Industry 4.0 / IIoT

Martin Walder, Vice President of Schneider Electric and chair of the Engineering and Machinery Alliance (EAMA) will be chairing day two of the Industry 4.0 Summit in Manchester on Thursday 11th April 2019 to offer insight into what this change means for businesses. The summit brings together the most innovative and forward-thinking executives in the industry. 

At Hannover Messe, Ericsson and Comau showcased the Digital Twin enabled by 5G connectivity. This innovation project, which is currently being tested, represents a further step in the long-lasting partnership between Ericsson and Comau aimed at developing new use cases and solutions for Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing, thanks to the potential offered by the fifth-generation mobile technology.

A partnership to create a solution for digital automated water management has been announced between Software AG and Telstra. Based on Telstra’s IoT platform and the Cumulocity IoT Solution Accelerator for Water Management, the solution will provide utilities with a quick way to gain insights from meter data to minimise costs involved with supplying water to customers.

Arrow Electronics has joined the MindSphere Partner Program, Siemens’ program for industrial IoT solution and technology providers. MindSphere is the cloud-based, open IoT operating system from Siemens that connects products, plants, systems and machines, enabling businesses to harness the wealth of data generated by the IoT with advanced analytics.

The use of appropriate sensor technology in production is a basic prerequisite for the implementation of Industry 4.0. It collects data on process and machine status as it arises and makes it available for various process-relevant information services and workflows. However, the costs of sensor technology and the variety of possible applications often make it difficult for individual users to appreciate the direct economic benefit.

SMART Modular Technologies has announced its exact fit memory support for IIoT applications. Compared to the consumer-oriented IoT, IIoT is distinct as its applications have specific memory requirements with applications that need memory-intensive analytic capabilities. IIoT includes new applications like Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions that will be used in industrial settings for predictive maintenance, embedded security, automation and other use cases that require low latency application acceleration.

  Analog Devices will once again have a noteworthy presence at the Hannover Fair (Hannover Messe), with demonstrations and speaking engagements focussing on the key issues of concern to visitors to this premier event for all aspects of industrial and automation technology.

Launched back in 2016 the igus smart plastics range was the first step in the Industry 4.0 door at a time where Industry 4.0 was just a buzzword for many companies who wanted to be involved but didn’t have the product like igus. Now the range is still going strong and still developing, it is interesting to look back and see this is where Industry 4.0 started for igus.

The chemicals industry in Europe is in the midst of a huge transformation with manufacturers looking to redefine their value proposition and explore new business models. Encouraged by the gradual recovery of oil prices, chemical manufacturers are increasing their demand for centrifugal and positive displacement (PD) pumps. 

HARTING has developed a number of targeted connectivity solutions for the IIoT world of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The fourth Industrial Revolution is witnessing the ever-advancing convergence of the physical with the digital world. The drive to generate added value from data acquired from machines has seen a rapid rise in the number of sensors and actuators.