Digital platforms have sprung up like mushrooms in recent years. Every company involved with digitalization and Industry 4.0 has at least thought about the potential benefits of building its own digital platform – many have already entered the market. Numerous providers cover the sector; the technology has been perfected and proven.

Machine builders and integrators in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries can shorten time to market with multiprotocol Ethernet and MTP. In many industries, modularization and standardization are considered target-oriented strategies to reduce costs, production, delivery and development times. This particularly applies to the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors due to the time pressure arising from the process of approvals and patent protection. Components that automatically adapt to the...

Bressner Technology explains how technical issues can be avoided when assembling industrial 19-inch server PCs and what value-added services customers can benefit from.

From mini-linear actuators to linear stepper motors and piezo motors to fans with EC motors – the spectrum of mechatronic components for electrical automation is broad at Dynetics. At Motek, the international trade fair for production and assembly automation, visitors can find out about these products and many others in Hall 1, booth 1220.

CONEC offers variants of M12x1 connectors overmoulded with coloured plastic coupling elements in its product portfolio – especially for the chemical industry, municipal technology and the agricultural sector. In addition to the standard zinc die-cast or turned stainless steel versions, the plastic elements open up new fields of application.

The computers are equipped with 12th generation Intel® Alder Lake Core™ processors and support up to 64 GB of DDR5-4800 memory, flexible expansion, high temperature operation, and feature extensive I/O. They are the ideal embedded solutions for automation, machine vision and industrial edge computing applications.

Pressing, joining, screwing, gluing, coating – SW Automation designs custom solutions for assembly automation that increase efficiency in automotive manufacturing. Employees are deployed precisely where their flexibility and intuition are indispensable.

The L-coded, field-attachable M12x1 connector with screw connection up to 2.5 mm² saves space and can be flexibly assembled in the field. In addition, CONEC offers M12 connectors in A, B, D and X coding with crimp termination in shielded design with straight housing.

A comprehensive range of digital services leads SW's customers into the digital age in a practical and production-oriented manner. From this so-called life data portfolio, modules can be flexibly selected that best support a company in achieving its individual goals – for example, increasing productivity. Data sovereignty always remains with the customer.

In industry and transport, M12 connectors are used for sensor / actuator cabling and for BUS systems. It is important to use reliable, flexible and robust components. Connectors that are easy to assemble play an important role in the implementation process.

Until now, it was common in the automotive industry to purchase an individual system for the automated production of a specific product or workpiece. This investment paid for itself due to the plant and product runtimes of almost ten years each. But the situation is increasingly changing. Production capacity utilisation with a single product type produced in high volumes over a long period of time is only possible in rare cases.

For maximum flexibility in device development CONEC offers a comprehensive range of connectors of various sizes and contact layouts for automatic production processes. The advantages of THR (Through-Hole-Reflow-Technology) and SMT (Surface-Mounting-Technology) assembly are that the connection technology can be integrated into the SMT process and thus the efficiency in device production in the electronics sector can be increased.

5i.​Quality app enables holistic tracking of quality issues. 5thIndustry supports preventive quality work with the cloud-based app 5i.​Quality – so companies can easily and effectively eliminate causes of defects and track measures, without email chains and paperwork. Automotive suppliers, medical technology manufacturers and high-tech machine builders in particular can leverage productivity potential in this way.

RFID makes production and logistics processes highly transparent, from incoming goods to production and warehousing right through to shipping – an ideal solution also for the efficient management of returnable transport items (RTIs).

New Digi EX50 5G cellular router for large-scale enterprise-level primary or backup wireless networks

TDK Corporation announces the introduction of 20 U high, 19-inch rack cabinet high power solutions to the TDK-Lambda GENESYS+™ series of programmable DC power supplies. The configurable GSPS series can provide 30 kW, 45 kW or 60 kW of output power with seamless transition across constant voltage, constant current, and constant power limit operating modes. The cabinets are mounted on lockable castors (wheels) to enable them to be easily repositioned around research or production facilities.

SNAP IE uses AI to identify PROFINET and EtherNet/IP errors. Procentec, the market-leading provider of diagnostic solutions in the field of industrial automation with over 25 years of experience, presents SNAP IE, an incredibly powerful software monitoring tool that slashes the time it takes to diagnose the physical layer errors of PROFINET and EtherNet/IP networks.

Siemens AG has launched an open digital business platform, Siemens Xcelerator, to accelerate digital transformation and value creation for customers of all sizes in industry, buildings, grids and mobility. The business platform makes digital transformation easier, faster and scalable.

In order to save time and thus costs, ease of maintenance and speed of installation are playing an increasingly important role in industrial cabling. Overmoulded connectors with snap termination can be quickly and easily plugged onto sockets, sensors and actuators without any further work steps or tools.

Flexible working outside the office - The Tablet 10" and the Handheld 7" are mobile universal PCs for technical professions in industry, in the field, in the automation of industrial production plants according to Industry 4.0 / IoT, in agriculture & forestry for condition surveys, as a sales and cash register machine, and many other applications.

Bosch Rexroth develops Smart MechatroniX into a solution landscape and presents a world first for robots. Bosch Rexroth continues to drive the digital transformation of linear motion technology and is further developing its Smart MechatroniX platform. With new products and solutions, mechanical engineering and production companies can increase their level of automation cost-effectively and simplify their system design at the same time. In addition to the new Smart Function Kit Dispensing, Bosch...

The tool-free field assembly connector of the Y-Con RJ45 series from Yamaichi Electronics bears the name Y-Con Profix-Plug. This quick and easy to assemble RJ45 connector meets the Category 6A requirements of the ISO/IEC 11801 standard and was developed for industrial applications.

With the automation modules from SW, CNC machining centres and peripheral stations can be optimally linked to form highly productive production lines or operated in a matrix production.

The market for transflective displays has grown recently, especially in the e-mobility sector. The potential applications in this field require high readability in different light conditions, such as direct sunlight.