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Control

The Smartest Instruments Still Need Smart Humans

Automation suppliers having been building microprocessors and digital communications capabilities into process control instruments for more than 20 years. By 2010, process industries had installed an estimated 69.2 million field devices, according to a study by the ARC Advisory Group, more than 60 percent of them microprocessor-based. Despite that massive...

Latest Control News

December 12, 2013

Industrial Communication Advances on Display

December 12, 2013

New Capabilities Are Changing HMIs

December 10, 2013

Sercos Industrial Network Group Gains Festo as Associate Member

December 9, 2013

Is Energy Harvesting at the Tipping Point?

December 6, 2013

Bionics and Industrial Automation

More Control News

Industrial Communication Advances on Display

News

| December 12, 2013

Industrial Communication Advances on Display

Several displays at the 2013 SPS/IPC/Drives show in Nuremberg, Germany, showcased how proven industrial networking technologies are making the vision of a modern connected factory a tangible reality.

New Capabilities Are Changing HMIs

News

| December 12, 2013

New Capabilities Are Changing HMIs

Major operator panel advances on display at the 2013 SPS/IPC/Drives show include smartphone-like multi-touch displays and the ability to connect and control multiple devices.

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Sercos at SPS IPC

News

| December 10, 2013

Sercos Industrial Network Group Gains Festo as Associate Member

The Sercos automation bus was the centerpiece of a multi-vendor demonstration of products on display at the recent SPS IPC Drives show.

Is Energy Harvesting at the Tipping Point?

News

| December 9, 2013

Is Energy Harvesting at the Tipping Point?

The developing energy harvesting market may be at a critical juncture in its progress toward becoming more ubiquitous.

Feature Article

| December 6, 2013

The Smartest Instruments Still Need Smart Humans

Changing human behavior and practices is key to gaining the benefits of intelligent field devices.

Bionics and Industrial Automation

News

| December 6, 2013

Bionics and Industrial Automation

Festo continues its research into biomechatronics to influence efficiency, construction, integration, and operation of its industrial automation and engineering products.

The Foundational Interaction between Manufacturing and the Internet of Things

Perspective

| December 2, 2013

The Foundational Interaction between Manufacturing and the Internet of Things

While the Internet of Things is bound to lead manufacturing into a new era, generating superior gains in productivity and operational efficiencies, the whole Internet of Things ecosystem itself will a

News

| November 25, 2013

Yokogawa Provides Automation for Chevron Phillips Petrochemical Project

Chevron Phillips Chemical named Yokogawa Electric the main automation contractor (MAC) for its USGC Petrochemicals Project, set to begin construction early next year.

Twelve Falcon 2 CMOS color cameras from Teledyne Dalsa are located throughout an NFL stadium to capture images for instant replay images.

News

| November 20, 2013

Sunday Night Football Shows Machine Vision Advances

The proliferation of HDTVs is making industrial machine vision systems more effective.

Product

| November 14, 2013

B&R: Controller Redundancy via Powerlink

Powerlink makes it possible to implement high availability systems with standard components.

More Headines

Product

| November 14, 2013

Schneider Electric: 22 mm Push Buttons and More

The Harmony XB7 line of 22 mm monolithic push buttons, switches and pilot lights are for control applications that require durable units that are also compact in size and easy to install.

Product

| November 14, 2013

Rockwell Automation: Compact AC Drives

The Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 523 has flexible features that help users be more competitive.

Product

| November 14, 2013

Pleora Technologies: Embedded Video Interface

The iPORT NTx-GigE integrates GigE Vision 2.0-compliant video connectivity into cameras, x-ray detector panels, and imaging systems.

Product

| November 14, 2013

Maple Systems: Controller+HMI Combo Line Adds Display Sizes, Ethernet, I/O Modules

The HMC7000 line is now available in two new sizes, each with an Ethernet connection.

Product

| November 13, 2013

Heidenhain: Incremental Encoder

The Leine & Linde Model 862 supports PROFIBUS DP.

Product

| November 13, 2013

Baumer: Incremental Encoders Provide Options for the Drives Industry.

The HS35 series through hollow shaft and OptoPulse EIL580 series solid and hollow shaft incremental encoders are aimed at applications in drive technology.

Yaskawa's Meyer explains how PackML's modular, reusable code simplifies automation efforts

News

| November 7, 2013

'Why is PackML Important, Why is OEE Important, and How Can They Work Together in Your Machine-Control Scheme?'

That's the question Doug Meyer posed at Pack Expo 2013, just before he revealed the answers to attendees of his presentation on the topic...

News

| November 4, 2013

Honeywell to Modernize Nordics' Largest Refinery

The project should significantly extend the life of the existing control system at the refinery, located in southern Sweden.

News

| November 1, 2013

Rockwell to Acquire vMonitor

The acquisition will add wireless wellhead monitoring, among other products, to Rockwell Automation’s toolbox, giving it a further step into the oil and gas industry.

Schneider's Canna presents ProAdjust

News

| October 31, 2013

Automated Changeover for Better CIP

Schneider Packaging demonstrates an automated solution for adjusting processes and boosting OEE for new or retrofit applications.

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