Edge Computing – Leading the Frontier of Smart Manufacturing

Edge Computing - Leading the Frontier of Smart Manufacturing

A few days ago, I realized that my output was still quite low – only a few articles in half a year with long intervals in between. Today, I had a chat with Miss Song from the Automation Expo and found out that this article about edge computing, which has already been published in their … Read more

Integrating Robotics 4.0

Integrating Robotics 4.0

B&R’s mapp technology helps machine manufacturers easily integrate robotics. Author | B&R “ The close integration of robots and machine components provides an ideal foundation for implementing the Industry 4.0 concept. With B&R’s mapp technology, robot manufacturers can enhance the performance of existing systems by 50%. “ MAJAtronic, a manufacturer of motion systems for cross-platform … Read more

Edge Computing Gains Momentum in Europe: Latest Achievements Revealed

Edge Computing Gains Momentum in Europe: Latest Achievements Revealed

This month, Berlin, Germany, hosted the first large-scale Edge Computing Forum in history, with hundreds of European manufacturers, research institutions, industry organizations, and standard organizations participating. The lineup for this forum was unprecedentedly luxurious, encompassing the entire ecosystem of the industry, dedicated to establishing a core framework for edge computing technology and effectively promoting its … Read more

The Nine Pillars of Industry 4.0 and the Three Major Benefit Areas

The Nine Pillars of Industry 4.0 and the Three Major Benefit Areas

—— Xi Jinping The new round of technological revolution has led to a new round of industrial revolution. This premise is very important, meaning that without this round of technological revolution, there would be no industrial revolution. Xiumi is a mobile content creation and publishing platform that provides rich templates and a user-friendly experience, allowing … Read more

Siemens, GE, Bosch: Typical Architectures of Industrial Control Systems, Control Security, and the Future

Siemens, GE, Bosch: Typical Architectures of Industrial Control Systems, Control Security, and the Future

↑ Click on the above “Smart Manufacturing Home” Follow us Source: PwC China Members can enter the member download area to obtain more related materials~ Introduction Hello everyone, I am Xiao Zhi, the host of Smart Manufacturing Home~ Previously, we discussed various industrial software such as PLM, ERP, MES/MOM, APS, SCADA, and also talked about … Read more

CODESYS Factory Automation Control System Solutions

CODESYS Factory Automation Control System Solutions

Whether it’s programming for a single device’s automation control or developing programming for complex automated assembly production lines, CODESYS can meet the programming development needs of various automation applications in the discrete manufacturing industry’s smart factories. CODESYS supports five programming languages that comply with the IEC 61131-3 international standard and CFC language, providing various professional … Read more

Popular Technologies in Industrial Automation

Popular Technologies in Industrial Automation

The control systems of the 21st century will be a combination of networking and control.The study of Networked Control Systems (NCS) has become one of the cutting-edge topics in the field of automation.Communication networks embedded as a link in control systems have greatly enriched industrial control technologies and methods, causing significant changes in the system … Read more

Analysis of IoT Development Trends in the Industrial Sector

Analysis of IoT Development Trends in the Industrial Sector

The term “Internet of Things” (IoT), also known as a sensor network, refers to the connection of various information sensing devices, such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices, infrared sensors, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), laser scanners, and other devices to the internet, forming a network that enables intelligent identification and management. According to data from … Read more

Characteristics of Industry 4.0: Driven by the Internet and IoT

Characteristics of Industry 4.0: Driven by the Internet and IoT

Outdated manual labor can no longer meet the demands of modern manufacturing. Some developed countries began investing in automation technology early on to enhance productivity. Over the past few decades, with the informatization, digitization, and networking of various products, the production structure of the manufacturing industry itself has become more complex, refined, and automated. The … Read more

Understanding the Relationship Between Industry 4.0, IoT, Cloud Computing, and Big Data

Understanding the Relationship Between Industry 4.0, IoT, Cloud Computing, and Big Data

Before becoming a new hotspot in 2015, it is necessary to understand what this new concept means and what its relationship is with other Internet concepts. In April 2013, the German government officially launched the “Industry 4.0” strategy at the Hannover Industrial Fair, aiming to enhance the competitiveness of German industry and seize the initiative … Read more