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Open control technology: IO-Link, an international communication standard according to IEC
IO-Link is the first worldwide standardized technology for communication with sensors and actuators below the fieldbus level.
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Industry 4.0: PC-based control concept as the core technology for the Smart Factory
PC-based control technology from Beckhoff offers the ideal toolbox for Industry 4.0 concepts. It opens the door to new ways of implementing visionary ideas ranging from cloud computing to social automation today.
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The convergence of mobile technologies and automation: Google Glass for industrial automation
With Google’s web-enabled glasses, new concepts for machine operation can be realized: status or dialog messages e.g. can be projected via a head-up display directly into a person’s field of vision. Online information and communication is also possible with this innovative device.
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Fieldbus systems versus Industrial Ethernet
Martin Rostan explains in an interview what the user’s general benefits are from switching to Ethernet-based communication, and which points are particularly important when making such a change.
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Interview: More efficiency, more comfort, more safety
The integrated building automation solution from Beckhoff uses system-spanning synergies to reduce hardware, software and operating costs.
