Edited by Ingo Becker

TV Report About IT Security At Automatica 2018 [Update 5:15 pm]

See the media coverage on the industrial IT security topic at automatica 2018 by heute.de news channel of German public-service television broadcaster ZDF [German content]:

– “Angriff auf Industriesteuerungen – Chance auf mehr IT-Sicherheit”

Save The Date: automatica 2020 – 16 to 19 June, 2020

automatica 2018 Beats All Records Again – Final Report Is Here! [Update 3:15 pm]

Impressive numbers during the four days of automatica 2018: More than 46,000 visitors and 890 exhibitors – which means: New records and plus seven percent growth each.

– Proud to be one of the highlights:

With new exhibitors, specialist lectures and demonstrations, the topic “IT” plays a central role at the trade fair. Sixty-four companies exhibited from the IT environment within the framework of the IT2Industry area. Dr. Christian Schlögel, CEO of connyun GmbH, stated: “automatica 2018 has shown the technological opportunities that companies have for implementing their digital transformation. It is impressive to see the great range of industrial loT developments and which potential is still available.”

Get all facts and figures about the automatica 2018 at the newsroom.

IT2Industry Forum: Final Stage [Update 1:15 pm]

Cool stuff: Gesture controlled gripping hand for collaborative robots. Visit @Schunk_HQ at #automatica2018 #cobots #robotics pic.twitter.com/7JqDcXu3ek

— Stefanie Naujoks (@s_naujoks) 20. Juni 2018

It’s a wrap for 2018 IT2Industry Forum stage! Again we had a number of interesting talks and lectures about all areas of digitization of companies from manufacturing and production.

In his keynote, Dr.-Ing. Detlev Richter, TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH, presented how a dynamic security architecture 4.0 leverages the security of connected, modular, industry facilities.

Kollege Gerhard Pluppins hat gerade auf dem #IT2Industry Forum der @automaticafair darüber gesprochen, wie Service-Prozesse digitalisiert werden können und wie #AugmentedReality für #RemoteSupport eingesetzt wird. Testen Sie unser System noch heute an unserem Stand in Halle B4! pic.twitter.com/hp5CzQqnUQ

— ESSERT GmbH (@ESSERT_GmbH) 22. Juni 2018

How will AI ​​affect the world of work? [Update 10:10 am]

Watch the automatica 2018 video on AI featuring statements by Dr. Wolfgang Hildesheim, Head of IBM Watson & Artificial Intelligence, Dr Marco Huber, Chief Consultant, USU Software AG, Dr Michael May, Head of Technology Field, Business Analytics and Monitoring, Siemens AG, and Dr Wieland Holfelder, Vice President Engineering, Site Lead Engineering Center Munich, Google:

Get IIoT Knowledge From International IT Experts [Update 07:15 am]

Last day at automatica 2018 IT2Industry Forum – and we are rising our hands for another comprehensive agenda at hall B4!

Check out what’s on our timetable for Friday, 22 June 2018 during the morning hours:

• Smart data glasses (original title: Durch die Augen eines anderen: Virtueller Helpdesk über Datenbrille) by Gerhard Pluppins, Essert GmbH, from 10:40 am;
• Smart Maintenance by Falk Pagel, IAS MEXIS GmbH, from 11 am; and
• Robotics by Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Janke, Faster Solutions, from 11:20 am;
• The Friday keynote at 11:40 am: Dr.-Ing. Detlev Richter, Global Head of Industrial and Energy Products, TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH, focuses on “Security of connected, modular, industry facilities needs a dynamic security architecture 4.0″ (original title: “Sicherheit von vernetzten, modularen, Industrieanlagen erfordert eine dynamische Sicherheitsarchitektur 4.0 (Safety & Security)“ – in German language).

Cobots, Smart Services und Plattformökonomie – Die IT2Industry auf der automatica 2018: https://t.co/sKCMD3qlps @automaticafair pic.twitter.com/SeTlzWjLV5

— bayme vbm (@baymevbm) 22. Juni 2018