How virtual sensors can measure quantities that cannot be measured
Sensors that measure position, temperature, pressure and other physical or chemical parameters are gaining enormously in importance in industry 4.0. But it is not always possible to measure what is actually necessary. Virtual sensors can help here. Albert Dorneich, Head of Technology Innovation and Evaluation at Balluff, explains how Virtual Sensing works and what possibilities the tec...
Robotic Process Automation: What speaks for and against office robots
Robots are no longer only used in production halls. As software bots, they have already arrived in many offices where they carry out standardized processes or even help decide which human applicant gets the job advertised. In this blog post you can read about the possibilities and advantages of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and the pitfalls and disadvantages that need to be taken ca...
Why the Internet of Things needs new approaches to IoT security
According to a study, 8.4 billion devices worldwide are to be networked this year. The Internet of Things (IoT), like almost every new technology, is not only a blessing but also a curse. Because everything that is networked can also be hacked and abused. In this blog post you can read why common concepts for IoT security are no longer sufficient and how this problem can be solved. Acc...
Why Machine Learning will change the industry from scratch
Many things can be programmed, but not everything. Because some things are too complicated to fit into fixed rules. Thanks to machine learning, computers can also handle complex processes and even unforeseen events. Read in this blog post how this technology can increase the competitiveness of the industry, what role Google, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM and the like play in this, and how mac...
