Data Ecosystems in the European Manufacturing Industry (Part I): The International Project SM4RTENANCE

Artificial Intelligence – Challenges, Opportunities and Use Cases in Industrial Services

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing industrial services through automation, predictive maintenance, and data driven assistance systems – with both oppor…

5G-ACIA – Leading Industrial 5G

Years of collaborative work by experts from the OT and ICT industries, as well as academia, within the 5G-ACIA have yielded significant progress in advancing I…

Digital Automation

Rethinking Automation with the FCTRY CLD: real-time Kubernetes as platform for virtual PLCs and AI.

Switching from hardware-bound systems to flexible, software-defined infrastructures forces manufacturing companies to rethink automation. Virtual PLCs, AI or d…

Enclosure manufacturing with 80% time savings

Fraunhofer study shows: Enclosure manufacturers increase their assembly speed by up to 80 percent – and solve the skilled labor shortage problem at the same ti…

Digital Automation

Unlocking Speed and Confidence in Machine Development

Discover how “Design Before You Build” is transforming machine development. At SPS, explore how AI, digital twins, and simulation tools are helping manufacture…

Digital Automation

Cybersecurity: Complex yet Essential

Cybersecurity is often seen as technically intriguing but complex, especially at lower automation levels and among users.

Digital Automation

Drive technology: Optimal results with digital solutions

Do we practice data hoarding? The answer must be: No! By reference to its drive systems, NORD shows where data collection in the right places may be beneficial…

Industrial automation up close – a review of the SPS Italia 2025

Three days, over 37,000 visitors and one common goal – shaping the future of industry. The SPS Italia 2025 in Parma was once again the meeting place for though…

Digital Automation