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OT-ready IT technologies in mechanical engineering The Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Systems (ISW) at the University of Stuttgart is hosting a one-day workshop on March 31, 2026, in which, together with its partner Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation, it will demonstrate in a practical setting how IT...

A yseries in cooperation with KEM: Why it’s worth switching to open, Linux-based platforms now This article kicks off a four-part series on the topic of "Future-Proof Automation," for which I am co-operating with Michael Corban, editor-in-chief of KEM Konstruktion/Automation. In parallel, KEM is conducting a trend survey titled "Do open,...

Open Linux-based automation platforms gained even more prominence at this year's SPS trade fair in Nuremberg. Numerous developments and entire trade fair presentations, including press conferences, suggest that the imminent enactment of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is also a real boost for open platforms. SPS has grown again. 1,175 exhibitors...

The 7th trade press conference on the open, Linux-based ctrlX AUTOMATION platform from Bosch Rexroth made it clear that the right strategies are the basis for visible success, even and perhaps especially in economically and politically difficult times. From the operating system ctrlX OS and ctrlX CORE to apps, soft safety and specific AI...

The "Composable Software" background series is now complete. With an article in which I focus on the great opportunity that the Smart Automation platforms from Germany and Austria offer the industrial location of Germany and D,A,CH (final article in background series Composable Software). At the moment, this seems to me to be the most important...

In a press release dated July 23, 2025, iTAC Software AG announced a strategic technology partnership with Red Hat. The aim is to create a future-proof, modular platform for production management based on the iTAC.MOM.Suite and the Red Hat Advanced Compute Platform, based on OpenShift - operable from edge to on-premises environments to the cloud....

u-OS is Weidmüller's open, Linux-based operating system. It allows users to run their own automation apps or those created by third parties. Weidmüller is now adding the Data Hub to the u-OS operating system. The Data Hub, which is fully integrated into the operating system from version 2.2.0, makes it easier to use data transparently between...

Open, Linux-based automation platforms create space for innovation. A good example is provided by the young Swedish company Cognibotics, which is presenting its brand-new Juliet&Romeo software at two  booths of partners at automatica 2025: Bosch Rexroth and KEBA. Openness and the use of standards make it possible to focus on core expertise...

Open, Linux-based platforms for automation have been available for years. But the public is still not very aware of the advantages in use. Users have not yet been asked about this. The news portal Industrie-Digitalisierung wants to change that. With your help! The Smart Automation market overview has been around for a year and is currently in its...

KEB Automation is a successful supplier of automation technology. Karl Ernst Brinkmann founded the company in 1972 with six employees to develop, produce and sell brakes and clutches. Today, KEB Automation is a globally active company with 1,400 employees, 1,000 of them in Germany. The product range covers all elements of automation, including...