On September 25, Comau attended the Global Smart Factory Summit in Shanghai. The summit is one of the most important events in smart manufacturing and digitalization with more than 300 OEM digital initiative experts in attendance, and over 20 eminent speakers delivering key-note speeches. Wang Junwu, Comau China's Engineering Director, introduced Comau's digitalization platform in.Grid.
The industry is taking a keen interest in the implementation of predictive maintenance that allows increasing equipment availability, lower maintenance costs and thus increased productivity.
Artificial intelligence, specifically machine learning, finally also arouses increasing interest in the more classical industrial applications, whether for servicing and error prognosis or the optimisation of operating and manufacturing parameters: the use of specialised and high-performance hardware supports the rapid development of software and algorithms effectively.
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, is now offering the new HTU31 relative humidity sensors from TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors. One of the smallest and most accurate humidity sensors on the market, the compact, high-accuracy sensors deliver reliable performance in harsh environments, including in industrial, automotive, and medical applications.
Gain maximum flexibility in your application with the new self-configuring 16 I/O digital module by Bihl+Wiedemann (BWU4230). The 16 digital signals of the ASi-5 slave can be distributed as required – e.g. to 12 proximity sensors and 4 valves in an application with packaging technology. The IP67 module is ideally suited for high I/O densities.
HMS Industrial Networks AB, a wholly owned subsidiary of HMS Networks AB (publ), has acquired 70% of all shares in the Dutch company Procentec B.V. Headquartered in Rotterdam, Procentec is a world leader in solutions and services for diagnostics and monitoring of industrial networks.