Whitepaper: Edge-based Industrial Machine Vision Applications

This article investigates the role AI has to play in machine vision systems, and outlines the various hardware options available for edge-based machine vision applications.

In his article Automation Meets IT with CDP Studio, Odd Gilinsky of CDP Technologies provides an easy introduction to building fast, distributed control systems on industrial computers. The article was previously published in Elektor Business Edition issue 2/2018, and is now offered as a free download to all Elektor e-zine readers.

Elektor Business Edition (EBE) offers innovators, electronics engineers and startup companies essential information and insights into the latest products, research and intelligence from the industry. Elektor Business Edition 2/2018 for April and May has a focus on Industry 4.0 and Automation.

As the Internet of Things (IoT) proliferates, billions of cloud-connected devices are expected to be designed, manufactured and deployed over the next decade. However, the challenges are growing, requiring ever-increasing efforts to prevent hacking of connected devices and protect critical data and intellectual property. The industry is rapidly converging on best practices for keeping next-generation IoT devices safe by demanding a robust “chain of trust” across the entire product life cycle.

For Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), success isn’t just about controlling costs. It’s about building an agile company that can deliver exactly what the market demands. DTNA, a Daimler company, is the largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America and a leading producer of medium-duty trucks and specialized commercial vehicles. Recently, its Portland Oregon manufacturing facility underwent a complete ‘IoT/Industry 4.0’ overhaul.

Whether you call it Industry 4.0, Industrial Internet-of-things, IIoT, or just Digital Manufacturing: innovations on the shop floor are currently hot topics for Industry. Whether the aim is to achieve vertical integration of machines over the cloud or horizontally using the supplier’s network or to optimize a product performance throughout its life-cycle organizations are sure to benefit from the IoT in terms of improved processes, product quality and interoperability. The target is to ensure current production requirements can be more efficiently met as well as providing the flexibility for custom products tailored to customer requirements.

Elektor Business Magazine (EBM) Edition 5/2017 is now available for Elektor GREEN and GOLD Members and has a strong focus on IoT & Industry 4.0.  EBM offers innovators, electronics engineers and startup companies, essential information and insights into the latest products, research and intelligence from the industry.

Infineon officially launched Productive4.0, the largest European research initiative for Industry 4.0, in Dresden on May 19 of this year. Under Infineon’s coordination, more than 100 participants in 19 countries will be working on industrial digitalization and networking. They include companies such as BMW, Bosch, Philips, Thales, NXP, SAP, Volvo and Ericsson, as well as renowned research centers such as the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft and the Dresden University of Applied Sciences.

German industry colossus Bosch is proposing a new data exchange standard, Production Performance Management Protocol (PPMP), for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), a.k.a. Industry 4.0 in Germany. PPMP is designed to facilitate the interplay of partners in different technology segments and vertical markets. Remarkably, Bosch characterizes the protocol as an open, common language for machines.

Elektor Business Magazine (EBM) aims to establish a busy bidirectional link between the electronics industry and research institutions on the one hand and ambitious hardware and software developers in homelabs, startups and spinouts on the other. In fact the magazine is in place wherever solid guidance is required on a journey of high-tech inspiration. The September & October edition of EBM covers Industry 4.0 in-depth, without losing sight of its broader perspective: the Internet of Things.