Sep
29
2017
Thomas Menze — Company and Product News

Honeywell EMEA HUG End User Conference 2017

At their recent EMEA end user conference in The Hague, NL, Honeywell presented their „Connected Plant Concept“. This included their IIoT-based Connected Performance Services (CPS) that offer the process industries the possibility to maximize efficiency.

Sep
19
2017
David Humphrey — Industry Trends

Drinktec 2017: The IIoT Disconnect

After years of discussion and debate about the merits of concepts like IIoT and Industrie 4.0, in the last two years our industry has witnessed the move from theory to practice.

Aug
14
2017
Stefan Miksch — Company and Product News

European Machine Tools Market Benefits from Chinese Recovery

In 2016, many machine tool manufacturers in Europe were concerned about the significant slowdown of the Chinese manufacturing market.  This also led to declining exports to the Emerging Asia market.  Starting in the 4th quarter of 2016 and continuin

Jul
07
2017
— Company and Product News

Automation 2017 - Communication Technology and Industrie 4.0

“Lions only kill when they are hungry”.  This is how Thomas Tauchnitz of Sanofi and member of the NAMUR board of management described the reluctance of end user companies to implement new technologies during the closing podium discussion of the Automation 2017 event in Baden-Baden, Germany.&

Jun
27
2017
David Humphrey — Company and Product News

EIF 2017 - How IT and OT Are Converging

In May, ARC Advisory Group has hosted its European Industry Forum (EIF) in the Meliã Hotel Sitges in Spain. The European Industry Forum is part of ARC’s successful series of worldwide conferences in the USA, India, China, and Japan.