SPS 2019 Highlights

Automation World Director of Content David Greenfield reports from the SPS (Smart Production Solutions) 2019 event in Nuremberg, Germany.

David Greenfield
Dec 19th, 2019
Sps 2019
Companies in this article
B&R Industrial Automation
Harting, Inc.
Siemens AG
Bosch Rexroth
Lenze
Mitsubishi Electric Automation
Beckhoff Automation
ABB Robotics
Videos from B&R Industrial AutomationView all videos
Automated by B&R - Aryan Pumps IndiCycler equipment with X90 controls
Automated by B&R - Aryan Pumps IndiCycler equipment with X90 controls
Feb 11th, 2020
B&R presents the latest compact motor-mounted drive - ACOPOSmotor
B&R presents the latest compact motor-mounted drive - ACOPOSmotor
Feb 6th, 2020
B&R @ MSV 2019 v Brně
B&R @ MSV 2019 v Brně
Jan 21st, 2020
Videos from Harting, Inc.View all videos
HARTING kompakter Steckverbinder Han® 1A
HARTING kompakter Steckverbinder Han® 1A
Jan 8th, 2020
HARTING Railway Days Asia
HARTING Railway Days Asia
Dec 10th, 2019
Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) - explained easily: The Enabler for IIoT
Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) - explained easily: The Enabler for IIoT
Dec 10th, 2019
Videos from Bosch RexrothView all videos
Turnkey Solutions for Belt Conveyors
Turnkey Solutions for Belt Conveyors
Feb 14th, 2020
ActiveMover - The Linear Motor Transfersystem in Components
ActiveMover - The Linear Motor Transfersystem in Components
Feb 10th, 2020
Aluminum Framing - Everything to Build Anything
Aluminum Framing - Everything to Build Anything
Feb 6th, 2020
Videos from LenzeView all videos
Lenze PLC Designer: How to write logic in sequential function chart?
Lenze PLC Designer: How to write logic in sequential function chart?
Feb 14th, 2020
Lenze – automation partner in intralogistics
Lenze – automation partner in intralogistics
Feb 12th, 2020
Setup a VNC connection to your PLC
Setup a VNC connection to your PLC
Jan 29th, 2020
Videos from Beckhoff AutomationView all videos
Beckhoff North America | Corporate Overview
Beckhoff North America | Corporate Overview
Feb 14th, 2017
New solutions for Industrie 4.0 and IoT
New solutions for Industrie 4.0 and IoT
Feb 14th, 2017
TwinCAT Analytics: Seamless data acquisition and analysis for IoT
TwinCAT Analytics: Seamless data acquisition and analysis for IoT
Feb 14th, 2017
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Emerson Automation Solutions' Edge Virtualization
In this video, Rich Carpenter of Emerson Automation Solutions explains why the company virtualizes its edge devices to take advantage of the multiple cores to perform multiple independent functions on the same device.
Feb 27th, 2020
Peter Zornio of Emerson Automation Solutions sets the scene for the day's digital transformation discussions between CPG manufacturers and OEMs.
CPG Manufacturers and OEMs Collaborate on Digital Transformation
In a meeting co-hosted by PMMI’s OpX Leadership Network and Industry Relations Committee, manufacturers and machine builders shared their plans and concerns about IIoT in a discussion aimed at creating a digital transformation roadmap for PMMI members.
Feb 27th, 2020
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Are Autonomous Mobile Robots at the Tipping Point?
Why many industry experts and observers feel that advances in software, cloud computing, and machine learning are enabling autonomous mobile robots to become far more commonplace in industry.
Feb 26th, 2020
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Open-Source Software Meets Industrial Automation
As more automation technology suppliers incorporate open-source tools, the ability to use open-source software in automation projects no longer depends on access to arcane software knowledge commonly known only to developers and IT-savvy engineers.
Feb 25th, 2020
Daniel C. Malyszko, director of operations and forward thinker, Malisko Engineering
Updates Along the IIoT Journey and the Role of the Integrator
As more organizations continue down the path of digital transformation, it’s easy to lose track of what your end goals. Asking the right question and properly using a system integrator can make all the difference.
