Resistance of vibration and shock – Criteria of hardware components for mobile applications
In many application cases of automation and the robotization of mobile systems, various hardware components are exposed to unfavorable circumstances like high temperatures, water, dirt, permanent vibrations or shocks. In these extreme conditions the components also need to work flawlessly to ensure the functionality of the whole system. To guarantee the reliability at such conditions, […]
Industry 4.0 – the fourth industrial revolution
The economy is currently on the threshold to a fourth industrial revolution. The purpose of this turnaround is to make production more flexible, efficient, intelligent but also more individual. Therefore, it can be said that after decades of mass production the way goes back to single-unit production. The German government has also discovered the chances […]
Industrial Ethernet – real time Ethernet under the most adverse conditions
Surely, the definition of Ethernet is well known to all the readers who once occupied themselves with connecting their own computers in a home network. More and more frequently the term Industrial Ethernet is used in connection with industrial systems. We will give you a deeper look into that topic here.
Fieldbus – the data highway
If you want to inform yourself about the topic of automation, you will need to learn more about fieldbus systems. The main reason for that is the increasing number of electronic components in nearly every area of life. But what exactly does that mean and where does the wide distribution of fieldbus systems come from? […]
CAN-Bus – status quo in automotive engineering
On today’s automation solutions, the number of electrical components continues to grow. The cabling of these electrical components requires a great effort, involving huge costs at the project planning and complex wiring schemes. For that reason, so-called “fieldbus systems” were developed, that transfer the data with help of only one single bus cable, which passes […]
EtherCAT – a lightning-fast bus system
As an answer to the growing requirements of the modern automation engineering to the real-time capability of the bus systems and the high costs of the common bus components, several companies began to generate a real-time capable bus system. It is drawn up to the favorable standard components of the Ethernet-standards IEEE 802.3. One of […]
SCADA – the modern monitoring system
By virtue of the increasing amount of automated systems, the importance of monitoring and controlling these complex systems rises, too. Obviously, the automated systems should be operated with minimum staff deployment. Therefore, it is necessary to offer tools to the operators for controlling the processes. “SCADA” is typically mentioned in this context, which integrates computer […]
