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Welcome back to Nuremberg!

Welcome back to Nuremberg!

The leading trade fair for sensor and measurement technology SENSOR+TEST will take place in Nuremberg from May 10-12, 2022. Participants can expect three days of pure technology and lots of exciting topics along the entire measurement technology chain.
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The perfect wave. Radar sensors for level and distance measurement in factory and logistics automation

The perfect wave. Radar sensors for level and distance measurement in factory and logistics automation

Whether for dip coating basins or container ports – radar technology offers clear benefits over alternative solutions using ultrasonic or optical sensor technology in many application fields. However, radar sensors have rarely been used to date for distance or level measurements in production and logistics. With its LRS+ and DR-M30 radar sensors, Turck now offers efficient solutions for demanding applications in these areas as well. The browser-based Turck Radar Monitor visualizes the signal...
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Overmoulded panel feed-throughs M8x1/M12x1 with cable

Overmoulded panel feed-throughs M8x1/M12x1 with cable

Due to the ever-increasing complexity of machines and systems with a variety of sensors and actuators, there is a need to distribute data to centralized or decentralized enclosures or control cabinets. The overmoulded panel feed-throughs from CONEC can be used, for example, to transfer data from the IP67 world to the IP20 world in the control cabinet.
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The power of one – a direct hydraulic drive in a single unit

The power of one – a direct hydraulic drive in a single unit

Hägglunds Fusion drive systems bring a new definition of compact to the already space-saving Hägglunds drive concept. An entire hydraulic direct drive system can now be mounted on the torque arm, making Hägglunds advantages even more attractive for a wide range of applications.
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Expandable embedded PC with Tiger-Lake CPUs

Expandable embedded PC with Tiger-Lake CPUs

High CPU performance, fanless design and expansion slots for add-on modules are combined in the new MP1-11TGS-D embedded PC series from ICP Germany. The good performance comes from the 11th generation Intel® Core™ I processors, also known as Tiger Lake UP3.
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App for the maintenance of process plants with augmented reality function

App for the maintenance of process plants with augmented reality function

"Comos Mobile Worker" is a software application for mobile data management with integrated augmented reality functionalities from Siemens. It was developed in cooperation with Augmensys GmbH, a specialist in the field of mobile data management and augmented reality.
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Robot instead of muscle power

Robot instead of muscle power

KUKA robots relieve the staff of a private brewer when palletising and depalletising beer crates. Small but excellent – that’s the motto of the Christian Fiedler private brewery from the Saxon village of Oberscheibe. With 18 employees, the family business is very successful in producing premium beers according to the time-honored art of German brewing. A KUKA robot makes this work easier.
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Hundred variants with modular principle

Hundred variants with modular principle

Spectra PowerBox 310: Modular Mini-PC system for industry. The Spectra PowerBox 310 is easily adaptable to countless application scenarios. This enables a modular principle with more than 100 variants, which can be obtained simply by combining the numerous additional modules offered by Spectra.
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Cybersecurity Resources

Cybersecurity Resources

Wind River delivers the security technologies and expertise to help companies combat new cyberthreats emerging from the IoT era. Wind River is committed to active threat monitoring, rapid assessment, proactive customer notification, and timely fixes. Explore useful resources to help you navigate an evolving threat landscape.
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New boxed solution for machine learning on the edge

New boxed solution for machine learning on the edge

SECO, center of excellence in the field of technological innovation for IoT and AI solutions, presents a new box PC specifically developed for Edge Computing: VELA (formerly codenamed SYS‑C43‑IPC).
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Condition monitoring via smart app

Condition monitoring via smart app

Intelligent one-stop solution for cloud-based plant monitoring reduces downtimes and relieves maintenance specialists. The specialists from 5thIndustry GmbH and endiio have presented an end-to-end solution for the efficient integration of condition monitoring data into daily maintenance processes. endiio supplied its energy-autonomous wireless sensor modules for this purpose.
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AI becomes mobile via AI Transportables

