Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company at the forefront of creating and building the future of space transportation and infrastructure for Low Earth orbit (LEO) commercialization, has implemented Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio of software and services as the foundation of its next-generation digital engineering program.

The development of rubber gloves is a lengthy process. Malaysian company Le Inoova has automated this process – with the help of integrator IDEA and a KUKA robot. It now ensures greater precision and less waste.

The OSS 3U-SDS is a high-performance server that does not compromise on performance and stability with its PCIe 4.0 rugged server appliance in a compact 20-inch short-depth form factor and rugged enclosure. With these features, the appliance specifically targets the AI Transportable market.

BRESSNER Technology introduces another AI Transportable solution optimized for vehicles – the Expressbox 4400. The professional GPU accelerator meets all requirements for transportable AI applications with its compact yet robust form factor.

The Edge Supercomputer Rigel is an innovative enterprise-level AI solution. Rigel is the first GPU-accelerated edge computing system of its kind, using the highest-performance NVIDIA® HGXTM A100 4-GPU platform with the latest NVIDIA® NVLink® GPU interconnect instead of traditional PCI Express GPUs.

TDK Corporation has expanded its product range with two new DC-DC converters with 1.5 W and 3 W power from the TDK-Lambda CCG series. These converters are capable of providing full load in ambient temperatures from -40 to +85 °C with convection cooling. In addition to battery powered equipment, applications include process control, data communications, telecommunications and test or measurement related products.

The linear shaft motor is a direct drive consisting of a shaft with rare earth permanent magnets (iron-boron neodymium alloy) and a runner made of cylindrical coil windings. The shaft provides the magnetic fields on which the runner acts. The driver assembly, in combination with the amplifier and control electronics, generates the power for the motor. A small current generates a great force. In this article, the mechatronics specialist Dynetics describes the further advantages of linear shaft...

From digitalisation on the shop floor to innovative IoT applications, there are numerous applications where digital and analogue process signals need to be processed.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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....

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.

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.

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.

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.