The Ewon remote solutions from HMS Networks have always prioritised security. Recently, the "Ewon Cosy+" remote access solution has been assessed for cybersecurity against the IEC 62443-4-2 criteria by Nviso, a globally recognised cybersecurity expert. As the industry evolves, so do the standards of excellence, with IEC 62443 emerging as the benchmark for cybersecurity in industrial automation.
Electricity generation from renewable energies is currently driving the energy transition forward at a rapid pace. However, sun and wind cannot be switched on and off as required. This presents the future energy system with a number of new challenges. One key aspect is that a significantly higher degree of flexibility will be required than today in order to keep the supply and consumption of...
Flir, a Teledyne Technologies company, has developed the "Flir A6301", a highly sensitive, cooled mid-wave thermal imaging camera designed for 24/7 inspection and automation applications aimed at making production lines more efficient and improving product quality. This new camera provides a new level of thermal imaging capability for process control and quality assurance applications in the...
As the leading international trade fair for energy management and networked energy solutions, EM Power Europe 2024 is an important source of inspiration for current trends and developments towards integrated, renewable energy systems. Copa-Data will be showcasing various application examples of the Zenon software platform in the fields of energy automation and battery storage systems at the trade...
In hygiene-sensitive areas of laboratory automation, the pharmaceutical industry or the food sector, Yaskawa robots from the new "Motoman HD" series can perform a wide range of handling tasks. With the first two models with a payload of seven and eight kilograms respectively, the manufacturer is expanding its range of solutions for hygiene-critical robot applications. The abbreviation HD stands...
The recycling of post-consumer input materials is subject to a wide range of fluctuations. This poses major challenges for recycling systems and melt filters in particular. The recycling machine manufacturer Erema offers two filter models in different sizes, designs and performance variants: the "Erema SW RTF" backflush filter and a laser filter. The manufacturer has now developed the intelligent...
The successful interaction of components throughout the production process and fast response times to automation trends are crucial to a company's success. The new Melfa robot arms from Mitsubishi Electric combine advanced hardware, intelligent software and seamless integration into the digital manufacturing environment. They therefore offer users the best possible conditions for the flexible...
Autovimation now offers protective enclosures with Peltier temperature control for cameras with cross-sections up to 100 mm x 100 mm and maximum lens diameters of 120 mm. The highly efficient and space-saving Turtle enclosures cool the built-in camera technology to up to 30 °K below ambient temperature. They enable machine vision applications at ambient temperatures from -20 °C to 70 °C and thus...
Production facilities are increasingly the target of cyberattacks. Industrial companies are therefore required to identify and close potential vulnerabilities in their systems. To address the need to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities on the shop floor as quickly as possible, Siemens has launched a new cybersecurity software-as-a-service, that will be showcased for the first time at Hannover...
Schmersal is set to showcase its new DHS door handle system at Hannover Messe 2024: the door handle unites the functions of a robust door handle with display of individual machine statuses using illumination in the handle itself. The door handle system is universally designed so that it can be optimally used with the AZM40 solenoid interlock, with safety sensors from the RSS36 and RSS260 series or...
