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The connected mine
IECEx helps mining embrace the digital age safely and efficientlyMining is one of the most ancient trades performed by humans. It is also one of the trades whose evolution has been fairly slow, considering that the first mining efforts were to search for stones suitable for making tools approximately 2,6 million years ago. Today, mining is a far cry from the traditional depiction of pack mules, pickaxes, canaries and rugged prospectors.
Council elects future IEC President
Dr Yinbiao Shu will take over presidency in 2020IEC Council elected Yinbiao Shu of China as IEC President for a three-year term of office, starting 1 January 2020.
A belt and braces approach to cyber security
A holistic strategy, combining best practices with testing and certification, is the best way to build cyber resilience.We use the expression “belt and braces” to mean that we are being extra careful about something. The idea is that if our belt breaks unexpectedly, our braces will ensure that our trousers stay up.
Good things come in pairs in Industry 4.0
Digital twins are real-time digital images of physical objects, or processes, that are optimizing performance in smart factoriesImagine opening your email and finding a medical prescription to treat an illness you didn’t know you had, without any prior physical tests and perhaps before you even felt unwell. Your doctor could have decided on the treatment after examining a digital replica of you, including real time data about your diet, lifestyle and current environment.
Energy efficiency trickles down into large applications
Essential in energy-hungry domains such as industry and buildingsAchieving better Electrical Energy Efficiency (EEE) is a very broad task that extends well beyond the more efficient transformation of primary energy, chiefly fossil fuels, into electrical energy. It must be introduced in energy-intensive sectors like industry and buildings. Standardization work by numerous IEC Technical Committees (TCs) is central to this broader objective.
Digital data exchange to be streamlined
International Cooperation Agreement signed between the IEC and eCl@ss e. V.The harmonization of standards in electrical engineering and electronics means a breakthrough for digital data exchange.
Electricity access is key
Message from Frans Vreeswijk, IEC General Secretary & CEOIEC work impacts all aspects of life. Electricity and electronics are the cornerstone for all economies in developing and developed countries. IEC International Standards together with IEC Conformity Assessment Systems support 12 out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Share your work in 2017
We need your storiesTake the 169 countries in the IEC family, the 20 000 technical experts who work in standards development, the many Certification Bodies (CBs) and Test Laboratories (TLs) in the IEC Conformity Assessment (CA) Systems, and add to the mix the rapid pace at which technologies are evolving today and you have hundreds, if not thousands of stories that can be told within the IEC community.
Joint IEC/IEEE Standard to improve substation operation
Precise time synchronization for grid automation needs a broadly accepted StandardCommunication between equipment and systems for the electric grid is an essential element of power utility automation, and central to the introduction of Smart Grids. The IEC and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) have joined forces to develop IEC/IEEE 61850-9-3:2016, a dual logo International Standard specifying a precision time protocol (PTP) profile for IEC and IEEE Standards applicable to power utility automation.
Going the last mile with robots
Significant changes ahead in retail markets and delivery servicesFrom robots delivering small packages in cities, to driverless trucks transporting bulk loads over long distances, advances in robotic delivery in the next decade will lead to significant changes in retail markets, the freight haulage industry and transport in general.
A different kind of workforce
A new breed of robot is extending the benefits of automated industry to smaller manufacturersSmaller businesses are becoming more streamlined and competitive thanks to the development of cobots or collaborative robots, capable of working safely with humans along assembly lines.
Business expansion, global cooperation
Interview with Hirozumi Sone, President & CEO, Azbil CorporationTechnologies and systems are converging, and sometimes fundamentally changing how business is conducted. Customers increasingly want solutions that are future proof and able to adapt to their changing needs. In this interview Azbil President & CEO, Dr Hirozumi Sone explains how his company, a major provider of industrial and building control and automation, is able to discover and take advantage of new business opportunities that result from technology convergence. Sone sees active participation in IEC work as a strategic business tool that offers much more than dependable technical value.
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