Smart Automation News

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The previous strict separation of IT (information technology) and OT (operational technology) is coming to an end. OT is opening up its paths to the internet, cloud and AI via Linux. This increases...

The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) came into force across Europe in December 2024. By the end of 2027 at the latest, companies must be able to prove that their digital products are fully secure....

Under the old and new CEO Dieter Meuser, German Edge Cloud shows that its management buy-out on November 1, 2024 was a good decision. The potential of the Linux-based ONCITE DPS platform can be...

Interview with Martin Floeer, Program Manager for u-OS at Weidmueller Weidmueller is a successful manufacturer of electrical connection technology and electronics. Since the end of the nineties,...

Attention! Cybersecurity is moving to the forefront. In the EU, in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the industry must act. Especially in automation. The open, Linux-based platforms of the Smart...

Everyone is talking about OT and IT growing together, converging. Some are even predicting a fusion. The fact is that the new market of open, Linux-based platforms in industrial automation means...

The bilingual Smart Automation market overview of open, Linux-based automation platforms, currently 12 manufacturers of 13 platforms, has been available since mid-2024. The first update for 2025 is...