Feb 25th, 2020
Henrik Soderlund of Ericsson (left), Vijay Kamineni of Logan Aluminum (center), and John Magee of Hitachi Vantara at ARC Forum 2020.
Hitachi’s Digital Transformation
Positioning itself as a major supplier of digital transformation technologies to companies such as Ericsson and Logan Aluminum through its Hitachi Vantara business, Hitachi also highlights use of its Lumada IIoT technologies at its Omika Works factory.
Feb 25th, 2020
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Tools to Help the Digital Transformation
Inductive Automation rolled out enhancements to its Ignition Edge industrial application platform and new partner and development communities that will help turn data into actionable information.
Feb 9th, 2020
Dick Slansky, senior analyst, ARC Advisory Group
Simulation for Intelligent Cyber-physical Systems
As products continue to get smarter, so does the complexity and integration requirements. Learn how designers of these cyber-physical systems are using advanced simulation platforms as a guide in this increasingly complex manufacturing space.
Feb 20th, 2020
Brian R. May, managing director, Industrial North America, Accenture
Remaking Industrial Equipment Manufacturing
The constant introduction of new technologies is blurring industry boundaries, leaving some industrial equipment manufacturers struggling to keep up in the transition. Learn the steps that a few companies are taking to ensure they don't get left behind.
Feb 18th, 2020
The DIGIT framework abstracts what is an inherently unique and often complex and messy transformation process into a simpler form, allowing for the revelation of actions and activities we believe are mission-critical for digital business transformation and, therefore, IoT program success. Source: Georgia Tech Center for the Development and Application of Internet of Things Technologies (CDAIT).
Expert Advice on Making the Digital Transformation
Georgia Tech’s Center for the Development and Application of Internet of Things Technologies provides new insights and advice on IoT project implementation with suggested frameworks for improving your approach to this transformative process.
Jan 21st, 2020
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IIoT Enables Next-Level Remote Asset Monitoring
Connectivity advances and intelligent offerings are making it easier for manufacturers to monitor remote plant sites while opening up potential for new product-as-a-service offerings.
Jan 29th, 2020
Edge Computing Infrastructure
Edge-to-Legacy System Integration
Beyond its application for local data storage and analysis, edge computing is enabling new industrial computing architectures as it bridges the IT/OT divide and replaces other long-used industrial computing platforms.
Feb 3rd, 2020
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Seeq Earns AWS Competency Status
Driven by the growing trend of industrial organizations’ use of the cloud for data analytics, Seeq obtains Amazon Web Services Industrial Software Competency and makes their advanced analytics offering available via software-as-a-service.
Feb 3rd, 2020
Rafael Amaral, Chief Technology Officer, Nukon
Empowering Digital Operations in Manufacturing Using Business Process Automation
As new technologies continue to breach the manufacturing industry, it’s becoming increasingly beneficial to utilize these advanced technologies to help enhance both process and manufacturing operations.
Feb 3rd, 2020
Michel Devos, MESA EMEA Board vice president, MESA
The MES/MOM is Opening the Path to the Smart Factory of the Future
As the automation landscape moves into digital transformation, it's important to realize the role of MES and MOM software in creating the smart factory of the future.
Jan 27th, 2020
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Industrial Internet Consortium and Trusted IoT Alliance Combine Memberships
By joining memberships, the Trusted IoT Alliance brings a focus on blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies more squarely into the scope of the Industrial Internet Consortium activities.
Jan 14th, 2020
Michael Bowne, PI North America
Trends to Watch in 2020 and Beyond
Understanding how the ‘black channel principle’ ensures safety-related messages get from their source to their destination and IO-Link’s role in simplifying the sensor-to-cloud connection.
