WLAN and Bluetooth have limited bandwidth, making conventional wireless communication problematic in the production environment. Nevertheless, numerous components such as sensors and robots need to be wirelessly connected. To overcome this challenge, a team of researchers at Fraunhofer IOSB-INA in Lemgo is working on solutions with help from the Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL) University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Soon, it is hoped that machines in factory buildings will communicate with one another using light pulses. This technology is not new, but now it needs to be adapted for use in industry.
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has launched a smart building suite designed to create more efficient and flexible workplaces where people are at the core.
Schwarzer Precision by Bürkert has released its customisable range of micro pumps to the UK market. The gas and liquid precision pumps can be tailored for each customer application including a quick turnround with a prototype constructed within four days.
Large intralogistics projects for airports, parcel centres, high-bay warehouses or other warehouse logistics facilities must reconcile several competing requirements. With the LogiDrive concept for drive technology, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS takes a comprehensive TCO approach that combines energy efficiency and the reduction of variants with optimal system solutions for intralogistics.
Receives three-year, $4.1 million project from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop automated cyber protection solution that detects, isolates and enables Building Systems to reliably operate through a cyberattack or system fault.
Lennox EMEA is pleased to announce that Paulo Andrade has been appointed as the new HVAC Sales Director for Lennox EMEA. He will continue the Lennox EMEA strategy, focusing on technologies diversification, while keeping customer focus at heart.