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With the completion of the CC-Link IE TSN specification, the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) is setting the stage for a new development wave of industrial devices running on CC-Link IE that can now take advantage of Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) technology. TSN is a set of additional standards related to standard IEEE Ethernet. Initially developed for the automotive industry, TSN quickly became popular with industrial network consortia because of its ability to support determinism.

At our ARC European Industry Forum 2018, Chris Hazlewood, Senior Manager at MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC, gave an important Key Note speech about two key technologies forming the digital enterprise; Edge Computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) but it seems the company has been working in the background on a third: 3D printing.

The Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA) reports that the September order intake in the German machinery and plant engineering sector only maintained its previous year's level; not enough to achieve the same rate of growth as in previous months.

Endress+Hauser has invested more than 10.4 million euros in a new production facility at its location in Nesselwang, Germany. The 4,800-square-meter building contains new production and office space, in addition to technology and common rooms. With the expansion, the Endress+Hauser Group is making further investments in sustainable growth.

KONTRON, a member of the S&T Group and a leading supplier of embedded systems, invited to its innovation day on October 18th, under the motto: "SUCCESSFULL THROUGH DIGITIZATION". 

For industry users, Amazon Web Services (AWS) may still seem like the new kid on the block, but the company has been doing business since 2006.

ARC has recently published the latest version of its PLC study and it shows a positive picture for 2017 and 2018. 2017 was a year many have not seen coming to this extent. Though, we had predicted the industry dynamics right, we were partly surprised by the prolonged and excessive spending in many industries, in China as well as in parts of Europe. 2017 was the best year in terms of growth since 2011, which was characterized by the recovery from the financial crisis.

The IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC), 16.-18. October 2018 in Barcelona, is dedicated to connecting IoT providers with industry stakeholders, to help the latter to increase their productivity via this disruptive technology.

This may hurt…  You know that one person that always ruins everybody’s mood? Well, today it will be me.

As part of Siemens Industrial Edge, Siemens is launching applications for Sinumerik Edge, the machine-level platform specially designed for the machine tool industry, at AMB 2018 in Stuttgart .