EPN Industrial Automation Blog

The mountain in labour (not a fable)

ZigBee technology has been in use in building automation for a few years now, and finally the alliance agreed on a standard, based on BACnet.

LIN in automation

The comparatively simple LIN bus is quite well suited for industrial applications that don’t require too many control lines. With the ever increasing number of automated systems, there are more niches for such »simple« applications – as a consequence, LIN is continuously growing out of the automotive area.

Short notice: Mondial taken over by B+R

Austrian Mondial electronic GmbH located in Gilgenberg has been bought out by Bernecker + Rainer Industrie-Elektronik GmbH (B&R) headquartered in Bad Homburg, Germany.

Home Automation vs. burglars

While large companies can afford enormous budgets for sophisticated security and alarm equipment including the corresponding personnel, smaller businesses often have just as much to protect but not as much money. So, why not use the building/home automation network together with a comparatively simple intrusion alarm?