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13 Opinion: How
Advancements in
Machine Vision Propel
Factory Revolution
14 Opinion: Edge
Computing, Artificial
Intelligence, and the
Cloud
There is certainly a buzz around
the idea of digitalization, but
what are the options and how
can they best be employed?
16 How Preventive and
6 Predictive Maintenance
Is Changing Production
18 Opinion: Tactile
COVER STORY Cobots for a Smart
Factory
6 Harmonized Two-Stage LED Driver Systems
It has become problematic to satisfy all design and regulatory 20 Opinion: Robotics
Is Making Jobs, Not
specifications of modern lighting systems with a single-stage Taking Them
power-conversion architecture. Today’s hardware electronics
engineers are resolving the requirements by developing PARTNER CONTENT
multiple-stage driver designs. 21 Silicon Carbide
Modules Unlock Higher
Power Density in Motor
EDITOR’S LETTER Drives

3 Automation Is No 26 Magnetics
Longer Just an Option Components That
Robotization is a race that Europe Match 1,500-V Battery
cannot afford to lose if it wants to
regain its industrial autonomy and Energy Storage System
improve its competitiveness. Requirements

SMART FACTORY SPECIAL REPORT:
10 IIoT, IoT Adoption Seen ARTIFICIAL
on Fast Trajectory Path INTELLIGENCE
After a sluggish start, the pace of 29 Engineering Trust FRONT COVER ILLUSTRATION: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES
adoption of IIoT networks and the in the Era of AI 2.0
3 IoT has picked up. The outlook 30 Conventional
is brighter — albeit with bumps
along the way.
Memory Is Key to
Ubiquitous AI
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