Written by Andy Maskell, Product Manager- Safety, I/O & Networks
There has been a huge amount of activity throughout industry recently about the next 
industrial revolution : INDUSTRY 4.0 – The 4th Industrial Revolution.
This has generated endless buzz words and a marketing frenzy which we now see expanding daily. It has caused excitement and a lot of confusion at the same time. It has been driven by the demand for free information flow, efficiency and the inevitable merging of IT and automation among many other factors that industry demands.
utomation in transport Infrastructure can cover a wide range of applications and requirements. At Phoenix Contact, we have the experience and capability in these areas to help support projects within the following fields:
Imagine a food processing production line where freshly prepared ingredients are rushing down the line being prepared for tomorrow’s ready meal. This is a time critical process where a line failure can result in the loss of valuable produce and a missed delivery deadline. A stopped production line costs money, simple as that, and so when designing the electronics used to run production lines, reliability is a key requirement.
Many companies still rely on this enduring backbone to run their automation processes and shop floor infrastructure. However, with the move towards 
If you take a look at the clean water side, consider the following applications:
So I find myself sitting here again with the task of keeping you enthralled with a blog about marking. The bad news for you is I have a habit of being quite boring, the good news is that these blogs are edited. With that said though I have a cracking bit of kit to tell you about.
Hannover Messe- 24-28th April
Gareth is the newest member of our blogging team. He is our cyber security specialist, and blogs about the growing awareness of industrial network security.