Omron was one of EPLAN’s first Data Portal partners and the company has, over the years, offered more functionality to its customers via the portal, supporting better and more efficient engineering design.
Industry 4.0, the deployment of distributed automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies, is based around the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing to create the "smart factory", where physical machines are monitored and controlled in pseudo real-time and autonomous decentralised decision-making manages the process.
There are a number of key areas for IT and data centre managers to consider when it comes to planning future rack developments.
Andy Preston, UK drives product manager at ABB explains how to tap into the hidden cost benefits of using today’s digital variable speed drives.
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