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December 1, 2010

Automation and Controls Vendors Strut Their Stuff at Pack Expo

Here’s a sampling of some of the products on display at this year’s Pack Expo International show, with links to both videos and audio podcast interviews.
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Blog entry | November 29, 2010

SPS/Drives Coverage: Beckhoff To Develop Line of Servo Motors

In an announcement at a press conference at the SPS/Drives Fair in Nuremberg on Nov. 23, Beckhoff Automation Managing Director Hans Beckhoff announced a joint venture with Fertig Motors GmbH to develop servomotors specifically for Beckhoff's PC-based Control and EtherCat--the networking technology championed by Beckhoff.
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November 22, 2010

Compact safety laser scanner

Omron Scientific's OS32C Safety Laser Scanner is a compact Type 3 safety laser scanner with a 104.5 mm profile, light 1.3 kg weight and low 5 W power consumption (3.75 W in standby mode).
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November 22, 2010

4-camera vision system

PPT VISION's IMPACT M-Series Embedded Vision System allows users to perform up to 4 unique inspections that can be initiated independently—at different times or simultaneously—utilizing a singl
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Product
 | November 5, 2010

RTU Tightens Remote Control

The RC500 Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) is a modular and scalable controller designed to easily integrate with SCADA technology to give industrial manufacturers tighter control of remote operations. 
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Feature Article
 | November 5, 2010

Determinism: Don't Change A Thing

Ethernet has displaced many industrial networks over the past few years, as many users made the transition from a range of fieldbuses.
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 | November 5, 2010

Networking: Determined To Improve Precision

Deterministic networks synchronize movement so that rapid processes can maintain accuracy.
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November 4, 2010

Get It All Together For Plant Asset Optimization

Once limited in practice just to maintenance scheduling, asset management today requires a holistic view of the plant and all of its information in order to improve return on assets.
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November 3, 2010

Standards, Standards, Standards

A young person approaches a New Yorker on a street near Carnegie Hall and asks, "Pardon me, sir, how do I get to Carnegie Hall?" To which, the New Yorker replies, "Practice, practice,
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November 3, 2010

International Trade: Stay OnThe Right Side of the Law

Don’t Run Afoul of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. In 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice prosecuted 34 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases.
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Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief
November 3, 2010

Closing The Loop With Information

How do you integrate an acquired company into its new home?
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November 1, 2010

Debt, Investment, Economy Drive Automotive's Trip

Like some basic colors of vehicles that each manufacturer offers, the automotive industry’s financial condition varies from red to black—especially in or near Motor City.
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400 Per minute. Operating at speeds to 400 labels/min, this shrink sleeve labeler relies on the sensing and signaling capabiliti
October 19, 2010

Vision system for label inspection

A background suppression photoeye and a vision sensor team up with a Programmable Automation Controller to reject containers that are labeled incorrectly.
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Webcast | October 13, 2010

On-Demand Webcast: Ensuring Uptime Using Redundant Network Methodologies

Join us for a FREE hour-long presentation on how to ensure uptime using redundant networking methodologies. Downtime is costly.
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Blog entry | October 4, 2010

Firmware Release for OEMs, Automation Vendors

ISaGRAF releases version 6.0 of its IEC 61131-3 and IEC 61499 compliant firmware and workbench for building industrial automation products.
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