CEO Dr. Ulrich Viethen: “Automation works best when decentralized”

Bringing automation to where it is needed: Murrelektronik has established a concept for control-cabinet-free mechanical engineering with Vario-X – modular, fully electrical, and installed directly on the machine. In an interview with konstruktionspraxis, CEO Dr. Ulrich Viethen explains how decentralized control, power distribution, I/O, and safety reduce complexity, materials, and costs, why this allows systems to be assembled faster and expanded more easily – and what role co-creation and the digital platform Ukonn-X play in achieving “first time right” in planning, commissioning, and service.

Here is the full interview (available in German only): “Automation works best when decentralized“