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Process industry, trade and switch cabinet construction, mechanical engineering, Smart Factory

The Mobility Manufactory

The Mobility Manufactory

Anyone entering the Phoenix Contact E-Mobility production area will immediate note the atmosphere of concentrated activity. Each handle has to fit, and every little component must be set exactly in…
Craftsmanship at the Abyss

Craftsmanship at the Abyss

What use is the most functional, practical and clever system, the most sophisticated control electronics and the most sophisticated sensor technology if they are not attached by expert hands where…
We’ve got it

We’ve got it

We’ll stay at the lovely Blomberg. The final stage of the search for the digital twin takes us to the heart of Phoenix Contact. The company’s own tool shop is…
We print with it

We print with it

It is back to Blomberg, the main location of Phoenix Contact. A subsidiary of the company also resides here. A particularly attractive one at that. It is called Protiq and…
We control with it

We control with it

It goes back to Bad Pyrmont. There you will find a particularly hot trace of the digital twin – namely in the printed circuit board production, which is at home…
We train it

We train it

Off we go to Blomberg, on the hunt for the digital twin. Here we find the next trace of the digital clone. We’ll start at a field office, not directly…
We feed it

We feed it

The first station of the search for the digital twin leads us to Bad Pyrmont. There we meet Markus Becker. He is supposed to work with the twin … Markus…
On the hunt for the digital twin

On the hunt for the digital twin

Anybody dealing with the topic of Industry 4.0 will, after just a short time, inevitably encounter the digital twin. This refers to the digitalized image of a real object or process.…
Thunder and lightning go digital

Thunder and lightning go digital

When Reyno Thormählen looks up and sees thunderclouds, his face brightens. Thunderstorms are good. If things flash and thunder properly, his system can prove its protective function. Because Reyno Thormählen…
Data for the pot

Data for the pot

How are you supposed to access the data generated by a bearing that is located in a gigantic mixing tank in which hot molten plastic is sloshing around? A research…
Future with (in) system

Future with (in) system

COMPLETE line means much more than a grouping of terminal blocks and technology. The complete connection technology solution can be a building block for successfully coping with demographic change in…
Build it like LEGO

Build it like LEGO

The chemical industry is in transition. Time to market, sustainability, digitalization. One solution: modular systems that can be connected together where necessary and that can be used flexibly. Evonik is…
Hops, malt, yeast, water … and PLCnext

Hops, malt, yeast, water … and PLCnext

This story really bubbles. And hisses. And ferments. Because when it comes to Manuel Fritsch and his controllers, the result of his programming skills is a fine craft beer. Home-brewed.…
Fast networks for valuable data

Fast networks for valuable data

Is data the new raw material? Naturally, the finished products continue to generate added value in the process industry. However, new networking possibilities are enabling increasingly intelligent and reliable processes.…
Modules for wastewater

Modules for wastewater

Bacteria love fresh oxygen. Especially when they have to do heavy lifting in wastewater treatment applications. Air Liquide is developing systems to make life easier for these tiny employees. Lahcen…
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