmes will be systematically expanded by both parties working together

By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation At the start of the 20th century, developments in aviation technology took off and the first airline to operate international flights was launched in 1917. Since then, the ability to travel and transport goods internationally has dramatically altered the way companies do business.

NEXCOM will play vital roles in Productivity 4.0, helping realize man-machine coordination, extended machine uptime, flexible manufacturing planning and scheduling, shortened lead time, and zero inventory for the ultimate goal of industrial transformation and value-added industries.

The platform provides software vendors with deep, data-driven insights into license usage, optimizing business models and enabling customer-centric licensing recommendations.

My Measurement Assistant+, ABB’s industrial device maintenance solution, now features multilingual Copilot integration.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Communication technology is taking a role in strengthening U.S. manufacturing. Tom Bianculli, Motorola Solutions’ Senior Director of Emerging Business, talks about the type of technological advances that will improve operations on the manufacturing floor.

Automation.com, August 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Cisco's newly-formed Connected Industries Business Unit, recently created to help customers realize the benefits of the transition to Ethernet and IP in manufacturing plants, launched a new switch series and is reaching out to a broad base of potential partners.

The companies have demonstrated that meaningful steps toward electrification are possible within existing grid connections.

The 2017 Hannover Fair taught us one thing above all others. Manufacturing winners and losers will be defined by their understanding and application of Industry 4.0 and IoT solutions.

Manufacturing is back, and Chicago will be the epicenter, as an estimated 90,000 people will attend IMTS–The International Manufacturing Technology Show, which runs from Sept. 12-17 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

Deutsche Messe AG and Fiera Milano S.p.A. have agreed to jointly promote and stage trade fairs in selected growth markets around the world, including the booming markets of India and China. Three new trade fairs on automation, motino control, and material handling have emerged from this alliance and will take place concurrently 27-30 November 2007 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Center.

The market increasingly demands individualized products. Product life cycles are getting shorter and average lot sizes are getting smaller. Considering this, cost efficient production in a globalized and resource limited environment requires a highly flexible (IT-) infrastructure that also works well in cross-enterprise networks. It requires a reshaped automation data pyramid.

The innovation leader significantly expanded its portfolio in electric and pneumatic automation.

After this basic work on the information model, further steps will include communication function blocks linking the controller directly to the OPC UA environment.

Can another standards war be avoided with exciting new industrial multivendor interoperability and plug and play standards?

Following the announcements that Chicago’s McCormick place will hold events starting in July and that the state of Illinois lifted capacity limits and social distancing requirements on June 11, IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show continued the positive momentum by unveiling the floor plan for IMTS 2022.

By Steve Hughes, REO Industry 4.0 will ultimately represent a significant change in manufacturing and industry. In the long run, the sophisticated software implanted in factory equipment could help machines self-regulate and make more autonomous decisions.

The direct current portfolio enables significant energy and material savings, with up to 80% reduction in peak power consumption and up to 50% less material required for cabling or busbars.

Beckhoff Automation has closed the books on a successful 2025 financial year, increasing global revenue to €1.24 billion, with 6% growth over 2024.