Semantic interoperability is considered key for the implementation of Industry 4.0. Standardized and secure communication from the field device to the cloud is no longer a vision, but a reality that can be implemented with the help of OPC UA. In this article you will learn what this open communication standard is all about.

The new home of grinding technology, Grinding Hub, celebrated its premiere in Stuttgart in May 2022. More than 370 well-known manufacturers from 23 countries presented numerous innovations across the entire grinding technology process chain — with a clear trend towards automation and digitalisation.

Software developer Lantek has been supporting the sheet metal industry with its solutions for 35 years.

Proshop ERP will exhibit the Proshop ERP digital ecosystem at IMTS 2022. It is a combination ERP/MES/QMS solution developed to address the needs of job shops by people with first-hand knowledge of the shop environment.

To manage the dynamics of day-to-day business in mould making and minimise lead times, an agile planning and control system is required. At Formenbau Krug, the Hummingbird Manufacturing Execution System (MES) makes available resources and associated data at the right time and in the right place, and allows for a quick response.

At Grinding Hub from 17th to 20th May 2022 in Stuttgart, Germany, Anca will showcase their technology range cutting tool manufacturers need to remain agile, improve quality and grow capacity.

Mold-Masters introduced its new Smartmold injection mould monitoring system, a cloud-based software platform dedicated to the plastics industry providing real-time data to drive injection molding innovation.

To detect problems in manufacturing quickly and guarantee quality, c-Com bundles all available data concerning the machine, tool and workpiece for analysis with artificial intelligence (AI). The new module Machining Analytics Solutions (MAS) supports the production process with a digital twin and is especially interesting for hobbing tools.

Germany — The trade fair business has been hit hard during the past months. For more than a year most of us were obliged to stay at home, organize work from our home offices and stop travelling around the world for business trips. What could be more compelling in these times than a Global Production Language to connect not only machinery but people as well?

With Mold Wizard, Siemens offers a special application for the support of mould design in the injection moulding sector. In order to improve the availability of standard parts, leading companies in the supply of mould components cooperated to further improve this tool.