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5 automation trends that will really stand out at Indumation.be 2022 – Be aware!

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5 automation trends that will really stand out at Indumation.be 2022 – Be aware!

05/03/2022

We are going to be very clear on this... If you want to be well prepared, just like the other +10,000 professionals from the Benelux industry like yourself, we recommend that you take a look below at the useful information we have to offer about relevant trends and tools from the 240 exhibitors that will make INDUMATION.BE -the fastest growing trade fair for industrial automation and Industry 4.0- a more efficient and worthwhile experience for you and your colleagues on 18, 19 and 20 May in Kortrijk Xpo.

HERE ARE THE 5 TRENDS THAT 240 EXHIBITORS WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING AND THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM WILL UNDOUBTEDLY HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AS ADDITIONAL CRITERIA IN THE COMING YEARS:

  • Modularity and lower energy consumption of electronics, controls, and components
    Sensors, drives, controls and actuators are becoming more compact, but also more and more modular and configurable for machine builders and high-tech systems. In addition, energy consumption has become the number one priority.
     
  • Technology maintenance
    An unmistakable trend that will emerge throughout your visit is the extent to which components, machines, robots and other equipment are able to transmit real-time data down to the smallest functional level, and are monitored online with the aim of analysing and adjusting the slightest anomaly or malfunction. Vibration, temperature, pressure, peaks, load, working hours and other variables are put into context in order to optimise machine downtime, OEE, supply chain, maintenance, etc.
     
  • More security standards for IoT devices and components
    19 billion connected devices will be in use worldwide by 2022. Hardware vendors at Indumation.be have been working hard to make their latest components fully compliant and certified, using the right protocols, so that tomorrow you will be able to integrate all that is showcased today at the trade fair into your new automation projects, safely and without any hassle.
     
  • More digital tools to connect processes and staff
    Since the outbreak of the pandemic, technology and component suppliers have been pulling out all the stops to provide proprietary or open platforms for their customers, giving management and operators access to an unprecedented range of digital tools, HMIs, applications and dashboards to control processes on the shop floor in a smarter, more efficient and flawless way.
     
  • Cloud, Edge and 5G are top priorities
    Connectivity is key. The speed with which data are pumped upstream and downstream, and with which algorithms can do their work, via the cloud and also increasingly close by via the edge, are the common thread running through everything you will find at the trade fair and during the Expert Classes.

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