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Hannover Fair 2011: Day 3 News

The Automation World staff travels to Germany April 4-8, 2011 to bring back news of world-class automation and innovation. Hannover Fair is an annual technology showcase encompassing 13 tradeshows covering all aspects of industry. This year, hundreds of exhibitors from 65 countries are showing their state-of-the-art technology to visitors from around the world under the theme of "Smart Efficiency.

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Bosch Rexroth

我看到大部分的自动售货机ion stands at the show by Wednesday morning. But I had an interview with Dr. Karl Tragl, chief executive officer of Bosch Rexroth. So it was time to get a broader vision of automation business.

Tragl pointed to several trends that were increasing during "The Crisis"--as the recent recession is called in Europe. First is the combination of increasing globalization and coordination within and among companies globally coupled with the increasing need for local support. Next is the increasing interaction of humans and machines. This is seen especially in safety but also the cost of production. The last--which reflects a trend seen everywhere this year at Hannover--energy and environment.

One global economic trend is the disparity in growth among regions. On the product side, there is increasing need to combine products into better overall solutions and to design with more than one dimension in mind. For example, Bosch Rexroth was demonstrating a combination electric servo and hydraulic system that not only reduced energy required for the process, but also reduced machine noise.

博世力士乐的目标减少其碳footprint by 20 percent by 2020. It has completed a pilot plant study within its organization and is, in fact, rolling out the findings to customers. A case study from France is due to be completed shortly.

Profi News

Profibus International, North America announced the addition of Bernie Anger from GE Intelligent Platforms as a new board member as GE-IP has announced that Profinet will be the backbone of its automation system henceforth.

ProfiEnergy was a hit at the show with many products on display.

OPC Foundation

The OPC Foundation Partner exhibition showed many working examples of the new OPC-UA specification. This has been a long time coming, but the results are beginning to be seen.

Wrap up

There is no doubt that energy consumption is a global problem. Every automation supplier is tackling it. How are you seeing it in your neck of the woods?

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