The Power-to-X process seems to be a valuable alternative to renewable energies for green energy supply and storage. The idea behind it is to reconvert to energy unused electricity for chemicals production that can be stored without significant loss
PCN Europe met Marc Siemering, Senior Vice President – Industry, Energy & Logistics at Deutsche Messe AG, who explained how the digital transformation changed the industrial world and triggered the Industrie 4.0 revolution
Being the leading international supplier fair for the food and beverage industry, Anuga FoodTec is fast growing edition by edition. This year the fair will open its doors from 20 to 23 March 2018 at Cologne exhibition hall
Hannover Messe offers our readers the possibility to get a free ticket to the fair to experience the digital transformation first-hand. Free tickets give access also to CeMAT 2018. Don't miss this opportunity!
Taking place together with Hannover Messe, from 23 to 27 April 2018, CeMAT 2018 keynote theme will be "Connected Supply Chain Solutions". The aim is to drive forward the digital intralogistics industry worldwide
Having over 30 years of experience in manufacturing, in his new role Gilliam will lead a team that takes responsibility for educating and informing food manufacturers on the impact of digitalization and on long-term solutions to improve efficiency
Great figures for the Bühler Group in 2017: With an order intake increased by 10% to CHF 2.8 billion, the company positions itself as a provider of integrated process solutions for sustainable mobility and healthy food
The business models of industrial manufacturers are drastically changing and anticipating consumer demands is becoming crucial. Digitization and an advanced cooperation with other businesses along the supply chain are essential elements to make the change
Kistler has further enhanced its high-performance sensors in the KiTorq series, taking the transmission rate to 4 kHz and making the evaluation unit (stator) of this modular series four times as fast with Profinet or EtherCat interface
For elevated process temperature and pressure
All-in-One PLC + HMI with built-in I/Os serves OEMs and system integrator who need space-saving controllers that deliver the functionality to control complex machines, using a color-touch HMI panel
The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT led the EU research project “ambliFibre” focusing on the manufacturing of special pipes and pressure vessels able to withstand the extreme conditions for oil and gas transport in ultra deepwater
Wastewater management is a critical issue to face in today’s industry. In this article, Surendra Mappana explains how dedicated water automation products are helping industrial water users and utilities address the key challenges
Lufthansa Industry Solutions chose ecom's technology for real-time localization and efficient, interconnected asset management
The digital plant of the future uses DeltaV Mobile to remove the confines of the control room and enable the digital worker to monitor operations and see critical operational data
The latest PLC of the UniStream™ series released by Unitronics is now available with a 10.4” embedded multi-touch HMI screen that makes swipe, pinch and zoom possible
The new open Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) Ethernet technology is well on its way to establish itself as fundamental technology for Industry 4.0 and IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) networks
HMI, Human-Machine Interfaces, are a relevant part in the manufacturing process of drugs. These systems are used to visualize data throughout the process or to control individual procedural steps manually
To keep ahead internationally, manufacturers have to achieve a high efficiency rate. Automation plays an important role here – but standardization can also be fundamental
What’s Hot at this year’s HANNOVER MESSE? PCN Europe interviewed Marc Siemering, Vice President, on the main trends of the 2017 edition. Industrie 4.0 is always at the top of the conversation, but also energy efficiency is strongly taking hold
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