Automation
Enabling Tomorrow’s Industrial Production and Smart Automation
Every day, the world’s factories are growing smarter and more connected. This is largely driven by developments in industrial computer platforms and IoT software frameworks, the central components for the control, interaction and connection of machines, data and processes.
As a global leader in embedded computing technology, Kontron closely collaborates with its extensive network of partners and suppliers. Kontron offers a combined portfolio of secure hardware, middleware and services for Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 applications. With its standard products and tailor-made solutions based on highly reliable state-of-the-art embedded technologies, Kontron provides highly efficient and flexible automation platforms. As a result, customers benefit from accelerated time-to-market, reduced total cost of ownership, product longevity and the best fully integrated applications overall.
Application Stories
Ectron Corporation
Kontron COM Express modules help Ectron reap the rewards from its new range of Industrial IoT Edge Computers.
moreWind power and species protection go hand in hand
How to reconcile wind power and nature conservation - an intelligent solution enables automated function monitoring of wind turbines.
moreComputer-on-Modules Invade HPC
Ready for Today’s Demanding Embedded & IoT Projects with compact and efficient computer-on-modules (COMs) to support some of the most sophisticated ...
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Future Perfect: Predictive Maintenance and AI
Kontron's powerful Rackmount Server KISS 4U V3 SKX helps realize growing potential of AI-enabled predictive maintenance for energy and automation.
moreSensor Network for the Smart Factory
KINEXON implements intelligent navigation for driverless vehicles
moreSmart Control over all Printing Processes
Kontron's Industrial Computer Platform is the heart of Heidelberg's new press control station
moreSicherheit im Streckennetz (available in German only)
Ergonomische HMIs optimieren die Überwachung des Zugverkehrs.
moreSmart Factory Automation
Kontron puts KBox Industrial Computer Platforms to work on its paperless shop floor.
moreFrom idea to industrial reality
voxeljet uses Kontron's KISS Rackmounts for its industrial 3D printers 3D printing systems have revolutionized many industrial sectors. The automotive ...
moreHeidelberg Postpress relies on embedded technologies from Kontron
Working with Kontron, Heidelberg Postpress developed a high-quality control IPC to handle and coordinate its paper folding machines. The unit is easy ...
moreAdding IoT to Water Works Wonders for Malaysian Rice Growers
Kontron's Industrial Computing Platform enables innovative IoT precision farming solution. In Malaysia demand for rice puts the country's water reserves ...
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Intelligent positioning systems
To enable faster and more precise positioning with less wear and tear of transfer carriages in automatic warehouses, the Automotive Aftermarket Business ...
moreKontron COMs help Glacier industrial computers keep their cool
CHALLENGE: Glacier Computer needed a powerful and rugged small form factor embedded computing solution for its industrialbased Everest products.
moreRobust and long-term available Panel PC in a cost-effective housing
In order to improve order picking for the large base of small warehouses and assemblies, SSI Schaefer developed an affordable Pick-by-Light (PbL) system, ...
moreLaser control in semi-custom design - TRUMPF migrates from VME to customized Computer-on-Module design
With the migration from VMEbus to a solution with Computer-on-Modules on tailor made carrier boards, the new laser control ...
moreiNOEX relies on Intel Atom processor-based HMIs with the Kontron Nano Client Panel PC
The Intel Atom processor-based Kontron Nano Client panel PC with stainless steel housing has been implemented as a visualization client and HMI ...
moreKontron Panel PC controls biogas plants with Open Source software from Awite
For the smooth operation and economic success of biogas plants, robust and durable components with long-term availability are essential factors.
moreSoccer player versus machine
The Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) in Dortmund, Germany has developed a robot goalkeeper with lightning fast reflexes that ...
more配置控创多核工业服务器的ASENTICS代理软件
德国Asentics公司生产的应用于表面检测应用的工业图像处理的新型基于代理软件构架，如PCB检测，充分利用了配置基于x86的多核处理器的控创工业服务器... ...
moreSophisticated Image Processing
Sophisticated image processing systems are becoming an increasingly indispensible part of quality control on automated filling and packaging lines that ...
