03.07.2025 • News
Lapp expands market presence in Latin America
The Lapp Group has acquired Brazilian connection technology specialist Eurocabos Materiais Elétricos
Industrial communication
06.06.2025 • News
Lapp acquires Chinese cable manufacturer
Cableforce, a specialist in circular connectors based in Dongguan City, will be integrated into the company's global network as a wholly owned subsidiary.
05.05.2025 • News
New guidelines strengthen Omlox standard in the industry
PI and the Fraunhofer Institute in Lemgo have published two practical guides on the Omlox localization standard, which was developed specifically for industrial applications.
31.03.2025 • News
Steady growth of PI technologies despite economic challenges
PI technologies, including Profibus and Profinet, are showing moderate growth despite global economic uncertainties.
31.03.2025 • News
EtherCAT records 88 million nodes
The increase will be 11 million nodes in 2024, despite economic challenges and chip overstocking
09.08.2023 • News
Study by VDMA and ZVEI shows possible data ecosystem for SMEs
What could a data room for the manufacturing industry look like that enables it to develop in the direction of Industry 4.0? A study by VDMA and ZVEI provides possible answers.
15.05.2023 • News • Automation
Helukabel breaks the sales one billion
Connection technology specialist is happy about a successful fiscal year 2022
02.05.2023 • News
Promwad and Hilscher become partners
Promwad, expert in hardware design and embedded software development, and Hilscher enter into a joint partnership
19.04.2023 • News
EtherCAT reports over 59 million nodes in use
On the occasion of 20 years of EtherCAT, the ETG publishes node counts for the first time: without taking modular I/O devices into account, the count totals 59.1 million nodes
13.04.2023 • News
First Accredited IO-Link Test Lab in China
It is the first test center in Asia, bringing the number of test labs worldwide to three
08.03.2023 • News
Kunbus introduces new CTO
Kunbus expands the management with CTO Andreas Lachenschmidt
21.11.2022 • News
Igus exceeds one billion in sales
The Cologne industrial company achieved a ten-digit turnover for the first time at the beginning of the carnival
27.10.2022 • News
IO-Link community meets for testing
In mid-October 2022, over 100 participants (experts and manufacturers) from 37 international companies met for an interoperability workshop in Bad Soden.
30.08.2022 • News
Tula Solution handles Distribution of PEAK-System Products in Vietnam
PEAK-System expands the list of its worldwide trading partners with the Vietnamese company TULA Solution.
10.08.2022 • News
Baumer joins IO-Link Steering Committee
The sensor manufacturer Baumer becomes an active member of the IO-Link Steering Committee. The company is represented there by Lasse-Pekka Thiem, Senior Product Manager Connectivity & Control.
20.07.2022 • News
Igus presents computer game
igus presented the online browser game igumania. The idle game was developed using the Unity gaming platform and allows players to experience igus products in a playful way.
15.06.2022 • Contributions • Automation
"Ethernet-APL an Excellent Transmission Medium for Field Level Connectivity".
Stefan Ditting, product manager at Hima, talks about increasing plant efficiency with Ethernet APL as well as infrastructure availability and compatible field devices.
31.05.2022 • Contributions • Automation
Ethernet Switches for TSN
As a result of the standardization activities of the Industrial Automation Profile IEC/IEEE 60802, the convergent TSN network will be able to be used by further industrial applications in addition to Profinet via TSN. A new Ethernet switch supports all required TSN mechanisms of this Industrial Automation Profile on the hardware side. Therefore, based on an extended configuration, convergent use with OPC UA and further protocols is given in the future.
24.05.2022 • Contributions • Automation
IIoT Mobile Gateway Allows Data Exchange to Be Converted from CSD to Modern Communication Channels
The constantly increasing demand for bandwidth is leading to ever shorter communication technology cycles. The service life of capital goods in plant engineering thus sometimes significantly exceeds the availability of the selected data connection. The circuit-switched data service CSD is an example of this development. By the end of 2022, the existing communication solution must be replaced. A CSD over IP gateway allows plants communicating via CSD to continue using them with little effort instead of replacing them.
04.05.2022 • Contributions • Machine Vision
Lossless Compression
When getting the most amount of detail from a moving target is critical, system developers are constantly looking for ways to increase framerates without compromising on image quality, ideally at minimal or no extra cost.
17.02.2022 • News
Keysight and Samsung want to work together on 6G
Keysight Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Samsung Research to advance research and development in 6G technology.
01.02.2022 • News
Basler joins 5G alliance
Bringing IT and OT together - that is the goal of camera manufacturer Basler by joining the "5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation". The company is the first from the machine vision sector to support the initiative.
17.06.2021 • Videos • Automation
Safety and Security requirements in Industrie 4.0 applications with Profinet
Profinet is the market leading Industrial Ethernet system in Factory and Process Automation. With Industrie 4.0 and IIoT, new requirements arise that needs to be fullfilled by these systems. Opening up the Shopfloor and connect it to IT systems raise new questions regarding Safety and Security of Industrial Ethernet solutions.
IoTmaxx GmbH
HIMA Hildebrandt GmbH & Co. KG
Igus GmbH
EtherCAT Technology Group
Basler AG
Baumer GmbH
Profibus Nutzerorganisation
U.I. Lapp GmbH
HELUKABEL GmbH
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.KG
KUNBUS GmbH
PEAK-System Technik GmbH
Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH
Flir Systems, Inc.
Samsung Electronics GmbH
ZVEI - Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie e.V.