Greenfield
Factory Automation
Bassett
Batch Processing
Hand
Process Automation
Reynolds
Packaging Automation
Mintchell
Industry Coverage
News
| May 9, 2013

Festo Shows Innovative Gantry at Hannover

Festo’s H-gantry EXCM provides precise and fast positioning in cramped installation conditions.
Full Article
News
| May 9, 2013

Beckhoff Links Operator Displays up to 100 m

A new connection technology enables multi-touch panels to be up to 100 m from the industrial PC.
Full Article
Process Automation
Aaron Hand
Executive Editor
If we lose the manufacturing, then the innovation goes with it.
Rethinking Manufacturing in America
News
| May 9, 2013

ODVA Announces Process Industry Initiatives

New initiatives include ODVA’s work with the FDT Group to annex the FDT2 spec to ODVA’s CIP networks, and a special interest group for the exchange of information between machines.
Full Article
Embedded PC Control
Case Application
| May 9, 2013

Medical Device OEM Leverages Embedded PC-based Control

Beckhoff’s embedded PC is used to control IntraOp Medical’s new generation of IntraOperative Electron Radiation Therapy machines.
Full Article
Cybersecurity Dashboards
Blog Post | May 8, 2013

Trend Watch: Cybersecurity Dashboards

Southern Company’s approach to NERC CIP compliance holds lessons for the manufacturing and processing industries as cybersecurity becomes a business imperative.
Full Post
Product
| May 8, 2013

Diagnostic Power Conditioner Backplane

The DPC backplane for FOUNDATION Fieldbus H1 segments provides up to four segments with redundant power and 800 mA per segment.
Full Article
The Ever-Evolving Automation Industry
News
| May 7, 2013

The Ever-Evolving Automation Industry

In a one-on-one meeting with Invensys Operations Management President & CEO Michael Caliel and Systems Business President Gary Freburger, Automation World was offered a glimpse into how a major in
Full Article
Product
| May 7, 2013

Laser Scanner

The TiM310 is for simple, discrete I/O and field detection applications.
Full Article
Product
| May 7, 2013

Low-profile Safety Light Curtain

The low-cost deTec4 Core safety light curtain is for hazardous point protection and single-sided access protection.
Full Article
Feature Article
| May 6, 2013

Control System Replacement to Improve Production

Whether processing chemicals or crude oil, the decision to change out your control system is never easy. Then the real work—and benefit—reveals itself. These users have the battle scars to prove it.
Full Article

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