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Avoid the Drama of Downtime
To upgrade or not to upgrade—that is the question today’s dour economy is forcing many manufacturers to ask themselves about the old analog sensors and instrumentation in their plants. They often wrestle with the question for a while, looking for evidence that installing digital technology will squeeze more from their processes to improve their competitive...
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Advanced Control | January 25, 2012

Precise Control for Complex Fabrication

Metal fabricator Waymatic achieves laser-level accuracy with a punch plasma machine using Sigma-5 servos and controllers and EtherCAT networking (CONTAINS VIDEO).
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Industrial PCs | January 24, 2012

Embedded Automation Computers with PCI Interfaces

Two new embedded automation computers, the UNO-3072A and UNO-3074A with Intel Atom D510 processor, feature 2GB DDR2 RAM with an integrated RAID 0/1 controller for two 2.5 in.
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Industrial PCs | January 23, 2012

PC-based Control Software Gets Object-Oriented Extensions

Called “the most significant upgrade since 1996,” TwinCAT PC-based control software now has object-oriented IEC 61131-3 extensions and support for C and C++ programming languages.
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Process Controllers | December 5, 2011

Software Controls up to 30 Mass Flow Meters

The Brooks Smart Interface (BSI) Model 0260 is a Windows-based software application that provides expanded control and monitoring capabilities in laboratory and research environments.
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Industrial PCs | November 30, 2011

More Powerful Industrial Panel PC

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Process Controllers | September 1, 2011

24 VDC Temperature Controllers

24 VDC powered Solo process/temperature controllers are available in four standard DIN sizes.
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August 15, 2011

Re-engineered Arc-Resistant Motor Control Centers

A re-engineered family of motor control centers (MCCs) are arc-resistance, compliant with ANSI/IEEE C37.20.7 standards and filled with features designed to serve water and wastewater, oil and gas, a
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August 1, 2011

Wireless Gateways and Nodes

SureCross Performance Wireless I/O gateways and nodes feature a high-power radio frequency (RF) architecture with 1-Watt transmit power in the 900 MHz ISM band.
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Sensors | August 1, 2011

Line of 11 Pressure Sensors

Line of 11 pressure sensors combine the advantages of a display, measuring transducer and pressure switch into a single device.
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Sensors | August 1, 2011

Adjustable Limit Switch Style Sensors

The active sensing face of these 5-way adjustable sensors can be adjusted for front, top, bottom, left or right facing targets, maximizing installation and operational flexibility.
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August 1, 2011

Atlanta's New S70 Streetcar

The S70 streetcars are three-section, bi-directional, double-articulated, six axle, low-floor vehicles, constructed of low alloy high-tensile steel and composite materials.
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August 1, 2011

Flow Meter for Water/Wastewater

FPI Mag (Full Profile Insertion) flow meter offers forward and reverse flow measurement.
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I/O | June 5, 2011

Terminal Blocks Offer Isolation

The TermOpto solid-state relay functions as both a terminal block for signal connection, and a relay to separate signals, all in one compact module.
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Process Controllers | June 1, 2011

Line of Modular Power Control Products

Building and improving on the design of the company’s Sirius Power Control products, the Innovations line offers performance increases across the S00 (16A up to 10hp) and S0 (40A up to 30 hp) frames
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Networking | June 1, 2011

Safety Input/Output Modules

SafetyBridge I/O modules expand the company’s SafetyBridge system, which can be implemented using any automation network.
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Motion Control | June 1, 2011

Inductive Sensor Extends Range

With a sensing range up to 40mm and a small housing, the Q40 inductive proximity sensor has the ability to sense aluminum and steel at the same distance.
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June 1, 2011

Is Your Enterprise a "Cloud Liver"

I was listening to a recent This Week in Google podcast, a show completely devoted to the cloud, and Jeff Jarvis, blogger, BuzzMachine.com, remarked about “cloud livers.” I did an audio double take.
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Process Controllers | June 1, 2011

10/100BaseTX to 100BaseFX Fiber Media Converters

FCU-1802 is a fast Ethernet bridge 100Base-FX fiber to 10/100Base-TX shielded twisted pair (STP) converter.
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Process Safety | June 1, 2011

Will Robots Ever Replace Humans?

It was 1985 when I took my first robot programming class. Wound up taking two. At the time, IBM had a “SCARA” robot that we integrated and the 6-axis robot we used was then known as GMFanuc.
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Networking | May 23, 2011

Vision Sensor Adds Ethernet

The Checker 4G Series adds Ethernet networking to the vendor’s Checker line of vision sensors, enabling remote set-up and monitoring, PLC communication through EtherNet/IP and Profinet, and the abilit
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