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在地下使用的强劲控制技术
Eickhoff剪切装货机在单系统解决方案上同时使用了控创模块化的CompactPC硬件、CoDeSys Soft PLC 以及Profibus和的CANopen。此系统可作为预配置、可直接应用于工业控制领域的系统进行订购。 ...
moreExcavator
CompactPCI computers control automated systems in open-cast mining operations. The objective was clear: a control system on a bucket-wheel excavator for ...
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Partnerships
Intel®
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. The Intel® Communications Alliance is a community of communications, embedded developers and solutions providers committed to the development of modular standards-based solutions based on Intel technologies. Intel and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
www.intel.com
Microsoft
As a Gold member of Microsoft's OEM System Building Program, Kontron works directly with Microsoft on new releases of MS operating systems. Testing these products on Kontron platforms in advance insures compatibility and maximizes performance.
www.microsoft.com
Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL, FSL.B) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. Freescale became a publicly traded company in July 2004 after more than 50 years as part of Motorola, Inc. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale, a member of the S&P 500®, is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies.
www.freescale.com
Wind River
Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company’s technology has been powering the safest, most secure devices in the world since 1981 and today is found in more than 2 billion products. Wind River offers a comprehensive edge-to-cloud product portfolio that is backed by world-class global professional services, award-winning customer support, and a broad partner ecosystem. Wind River software and expertise are accelerating digital transformation of critical infrastructure systems that demand the highest levels of safety, security, performance, and reliability. To learn more, visit:
www.windriver.com
KW-Software
KW-Software is the worldwide leading software manufacturer of IEC 61131 programming and runtime systems in the field of industrial control and automation technology. MULTIPROG is the hardware-independent IEC 61131 PLC programming system for creating control applications and the basis for more than 250 control systems. ProConOS is the very fast, realtime and multitasking-capable IEC 61131 PLC runtime system that is available for a great number of embedded platforms. It can also be used in different variants as Soft-PLC. KW-Software is the predominant provider of software for safety technology according to IEC 61508 up to SIL3. The safety-relevant software components are already certified completely manufacturer-independent and can thus be used immediately. KW-Software is intensely and successfully working with the latest technology. This way, we allow our customers to gain a competitive edge and a technological head start.
www.kw-software.com
3S-Smart Software Solutions
3S-Smart Software Solutions develops and distributes CoDeSys the well-known IEC 61131-3 programming system. Today, CoDeSys is the widest-spread IEC 61131-3 development tool in Europe and has established itself as the satadard in controller and PLC programming. CoDeSys is a complete automation suite with object oriented programming, version profiles and controller networks. It contains integrated compilers for all important CPU families, an integrated visualization tool CoDeSys Visualization, an integrated motion control tool CoDeSys SoftMotion and an integrated product extension CoDeSys Safety. CoDeSys SP RTE is the CoDeSys real time SoftPLC under Windows.
www.3s-software.com
Kuhnke Automation
KUHNKE Automation develops and sells customer-specific mechatronic solutions to optimize automatic processes. Core competencies are control and positioning systems, pneumatic solutions and solenoids. Based upon broad technological expertise, KUHNKE creates world class solutions and products which enhance our customer's competitiveness and reduce costs significantly. Ventura, the modular control platform for automation solutions, is the central device for the integration of process control- and field-level. It features EtherCAT, PROFIBUS, CAN and AS-Interface as well as standard interfaces and is custom-designed for the industrial environment. The automation software Ventura Life supports computer simulations for machine and electronic design engineering. Thanks to (repeated) interpretation of the simulation results and subsequent model adaptations improved solutions for machine motion sequences can be developed. Ventura Life thus optimizes the overall design and reduces start-up times. The programming system is based upon CoDeSys in line with IEC 61131. In addition KUHNKE Automation offers Condition Monitoring Systems as well as engineering and maintenance services.
www.kuhnke.com