More flexibility in Machine Construction thanks to Industrial Ethernet
The dream of an intelligent factory is almost as old as industrial engineering
itself. The higher the number of employees and workstations working in parallel
for the production of a product, the more communication and control is required.
What was once defined by a strict working cycle is now done by information
channels constituting the nervous system of a company.
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Trends and challenges in industrial automation
Everything used to be very simple. The machines set the pace on the plant floor. Maintaining a perfect rhythm made the work more efficient. The rules are
different in today’s state-of-the-art production environments. Fast reaction to
change has become an additional success factor which contributes to high
productivity during normal day-to-day operations. No matter how well you
prepare, you cannot plan for every eventuality.
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Data traffic with high performance and tested reliability
Maximum efficiency is the goal of every machine manufacturer. Every project
has to be judged in terms of how far it offers an optimum balance between
results and costs. Therefore, new technologies are not taken up simply because
they are new but because they improve efficiency without raising costs
unnecessarily.
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How companies can master the conversion safely and systematically
One should love all things old, recommends Theodore Fontane in his book “Der
Stechlin”, whereas the new has to be lived. This is generally easier said than
done, however, since switching to a new technology involves numerous hurdles.
Opportunities, risks and costs have to be weighed up. And there is also an
emotional component, as no one ever likes to say goodbye to something which
they have got used to.
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