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The BYOD Question
Blog Post | May 22, 2013

The BYOD Question

The proliferation of mobile device access to business systems has lead many companies to opt for a BYOD (bring your own device) approach to save money. Research now shows that idea to be flawed.
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News
 | May 22, 2013

Manufacturing Trends: Rising Wages, Labor Shortages Drive Factories Out of China

Low-wage countries in Asia, Latin America and even eastern Europe are benefitting from companies fleeing rising wages and labor shortages in China, according to the latest PIERS report.
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News
 | May 13, 2013

The AW Top 5: Pulse for May 10, 2013

A glimpse into how a major automation player is tackling rapidly changing global manufacturing industries leads our list this week.
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The Ever-Evolving Automation Industry
News
 | May 7, 2013

The Ever-Evolving Automation Industry

In a one-on-one meeting with Invensys Operations Management President & CEO Michael Caliel and Systems Business President Gary Freburger, Automation World was offered a glimpse into how a major in
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News
 | May 6, 2013

The AW Top 5: Pulse for May 3, 2013

This week’s list shows the interest in how advanced embedded consumer technologies are making their way into the industrial space.
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Bio-plastics conference
Blog Post | May 3, 2013

Renewable Bio-plastics Technology is Focus of Conference

Coca-Cola and other food and beverage makers look to the chemical industry for 100% bio-based PET containers.
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Perspective
 | May 2, 2013

Plastics: Less PET Resin Used for Water Bottles

The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) has announced that new data from the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and the Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC) show the
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Podcast | May 2, 2013

Podcast: How U.S. Shale Oil and Gas Production Affects Manufacturing

Increased shale oil and natural gas development is having a ripple effect throughout manufacturing, with historic low prices and vast deposits in the U.S pushing industrial users to consider natural g
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Perspective
 | April 29, 2013

Vehicle Energy Technology Leads Automotive Industry Disruption

Automakers are paving the way for “disruptive” applications and technologies to become mainstream.
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News
 | April 29, 2013

The AW Top 5: Pulse for April 26, 2013

Topping the list of most popular articles is news of RuggedCom’s first product release since being purchased by Siemens a little more than a year ago.
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How the Auto Industry Plans to Stay “Connected” to its Customers
News
 | April 25, 2013

How the Auto Industry Plans to Stay “Connected” to its Customers

Automakers are traditionally known to build three items: major engine components, the chassis and the body’s frame. The rest is assembled at factories.
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Supercapacitors and Chiplets
Blog Post | April 17, 2013

Supercapacitors and Chiplets

Two recent technology breakthroughs hold the potential to dramatically alter the manufacturing industries—and just about everything else.
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Impact of Cloud ERP
Blog Post | April 10, 2013

Cloud-based ERP’s Potential Impact on Automation

A new survey points to increasing interest among manufacturers for cloud-based ERP systems. As an automation engineer or operator, here's why you should care.
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Automation Suppliers and ISA-95
Perspective
 | April 5, 2013

Why Automation Suppliers Are Embracing ISA-95

For applications ranging from equipment modeling to messaging between enterprise and the plant floor systems, industrial automation software developers are relying more heavily on ISA-95, largely due
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EV Battery Power
News
 | April 4, 2013

Generating Power from Old Automotive Batteries

ABB and GM work together to develop an energy storage unit, comprising used Chevy Volt batteries, which can be used by utilities and industrial facilities.
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