In 1995, WAGO set a milestone in automation technology when it introduced the first modular, fieldbus-independent WAGO I/O system. This year, the company is celebrating a special anniversary: 30 years of automation! Under the slogan “OPEN. For Smart Industry Solutions,” WAGO experts will present a look back at the progress of the technology and, most importantly, show where the future of automation is headed. With “OPEN,” WAGO emphasizes its focus on developing open systems and seamless integration of a wide variety of technologies and vendors. This philosophy enables the development of tailored solutions for customers who want to make their automation open, flexible and future-proof to meet the dynamic requirements of Industry 4.0.
In the face of mounting damage from cyberattacks and new EU regulations like the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), comprehensive cybersecurity is now indispensable for businesses.
To meet these challenges, WAGO offers a comprehensive security concept and additional OT security consulting services, complemented by a combination of hardware and software solutions. In this way, customers can strengthen cyber resilience and make OT networks as secure as possible. At the SPS Expo, the company will present its latest development: IEC 62443-4-1/-2 certification of the Compact Controller 100. This new development underscores WAGO’s commitment to product security and helps create advanced security solutions to more effectively defend networks and systems against a wide variety of threats. This certification puts WAGO in a solid position to ensure CRA compliance, while offering customers improved protection against digital threats.
Other new software solutions for cybersecurity and engineering will be presented at SPS this year:
PLC Agent
Integrated cybersecurity is becoming indispensable for companies. Source: WAGO
PLC Agent is an interactive chatbot that supports PLC programmers and system integrators in the engineering phase by helping them develop applications for the WAGO I/O System in CODESYS. With targeted code suggestions and a central location for documentation, it helps optimize the engineering process and makes it easier to get started with programming for the WAGO I/O System.
Kevin Kling, who works in product technology management at WAGO, summarizes its benefits thus: “PLC Agent is like another colleague on the team: always available, knowledgeable and with direct access to our WAGO know-how."
WAGO visualization and control hub
As the central hub of the SCADA system architecture, the WAGO Visualization and Control Hub is a user-friendly platform for real-time data visualization, proactive monitoring, intuitive control and comprehensive system integration. With interactive dashboards and customizable visualizations, the hub enables clear analysis of complex processes and provides complete transparency of production data, energy consumption and system states.
At its expo booth, WAGO will also present:
Automated wiring and digital documentation in control cabinets
Wiring control cabinets remains a largely manual process step. With the modular WAGO Cabinet Wiring Robot, WAGO now offers an automation solution for efficient control cabinet wiring. In conjunction with the conductor preparation station — which can also be used as a standalone unit — the robot reduces the manual workload for single-sided wiring of frames and mounting plates by 60%. Control cabinet documentation is another task that is often carried out by hand. In collaboration with CirQuit, WAGO offers a digital control cabinet folder for centralized cloud-based management of technical documents, making planning and production more reliable and flexible. This solution guarantees 20 years of access, change tracking and networking for everyone involved.
WAGO power supply base
The introduction of this uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with LiFePO4 memory technology marks a significant advance in power density and reliability. This technology offers lower self-discharge and longer service life, providing an excellent solution for critical applications in industrial infrastructure. As an essential part of a power supply system, the UPS buys time to get critical processes into a safe state or back up data.
