It starts with something small. A single drop of water in a crack, for example, or a fine tear that traps organic residues. It's a cleaning step that is often skipped in the rush to get the production line up and running again quickly. Then come the consequences: a contamination alarm, a product recall and a production stoppage. A seemingly minor design flaw can turn into a problem costing...
Why does more research into corrosion protection lead to fewer greenhouse gas emissions? Effective corrosion protection makes an important contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Preserving metal structures reduces both material requirements and energy-intensive new production. The focus is on interdisciplinary research, as will be intensively promoted at the European Corrosion Congress...
How can plastics be kept in the loop while ensuring cost-effective processing? The plastics circular economy is a response to raw material shortages, rising material costs, and environmental pollution. To turn recycled plastics back into high-quality raw materials, precise sorting, reliable analysis, and stable processes are essential. Sesotec develops technologies that cover the entire value...
The certification of the IO-Link Safety specification by Tüv Süd is an important step for the industrial application of the safety standard. It marks the transition from development to market maturity and creates the basis for certified products. The following article shows what this means for manufacturers, integrators, and users.
Siemens Digital Industries Software has introduced the “PartQuest Design Enablement” portfolio, a connected digital environment aimed at electronic component manufacturers. The platform is designed to enable more targeted, continuous engagement with customers while improving operational efficiency. The solution integrates product discovery, interactive content, bill-of-material intelligence...
The IO-Link Community has published its first Security Deployment Guideline to help end users assess and implement security measures for IO-Link systems. The document is aimed at operators of IO-Link infrastructures. The Security Deployment Guideline provides detailed instructions and best practices for deploying secure IO-Link systems. Topics include authentication, encryption, network...
Sesotec continues to drive forward the integration of artificial intelligence in foreign object detection and now offers „THiNK technology” for X-ray inspection systems - in addition to its proven application in metal detection. The aim is to improve detection accuracy in demanding production environments and make processes more stable and efficient. Food manufacturers face the challenge of...
R. Stahl has successfully tested its new Ethernet-APL Field Switch in extensive practical trials under realistic conditions - and is now launching the product following successful Atex and IECEx certification. The results clearly show: the switch meets all the requirements of modern process automation and is ready for deployment in hazardous areas.
Siemens Digital Industries Software today announced that Veloce Strato CS and Veloce proFPGA CS have been deployed at Arm, a longtime user of Veloce, as part of its design flow for Arm Neoverse Compute Subsystems (CSS). "Time to market is increasingly in focus for our partner ecosystem and critical to remaining competitive in this era of computing,” stated Karima Dridi, Head of Productivity...
With the “Basic Series,” Vega launched a sensor platform in its portfolio since 2020 that has established itself as a robust and economical solution for standard applications. The radar sensors for level measurement detect fill levels in silos and tanks even under challenging environmental conditions such as dust, noise, or coarse-grained bulk solids. The 500,000th device was recently delivered...
