Every year, HMS Networks analyzes the industrial network market to estimate the distribution of new connected nodes in factory automation. This year’s study shows that the industrial network market is expected to grow by 8% in 2022. Industrial Ethernet still shows the highest growth and now accounts for 66% of all new installed nodes (65% last year). Fieldbuses are at 27% (28) while wireless remains at 7% market share. PROFINET and EtherNet/IP share first place in the network rankings with 17% market share, but EtherCAT closes in fast, now at 11%.
The high-tech company TRUMPF is set to unveil its new line of TruFiber P fiber lasers at the LASER – World of Photonics trade show in Munich, Germany, ushering in a new era in laser technology.
Dunkermotoren will once again be an exhibitor at LogiMAT in Stuttgart in 2022. In Hall 7 at Stand C79, Dunkermotoren will present itself together with MAE and EGS Automation.
Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computer Technology (ECT), now introduces COM-HPC® Client COMh-caAP and COM Express® compact Type 6 COMe-cAP6, two new modules based on 12th Gen Intel® Core processors (H-series, former codename Alder Lake P). They offer a significant performance increase compared to the previous generation and are equipped with 14 cores and up to 20 threads. The 12th generation is particularly well suited for connected IoT applications.
FANUC’s policy of listening to its customer base was the driving force behind the development of the company’s new ROBODRILL α-DiB Plus high-reliability, high-performance machining centre.
Autonomous navigation leader BlueBotics, which was recently acquired by ZAPI GROUP, is heading to LogiMAT 2022 to launch a new educational resource for prospective buyers of AGVs, and to showcase a multi-brand fleet of automated vehicles driven by its ANT® technology. The company will also showcase its ANT® navigation with a unique multi-brand fleet demo.
IDS Vision Channel: Free web session on "Smart Farming" with guest speakers. The IDS Vision Channel is a video and online event platform of IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH, one of the leading companies for industrial image processing. IDS regularly presents new products and technologies there and gives helpful tips on their application. For the one-hour event on 31 May, there will also be two guest speakers.