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The Amazon.com-Magnetic Encoder Connection

The Amazon.com-Magnetic Encoder Connection

Even though optical absolute encoders represent the bulk of sales for Posital, a division of the industrial group Fraba, its CEO, Christian Leeser, believes that magnetic sensor encoders will one day replace the use of optical sensor encoders. And he is pushing to make that day come as soon as possible. Speaking with Leeser at the Posital Farba booth at...

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April 22, 2014

Emerson Expands European Manufacturing, Engineering Services

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Emerson Cluj Flow Center in Romania

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| April 22, 2014

Emerson Expands European Manufacturing, Engineering Services

US$76 million investment in new facilities in Romania strengthens Emerson’s growing global manufacturing and engineering services network.

The Amazon.com-Magnetic Encoder Connection

Perspective

| April 22, 2014

The Amazon.com-Magnetic Encoder Connection

Posital CEO Christian Leeser contends that magnetic encoders’ combination of extreme environment durability, energy harvesting capabilities, high-precision and a smaller footprint will lead the techno

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| April 15, 2014

AmeriPak Upgrades Software to Sync with CPG Brands

AmeriPak has adopted production management software from Toronto-based Nulogy.

Inside Dow Corning’s Automation Team

News

| April 15, 2014

Inside Dow Corning’s Automation Team

How Dow Corning shifted its approach to automation technology selection from an individual site focus to a global outlook.

Product

| April 13, 2014

Pleora: External Frame Grabber

The iPORT CL-Ten Full external frame grabber allows designers to deploy Camera Link Full cameras in real-time, high-bandwidth GigE Vision networks.

Product

| April 13, 2014

Acromag: Analog Input Ethernet Modules

New models in the BusWorks XT Series fit 16 channels into an inch-wide unit.

Alliance Sensors Group Partners with Spacex on Falcon 9 Rocket

News

| April 11, 2014

Alliance Sensors Group Partners with Spacex on Falcon 9 Rocket

Technology incorporated in the ground systems for the Spacex Falcon 9 Rocket--a rocket designed to be cost-effectively re-usable--includes LVDT signal conditioners.

News

| April 10, 2014

ABB Expands System 800xA DCS Capabilities

The sixth generation of ABB’s flagship distributed control system enhances security, and supports upgrades on older platforms like Windows XP.

Six-axis Articulated Robots for Light Duty

Case Application

| April 10, 2014

Six-Axis Articulated Robots for Light Duty

Weighing 55 pounds or less and designed to handle payloads of up to 22 pounds, these new lightweight robots from Universal Robots expand the possibility of robot application in industry.

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Industry View

| April 8, 2014

The Future of the Industrial PC

With continued influence from the consumer market, industrial PCs will need more than just the latest processor to differentiate themselves.

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Feature Article

| April 3, 2014

Automation at Nestle Brings Back Baby Food Line

A range of shelf-stable, microwavable, ready meals for babies and toddlers showed promise a few years ago. But packaging operations had to be optimized to make it viable.

Automation Line Designed for Change

News

| April 3, 2014

Automated Assembly Line Designed for Change

Flextronics’ Universal Automation Line is an assembly line comprised of multiple stations that can be changed to adapt to new products or production processes.

The staff of Waukesha County Technical College’s Automation Technologies/Electronics Laboratory. Source: ABB

News

| April 2, 2014

ABB Donation Furthers Motor Drives Education

“Democases” enable Automation Technology Program students at Waukesha County Technical College in Wisconsin to use latest technology in lab work and applications.

Endress + Hauser Sensors and Components

News

| March 31, 2014

Endress+Hauser Offers Customized Sensors, Components

Automation instrumentation vendor Endress+Hauser is now offering customized pressure sensors and components, as well as design support services, to the North American OEM machine market.

News

| March 28, 2014

Automation Booms from Southeast Asia’s Oil and Gas Growth

Demands are evolving for the oil and gas industry in Southeast Asia, particularly in developing countries, providing new opportunities there for automation vendors.

Brains Brewery upgraded of its yeast-handling control process to a Rockwell Automation CompactLogix system and Ethernet connectivity. Source: Prosoft Technology

Case Application

| March 27, 2014

Brewery Gains Flexibility, Reduces Downtime with Gateway

Remote I/O-to-Ethernet gateway enables easy replacement of 27-year-old PLCs for a Wales brewery upgrading its yeast-handling control process.

Product

| March 15, 2014

Yokogawa: Low-Power Autonomous Controller

The enhanced version of the Stardom FCN-RTU is for the upstream oil and gas industries.

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| March 15, 2014

Siemens: Compact Coriolis Flow Meter

The Sitrans FC410 is for skid and machine builders.

Product

| March 15, 2014

Rockwell: Programmable Logic Controller

The extended Allen-Bradley Micro800 family now offers more features and options.

Product

| March 15, 2014

Red Lion: I/O Module, RTU Firmware

The E2-MIX20884-D Sixnet EtherTRAK-2 I/O module is for applications that require a high density of mixed I/O types, while firmware for the Sixnet series RTUs has been enhanced.

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