Nov 1st, 2019
Craig Correia, Director of LifeTech & Process Industries, Festo
A Practical Energy Efficiency Solution Using Industry 4.0
A look at a simple installation of IoT in a pharmaceutical production environment to help with energy conservation efforts, provide predictive analytics for machine and manufacturing processes, and enable the achievement of ISO 50001 targets.
Nov 1st, 2019
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Why Start Your Digital Transformation Now (Part Two)?
In this second part of Epicor’s perspective on manufacturing’s digital transformation, we look at what today’s workers want and how you can keep them happy—and your business thriving—with the help of technology.
Nov 1st, 2019
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Start Small with Analytics to Build Momentum
Figuring out which analytics platform works for you may, at first, seem daunting, developing a strategy and small-scale analytics pilots could what helps you finally make that investment.
Jan 6th, 2020
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Connect with Digital Transformation Experts
The Industrial Internet Consortium launched a pilot program to connect industrial end users with experienced consortium members. The goal of this service is to help users identify appropriate digital technologies or scale existing proofs of concept.
Jan 3rd, 2020
Siemens demonstrated “flexible grasping” using AI and neural network processing.
Top Articles of 2019: Artificial Intelligence
Coverage of Siemens addition of artificial intelligence via neural networks to traditional control programs is one of Automation World’s top 5 articles of the year.
Dec 24th, 2019
Jack Yang, project manager, Advantech IIoT Group
Advantech Spotlights Data and Device Management
As more manufacturers begin digitally transforming their operations, Advantech showcases products designed to address edge data handling and IoT device management.
Dec 20th, 2019
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The Edge-to-Enterprise Strategy
As advances in automation technology make plant-floor-to-corporate-office connectivity a tangible reality, Aveva claims to be the first supplier to deliver a complete edge-to-enterprise system.
Dec 12th, 2019
Sawmill processing stations turn logs into finished lumber for crates and pallets.
Wood Packaging Producer Achieves Productivity Gains
Denmark’s biggest wood packaging producer recently upgraded to a CC-Link IE communications network to achieve an estimated $330,700 USD in annual savings.
Dec 7th, 2019
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Digital Maturity: A United View
Automation World survey results highlight the importance of corporate and plant floor alignment for digital transformation initiatives.
Dec 5th, 2019
Harting's Edgar-Peter Düning (left) and PerFact Innovation's Dr. Robert Rae at SPS 2019.
Harting Highlights Software and Single Pair Ethernet
Noting a shift in its approach to incorporate data communication related software, Harting also announces the formation of a network of companies committed to advancing the development and application of single pair Ethernet technology.
Dec 4th, 2019
Balluff Io Link
How IO-Link Benefits OEMs and End Users
Already popular in Europe, the IO-Link industrial communication technology is reportedly growing by double digits in the U.S. Learn why this point-to-point data communication method is increasingly preferred across industry for delivering device data.
Dec 3rd, 2019
Rafael Amaral, Chief Technology Officer, Nukon
How Business Process Modeling can Prepare you for Digital Transformation
Planning to move your organization into a more digital environment can often be complex, but it’s happening whether you like it or not. Business process modeling can help you plan your digital transformation and ease into the digital space.
Dec 2nd, 2019
Sebastiano Di Filippo, senior director, business development for Qualcomm Technologies Europe at the SPS 2019 event.
Bosch Rexroth and Siemens Collaborate with Qualcomm on 5G
With 5G in the early stages of deployment across the globe, Europe looks to lead the way in proving the network’s benefit for manufacturing applications.
Nov 27th, 2019
This 2-axis robot in the Lenze booth at SPS 2019 was used to show a model-based and data-based approach to condition monitoring using data from the robot’s drive.
The Drive as a Sensor
Gathering more data from machines doesn’t necessarily mean adding more sensors. Lenze highlights how manufacturers can use data from existing drives for applications such as condition monitoring and preventative maintenance.
Nov 27th, 2019
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Foxconn Upgrades Quality with Video Analytics
Using HPE Pointnext services to deploy machine learning at the edge, Foxconn is able to address quality assurance issues in its production of highly customizable IT servers.
Nov 26th, 2019