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Why install the latest generation of safety networks? Most people would put the money saved on less wiring at the top of their list of answers.
Using wireless sensor technologies in process automation is finally getting out of the labs and into the plants. There remains a reluctance to publicly come out of the closet about using it.
Scott Fraser is the Electrical Technology Department Chair at Long Beach City College in California. Besides providing electrical training, the Department offers specialty areas in robotics and industrial automation.
The goal of tightly integrating processing and packaging, as well as
devising an industry standard method of machine control, is still
gaining momentum.
Forget the politics. Doing good for the environment can be very good for the bottom line.
Plants are turning to automation tools to drive down energy costs and reduce carbon emissions.
Improved HMI visualization makes plant and enterprise data easy to share, and also easy to understand.
It’s seldom a good feeling in the pit of your stomach when management issues you a challenge.
Can excellence be measured? While there is no easy answer, many forms of measurement can provide light.
Fast Digital Fieldbuses Improve Motion Control.
After nabbing the savings from easier installation, plant managers are beginning to use fieldbus for asset management.
Here's a look at some of the trials, tribulations and challenges faced by two early end-users of industrial wireless networking technology, along with some lessons learned and benefits gained.
New Microsoft tools are designed for easy and secure data flow.
Tracking products from herd to grocery shelf can reduce recall exposure.
PackML Version 3.0 is out. Here’s an early look at the new guideline from the experts who helped shape it, the inside scoop on OMAC’s new marketing message, and what to look for at next month’s Pack Expo Las Vegas.
Lean supply chain helps Boeing become even leaner.
(Sidebar to "Technology Upgrades Boost Plant Performance" from the August 2007 issue of Automation World)
In North America and Western Europe, plants are retrofitting with new technology to get more from existing assets. Shaw’s integrated network cuts downtime. Getting dairy products to market on time is a necessity. Knowing the status of machines down to the temperature of production helps Arla Foods get milk from the cow to the grocery store within 12 hours. 
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