--- title: Meet Canonical at SPS 2024 description: Join Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, at SPS 2024 to discuss open source innovation in industrial technology. url: https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-sps-2024-industrial?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Edoardo Barbieri](https://canonical.com/blog/author/edoardo-barbieri "More about Edoardo Barbieri") 29 October 2024 # Meet Canonical at SPS 2024 [events](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/events) [Industrial](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/industrial) [real-time Linux](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/real-time-linux) [real-time Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/real-time-ubuntu) [Ubuntu Core](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-core) --- Share the article [SPS (Smart Production Solutions) 2024](https://sps.mesago.com/nuernberg/en.html) is almost here! With [over 1,200](https://sps.mesago.com/nuernberg/en/expo/for_visitors/tickets.html) national and international exhibitors, SPS is the main gathering of industrial manufacturing to experience the latest trends and developments in the automation industry first-hand. Join [Canonical](https://canonical.com/), the company behind Ubuntu, at SPS 2024 to discuss open source innovation in industrial technology. You can meet with the Canonical team [at booth # 446, Hall 6](https://sps.mesago.com/nuernberg/en/exhibitor-search/igp.html?url=/SPS/boothDetail/exhibitor/canonical-group-limited?searchQuery=canonical&lang=en-GB&hallId=H006&layerId=L000&boothNumber=446)  in Nuremberg and pick our technical experts’ brains about your industrial use case. [Book a meeting with us](https://calendly.com/anatoli-scholz-canonical/ubuntu-sps) ## **Accelerate your Industry 4.0 adoption** Industrial is a key focus area for Canonical. We are fully committed to supporting industrial pioneers across their digitisation journeys by providing a best-in-class experience of consuming open-source software. At SPS 2024, you’ll connect with world-leading suppliers who transitioned from manually updating legacy machinery on the shop floor to hardware-agnostic systems updated over-the-air (OTA). These forward-thinkers and innovators are pushing the envelope of digital infrastructure by adopting [Ubuntu Core](https://ubuntu.com/core), the most popular Linux-based operating system (OS) purposefully designed for Industry 4.0. Ubuntu Core makes your devices smarter, enabling a smooth transition towards software-defined industrial manufacturing based on container technology. *Join us at SPS 2024 to discuss how we can help you tap into the fourth industrial revolution.* ## **Experience innovation** At [booth # 446, Hall 6](https://sps.mesago.com/nuernberg/en/exhibitor-search/igp.html?url=/SPS/boothDetail/exhibitor/canonical-group-limited?searchQuery=canonical&lang=en-GB&hallId=H006&layerId=L000&boothNumber=446) we will also showcase how we are setting the stage for the future of digitisation in manufacturing and accelerating industrial transformation. **R****eal-time and mixed criticality:** While there is no available, out-of-the-box consolidated solution available today that shows hard real-time, [TSN](https://ubuntu.com/blog/real-time-industrial-systems) (Time-Sensitive Networking) and FuSa (Functional Safety), Canonical and Intel are filling this gap. In this joint technical demonstrator, Canonical and [Intel](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/homepage.html) will showcase a use case covering real-time and mixed criticality. **Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR)****:** This demo in collaboration with [Advantech](https://www.advantech.com/en-eu) primarily showcases the integration capabilities of AFE-R360 as an AMR controller. The main controller can be equipped with Ubuntu and a ROS2 environment to interface with 2D Lidar, four sets of Innodisk MIPI cameras, and the motion control portion of the AMR chassis. It provides autonomous navigation and obstacle avoidance capabilities, while remote operations can be facilitated using the Cogniteam AMR remote and monitoring system for real-time remote monitoring, batch control, and simulation and adjustment of the AMR environment. **Proven ecosystem of partners**: Come check out our ODM and Silicon partners and some of their boards enabled for Ubuntu. [Learn more here](https://ubuntu.com/certified). **Ultra Secure Ubuntu for Industry 4.0:** For industry 4.0 to show its full potential in factories, manufacturers must overcome the boundaries between operational technology and the IT world. Ubuntu Core bridges the gap by porting those technologies which have proven successful in IT down to devices on the shop floor. *Ubuntu Core brings the same end-to-end security and reliability to every automation level of modern industrial factories*. With the end-to-end security ecosystem around Ubuntu Core, industrial manufacturers’ equipment and tools are now as secure as their servers. **Reliable operation for Long Life:**Ubuntu Core’s built-in security is not limited to the OS layer via bug fixes and CVE patches. Every industrial application on top of Ubuntu Core sits in a secure, sandboxed environment. Furthermore, Canonical maintains Ubuntu Core throughout devices’ lifetime. Industrial manufacturers receive a decade of ultra-reliable software updates on their low-powered, inaccessible, and often remotely administered embedded devices in the field. By using an OS designed for utmost reliability and optimized for security, world-leading suppliers and manufacturers are free to concentrate their efforts and redirect resources towards their value-add activities. ## **See you at SPS 2024** Book an in-person meeting with our experts to learn how we are building the future of industrial manufacturing. [Book a meeting with us](https://calendly.com/anatoli-scholz-canonical/ubuntu-sps) **Date**: November 12 – 14, 2024 **Venue**: NürnbergMesse, Karl-Schönleben-Str., Messeplatz 1, 90471 Nürnberg **Booth**: [# 446, Hall 6](https://sps.mesago.com/nuernberg/en/exhibitor-search/igp.html?url=/SPS/boothDetail/exhibitor/canonical-group-limited?searchQuery=canonical&lang=en-GB&hallId=H006&layerId=L000&boothNumber=446) [Exhibition Halls at SPS 2024](https://sps.mesago.com/nuernberg/en/expo/venue-site.html) ## **Let’s keep in touch** Your learning journey doesn’t end at SPS 2024. Discover how we are accelerating the world’s move towards Industry 4.0 in our [webinar on the future of industrial automation](https://ubuntu.com/engage/future-industrial-automation). ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. 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