This video podcast hosted by Digi International discusses the value of using TCP/IP & UDP/IP based communication over wired and wireless networks to monitor and manage local and remote devices in hazardous environments.

  Sylvania Lighting Develops Flexible Machine Control System Using NI Vision, Motion, Intelligent DAQ, and LabVIEW.

  A new Ethernet controller network, CC-Link IE, has been provided to the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) by Mitsubishi Electric. CLPA states that this controller network is the first phase of its plan to provide open solutions encompassing the full range of industrial Ethernet networks from the field level to the enterprise level.

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 Find out the answer to the question: which is better — an open computer system or a closed one? Without hesitation, 9 out of 10 computer savvy consumers will say “open.” This response is the result of nearly 30 years of PC development during which the hardware has been open and the various Microsoft operating systems have been de-facto open.

 EZTouchPLC has dual processors, dual power supplies and modular inputs and outputs at an incredibly low price starting at $548 for a 6" Touchpanel and 16 discrete inputs and outputs.

  Discover PT Pilot®, the cutting edge online selection tool from SEW Eurodrive - no installation or purchase necessary.

  Animated demo of a chocolate bar production and packaging line showcases Bosch Rexroth’s advanced GenNext™ technology on a variety of packaging machines.

  A complete range of motion technologies for OEM's, system integrators and end users.

  Download this whitepaper today to learn how you can reduce development time and cost with standardized motion programming.

  National Instruments LabVIEW and CompactRIO to control hydraulic systems on the Nexans Spider remote operated vehicle (ROV) as it levels the seabed and clears a path for the pipeline.

  Flow sensors are key to analyze, optimize and maintain the air consumption of a pneumatic application. Learn more by downloading this valuable white paper today.

  Dr. William Goble of Exida explains why software development techniques are critical to any automation project. Read this paper and learn how to develop, test, implement and improve your Safety PLC software design.

  MTS Temposonics linear position sensors provide accurate, non-contact position sensing in a wide array of output configurations and application housing styles.

 Western Kentucky Energy uses OPC to share and display critical alarming information, plant data and equipment status from its ABB Harmony control system and third-party solutions.

 Connectivity software, such as the OPC DataHub from Cogent Real-Time Systems, provides a conduit between process data and the spreadsheets, Web browsers and databases running at the management level.

 OPC servers used with Canary Labs’ trending software help this wastewater plant quickly troubleshoot and resolve problems.

 AMT uses OPC servers from Kepware to develop energy-saving control solutions for refrigeration plants.

 OPC products from Kepware link communications among three high-performance yacht engines, for a combined information management system and data historian.

 Trending solutions from Canary Labs are combined with OPC communications to monitor two off-shore oil platforms, with on-shore administration.