ARC Europe Viewpoints

Siemens has announced plans to acquire the string inverter business of the KACO new energy GmbH, one of the leading manufacturers of energy-related power electronics, for an undisclosed sum.  

The embedded AI function of Omron’s controller uses machine learning to analyze machine information and detect anomalies to then alert maintenance.

Siemens to announce a new version of the powermanager power monitoring software, whereby power data can now be directly transferred into open, cloud-based IoT operating systems, such as MindSphere.

"Tackling the materials and processing challenges of Additive Manufacturing ": 300 experts from research and industry met at the 3rd International Symposium Additive Manufacturing.

Will new mobility deliver sustainable transport for all? This was the agenda for the ‘Transforming Transportation Conference 2019’, held in Washington D.C.  

Dassault Systèmes announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of IQMS, a leading manufacturing ERP software company, for $425 million. 

With the 7KN powercenter3000 IoT data platform, Siemens is expanding its digitalization solutions for electrical power distribution in industry, infrastructure and buildings.

Business models are changing in the age of IIoT. Many industrial enterprises are moving from large capital expenditures toward a "pay-as-you-go" model; commonly referred to as equipment-as-a-service (EaaS), or in some cases “Servitization”.

KEB Automation and Brusatori Motori Elettrici announce the partnership between the two companies with an agreement based on the acquisition by KEB Automation of 30%.

Bosch is now assuming full control of EM-motive, one of Europe’s most successful electric motor manufacturers.  Bosch and Daimler set up EM-motive GmbH as a fifty-fifty joint venture in 2011.