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There’s a gap between where we need to be mechatronically and how we’re training people to get there.
Perspective
 | March 27, 2013

A New Approach to Mechatronics Training?

Change intro to: A few years back, a now widely held observation emerged about the future: In 1980, 80 percent of the complexity of equipment was mechanical, but by 2020, only 20 percent of it would b
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M2M Communications Standard
News
 | February 13, 2013

Machine-to-Machine Communications Standard Alliance

Updates to the TR-50 M2M standard are supported by collaboration between the Telecommunications Industry Association and OPC Foundation to encourage OEMs to build-in interconnectivity to their product
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If the value of mobile technology can't justify a corporate investment, then why does the employee need it at all?
The BYOD Question
Feature Article
 | February 12, 2013

How Embedded Systems Are Changing Automation

Over the past decade, new microprocessor technologies have literally changed the face of business and consumer computing.
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Perspective
 | February 11, 2013

End of an era? Italians Share Their View of Global Industry

A writer for Italian automation magazine Automazione Oggi reports on how Italian industrial professionals view the global economic crisis and urges companies, the State and banks to work together to i
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Machine vision software
 Video | January 29, 2013

Machine vision software

Autovision 2.0 from Microscan has a feature called Microscan Link that permits communication internally as well as externally through EtherNet/IP.
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Blog Post | January 8, 2013

Drive Technology Helps Save on Packaging Material

Choice of automation enables packaging machinery users to reduce energy costs and avoid shrinkwrap film waste.
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Blog Post | December 15, 2012

Workforce and Manufacturing’s Image, Progress in 2013?

As the NextGen Infrastructure editor at Automation World, I’ve noticed that the topic of U.S. infrastructure is getting a lot of attention in the national media these days.
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Pack Expo 2012: IVAC Cylinder Line Reduces Energy Costs
Video | November 30, 2012

Pack Expo 2012: IVAC Cylinder Line Reduces Energy Costs

Automation World visited Norgren's booth at the Pack Expo 2012 show, where the company was showcasing its IVAC Cleanline and industrial cylinders.
Full Article
Pack Expo 2012: Precision Motion Using Pneumatic Actuators
 Video | November 29, 2012

Pack Expo 2012: Precision Motion Using Pneumatic Actuators

Enfield Technologies introduces its pneumatic actuators for precise motion control at it booth. The concept allows for pneumatic actuators to work like electric drives while suporting high loads and reducing machine footprint.
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Energy Measurement Module
Product
 | November 20, 2012

Energy Measurement Module

B&R’s X20AP energy measurement module measures and evaluates the voltage, current, frequencies, and reactive components on all phases of power actually being consumed by a machine, and can be used
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