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20.2.2023

OPC UA – an overview over the central Industry 4.0 standard

In principle, technical standards are supposed to improve the efficiency and interoperability of technical devices and components. But frequently we find competing standards, in particular in the industrial sector. This becomes even more problematic in the era of Industry 4.0 and increasingly networked machines and systems. Enter OPC UA, a platform that is poised to overcome the old rivalries.

9.1.2023

The KEBA and SEPRO Darts Challenge - SPS 2022

SPS 2022 was a special trade fair for KEBA with many highlights. One of them was the new "Darts Challenge" - a joint project between KEBA and the French injection-molding machine expert SEPRO.

5.12.2022

Machine operation: Mobile HMIs compared to stationary operation devices

The digitization and automation in the industrial sector have led to massive changes in the requirements for machine operation and consequently, in what is expected of machine operators. It used to be that stationary solutions such as pushbuttons, switches and simple display screens directly on the housing were sufficient; but today, we need full HD monitors with touchscreens and cloud-based high-performance HMIs (human-machine interfaces). As a result, operating a machine is not dissimilar from using a smartphone.