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Is Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing working for you?

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Identify how to determine if your company is moving quickly enough with Industry 4.0 Review differences in Industry 4.0, Understand Industry 4.0 It has been a dozen years of Industry 4.0 Is there an Industry 5.0? How should Industry 4.0 initiatives.

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PICMG InterEdge and OPAF Partnership to Advance Open Process Control Technology

i4.0 today

PICMG, the consortium for open hardware specifications, has entered a liaison partnership with The Open Group Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF) to collaboratively develop interoperable, interchangeable technology specifications for the process control industry. Today Magazine.

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The driving force behind Industry 4.0 success

Control Engineering

Industry 4.0 IO-Links work optimally, flexibly and autonomously to provide solutions to systems when gathering data for industries that demand advantageous capabilities for horizontal and vertical integration and self-diagnostic adeptness. The purpose and vision of Industry 4.0 Before the Industry 4.0

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Plant Documentation 4.0 – An Essential Enabler for Industry 4.0

i4.0 today

ProDOK is the I&C-CAE system for the planning and operational support of process control equipment in process plants. ProDOK enables rational, consistent project planning and consistent documentation, ensuring an integrated planning process that follows unified rules. the focus is on the Internet. Today Magazine.

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Assembling success with a private mobile network

Manufacturer's Monthly

The key to overcoming these challenges lies in harnessing the power of Industry 4.0 Boosting productivity, streamlining operations Industry 4.0 The employee can then be trained on the proper form or technique to promote better long-term health. technologies. Thats where Private Mobile Networks (PMNs) come in.

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Universal automation lays the foundation for smart factories

Control Engineering

Distributed control system (DCS) users are working toward eliminating the proprietary nature of automation and working toward a universal standard for process control industries. Its distribution functionality and support for dynamic reconfiguration provide the required infrastructure for Industry 4.0

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Smart Sensors in Manufacturing

ATS

This blog provides an introduction to smart sensor technology, discusses how it forms part of the Industry 4.0 More advanced sensors send the values to a control panel of some form. The emergence of smart sensors in Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 What are smart sensors? transition.