New High-Port Managed Switch from Hirschmann Meets Rising Bandwidth Needs

Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a leading global supplier of specialty networking solutions, has released its Hirschmann BOBCAT High-Port Switch, the newest addition to the growing BOBCAT family. This managed switch, with up to 24 ports, offers a compact yet powerful networking solution for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

Charter for robots and humans working together.

“European Charter For Robots And Humans” Released

2020 is over and with it the first entirely virtual SPS. By 31 December 2020, the SPS Connect platform had played host to a total of 9,121 visitors, seen interactions with 239 exhibitors, facilitated 4,296 business meetings, and delivered a wealth of information about the latest products in the automation industry. In 2021, however, the event is once again set to take place in person from 23 to 25 November in Nuremberg.

Second production line taken into operation at the Wiesloch-Walldorf site

Electric vehicle owners prefer charging system for private use
Heidelberg among the market leaders for wallboxes in Germany
Focus on European rollout

From 1 to 5 March 2021, the embedded world and electronic displays conferences will share a platform with embedded world exhibition 2021 DIGITAL. To accommodate this configuration, the event formats were extended from the usual three days to five days. A clear, user-friendly structure allows participants to readily navigate the two high-calibre conferences featuring various moderated activities, top-class keynote speeches, panel discussions on current challenges, and a range of special topics.

Guidance for growth market of electromobility – EUPD Research seal goes to top brands based on independent customer surveys

Heidelberg Wallbox Energy Control with load management qualifies for KfW support in Germany

With the live days of the SPS Connect now over, visitors are able to take a look at their main topics of interest. The talks and lectures held by leading experts worldwide are now available on-demand until 31 December, as is the opportunity to continue chat discussions.

TM Robotics and Evershed help Ricoh automate its manufacturing process
In an industrial context, the word automation is often, inaccurately, used to mean only industrial robotics. In fact, it refers to everything from inverter driven conveyor systems to advanced manufacturing software. Here, in its truest sense, it means controlling a process automatically; without human intervention. It’s little wonder then that Ricoh, one of the world’s leaders in office automation solutions, applies that ethos holistically across its business. One example of this is its investment in industrial robotics at its manufacturing arm, Ricoh UK Products Ltd in Telford, which has improved profitability and increased efficiency.

In the coming years, the Swiss technology group Bühler AG will be renewing the core systems of its corporate management and migrating its existing R/3 applications to the latest SAP technology SAP S/4HANA. "We are deliberately investing in an anticyclical manner during the pandemic to keep us fit for the future," said Stefan Scheiber, CEO of Bühler, in a virtual meeting held in mid-November with Christian Klein, CEO of SAP. The drastically simplified data architecture and the inherent intelligence of SAP S/4HANA promises a new level of efficiency and transparency in the use of the systems. "As a company, we want to significantly improve our processes worldwide and thus increase the performance of our company," says Scheiber.

DEVONtechnologies updates its documentation and information manager DEVONthink to version 3.6. The update brings compatibility for macOS Big Sur, with both cosmetic and technological improvements. Besides, it focuses on links between documents with an extended Links Inspector and new databases properties. Other changes include better in-document search as well as enhancements to Markdown support, scripting, and the workflow in general.

DocuWare provider of cloud solutions for document management and workflow automation, announces its new partnership with DocuSign.

Start-ups want to grow - and their structures grow with them. This also and especially applies to accounting and controlling. The Munich-based company aboutwater relies on Diamant Software - and benefits from more possibilities and speed.