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Special Report: Enabling the Factory of 2030

EE Times Current · 25 Jul 2023 · 15m

What this episode covers

Brett Brune, editor-in-chief of EE Times, and Barb Jorgenson, editor-in-chief of EPSNews, discuss the 'Enabling the Factory of 2030' special report, focusing on Industry 4.0 technologies. They cover data transport protocols like MQTT and OPC UA for edge computing, the adoption of digital twins and the industrial metaverse by companies like BMW and Siemens, and the use of 7-axis collaborative robots from Kuka and Casau in semiconductor and electronics manufacturing.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
EE Times, EPSNews, Faircom, Hive MQ, Nvidia, BMW, Bentley Systems, Siemens, Infinia Technologies, Kuka, Casau, Universal Robots
Products
Omniverse, LBR IWA
Tools
OPC UA, MTConnect, MQTT

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