SPS Smart Production Solutions

For the past 30 years SPS trade shows have been the highlight events of the automation industry across Europe. These serve as an inspiration for innovation, whether you're looking to learn what's new in drives and controls technology, mechanical infrastructure or human-machine interface devices.

SPS Italia 2019 - Italian Automation & Digital Trade Show

2019 marked the 9th edition of SPS Italia. The industry event took place in Parma, at the end of May (28-30), covering solutions and technologies from smart and digital automation, everything that is starting to become mandatory in an Industry 4.0 manufacturing landscape.

More than 41.000 visitors and 854 exhibitors were under one roof discussing the big challenges of tomorrow's industry, how digital technologies can enhance output and efficiency and how industrial machines can be linked to work together.

30 years of SPS Germany 2019 - Smart Production Solutions

For three days at the end of November (26-28), thousands of visitors from all over the world will visit the halls of the Nürnberg Convention Center in Germany to attend the exceptional display of the latest in drives and automation technology. Smart Production Solutions (SPS) trade show is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

Previously called SPS IPC Drives, this year the event has been rebranded to Smart Production Solutions. This change reflects the shift of interest within the automation industry at large. In today's innovative and challenged manufacturing sector, there's a new focus on the next generation of software, machine-learning, industrial communication systems, big-data computing and artificial intelligence.

Why attend SPS - Smart Production Solutions in Germany? Here's what happened in 2018:

• 136.000 sqm exhibition space
• 65.700 visitors
• 1,631 exhibitors
• 177 presentations
• 30 guided tours

Control Techniques Drive Technology at SPS Smart Production Solutions

We're #drivespecialists who understand the challenges of today's manufacturing sector. We're offering reliable, easy to install, energy efficient and low maintenance drives suitable for a wide range of industrial applications. On display, at SPS Smart Production Solutions 2019, will be our latest drive technology for industry automation, including:

• Commander C series of general purpose drives. The sixth series of Commander drives is among the smallest in its class, being ideal for OEMs and machine builders. A reliable motor control drive with on-board PLC. And that's not all. Now Commander C drives series come with a free 5 year warranty.
• DFS - Drives Free Standing. A new product from Control Techniques designed to meet the needs of high power applications. An easy to install and ready to use pre-assembled cubicle system with high ingress protection. DFS is an ideal solution to provide plant availability with fast and easy installation with minimal requirement from your engineering resource.
• Digitax HD servo. The new servo drive series extends the Unidrive M range with maximum servo performance in a minimum size package. Optimized for high-dynamic applications, Digitax HD provides the flexibility of both standalone and modular configurations.
• PLC Controlled Motion: the PLC Controlled Motion integration product greatly simplifies the integration of Control Techniques drives into EtherNet/IP and PROFINET based system controllers.

Join Control Techniques at SPS Smart Production Solutions 2019, Hall 4, Stand 258.