AI becomes mobile via AI Transportables

How artificial intelligence applications can be brought to the very edge. AI Transportables differentiate themselves from traditional edge AI infrastructures by implementing the latest technologies in areas such as high-speed data centers, input/output, networking, and storage to enable operation in harsh environments. AI Transportables meet stringent MIL-SPEC requirements for shock and vibration, redundancy, operating temperature ranges, altitude ranges and uninterruptible power supplies....
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CONEC SnapLock D‑SUB hoods and connectors

CONEC SnapLock D‑SUB hoods and connectors

CONEC offers a D-SUB quick locking system which enables a quick and easy locking and unlocking without additional tools. The system allows a locking even at poorly visible device interfaces due to the audible and tangible "click“. Retrofitting an existing system with quick release hoods is also possible.
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Industrial Networking Shop

Industrial Networking Shop

Industrial networks play an important role in the modern automation world. An ever-increasing number of machines and devices are networked with each other, and data volumes are increasing rapidly as a result of digitalisation. With this development, the demands on the networks and their components are also increasing. Speed, reliability and the simple integration of new end devices are only a fraction of the requirements that must be met by modern network components such as switches or routers.
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Remote on the machine

Remote on the machine

Industrial mobile routers. Remote maintenance and remote management of machines and plants are important components of digitalisation. They save time-consuming and costly on-site service visits and are at the same time the entry into IIoT and Industry 4.0. With the 4G routers of the UR series, Spectra offers a complete range of industrial 4G mobile radio routers.
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Small control tasks made simple

Small control tasks made simple

Ethernet I/O modules of the WISE‑7500 series: From electrical signal to smart sensor/actuator. "If the motor has started and the temperature is greater than 90 °C, then switch on the cooling and send an alarm email to the technician." These and similar "control tasks" can be performed by the Ethernet I/O modules of the WISE-7500 series.
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Wind River eBook: VxWorks – Redefining the Role of the RTOS

Wind River eBook: VxWorks – Redefining the Role of the RTOS

Embedded systems and the RTOSes they run are typically responsible for processes and machines of critical importance. Learn how VxWorks® enables embedded developers to take a modern approach to build next generation embedded designs without compromising security, safety, reliability, and performance.
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HMI and PLC in one

HMI and PLC in one

UniStream: Compact All-in-One controllers now with 10‑inch display. For system integrators, compact All-in-One PLCs offer a particularly convenient way to implement interactive control tasks. If the appropriate programming software is also included in the package, implementing the tasks is particularly easy.
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The future is now. Are you ready for it?

The future is now. Are you ready for it?

Join Wind River® technical experts for a deeper look at the technologies shaping embedded development and the evolving new world of intelligent systems. You will get the chance to ask our technical experts anything you want about these new technologies.
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Industrial Panel PC in IP66/69K stainless steel housing

Industrial Panel PC in IP66/69K stainless steel housing

Spectra-Panel Z-Series meets requirements of the food, pharmaceutical and medical industries. Hygiene requirements are particularly high in the food, pharmaceutical and medical industries. Since the spread of particles, germs and other contaminants must be prevented at all costs, materials are used in the production process whose contamination potential is as low as possible.
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The power pack for automation

The power pack for automation

Spectra PowerBox 3000C – Mini‑PC with Coffee Lake Power. High computing power, extensive expansion options as well as the compact design have made the mini PCs of the Spectra PowerBox 3000 series a real 19-inch alternative since the first generation. Due to these characteristics, they are recommended, for example, for use in machine and system control.
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Simulate Anything, Chip to System

Simulate Anything, Chip to System

Check out what a real-time, mission-critical intelligent systems DevOps environment can provide to digitally transform your system: Automated build workflows and templates, digital feedback loops, and much more.
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Image processing in a new dimension

Image processing in a new dimension

Spectra PowerBox 5000: Scalable high-end GPU computing system. Modern processes in industrial AI and machine vision are closely linked to image processing. This requires industrial PC systems with CPU and GPU performance large enough to process the tasks in real time.
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New Solutions for Modern Energy Challenges

New Solutions for Modern Energy Challenges

The energy industry is increasingly turning to a more decentralised and diverse range of energy sources, including wind, solar and hydropower. In the ongoing state of digital transformation, cloud-native software based on microservices deployed in containers helps tackle challenges of this transition, see how.
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