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February 7, 2010

India To Roll Out National Manufacturing Policy

The new, technology-focused manufacturing policy will aim to attract overseas investment and promote industrial activity in all parts of the country.
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February 7, 2010

Management Appointments at Cognex, Onset

Robert Willett is named Cognex president and chief operating officer, while former Cognex Executive Vice President Justin Testa joins Onset Computer as president.
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Blog entry | January 18, 2010

PLC Functionality in PC

Continuing an evolution of PLC (programmable logic controller) functions into open PC-based systems, this controller adds PC and PCI-104 modules for open interfaces.
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January 10, 2010

PAC Features Dual CPUs

The APAX-5000 series of PACs integrates control, information processing and networking in a single control system with a unique dual-controller architecture, says the vendor.
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January 1, 2010

Automation Profession Faces Transition into Complexity and Opportunity

The state of the automation profession follows directly from its genealogy and environment.
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Blog entry | December 2, 2009

Dual Controller PAC

PACs or programmable automation controllers, have pretty much replaced programmable logic controllers (PLCs) as the basic automation and control architecture. 
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December 1, 2009

North America Still Strong For Manufacturing

North America is the new low-cost manufacturing center, with its stable labor costs, proximity to customers and robust supply chain.
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December 1, 2009

What Happens Next for the Economy

We have entered into the broad U-shaped recovery that we talked about in the last issue. 
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December 1, 2009

Honeywell On Recruitment Spree, Still Bullish On India

The automation supplier recently opened a $50 million R&D Center in the country, and sees India as a critical manufacturing location in support of  its global growth strategy.
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Advantech CEO K.C. Liu described a new approach to the market at the Worldwide Partner Conference in Suzhou, China.
December 1, 2009

Advantech Unveils New Corporate Structure

Partners gather in Suzhou, China, to see new products and learn Advantech’s direction.
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December 1, 2009

Manufacturers Cite Uptick in Orders

A recent survey reveals manufacturers to be slightly more optimistic about the economy than other industries, though many are still cutting costs.
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November 5, 2009

Make Everyone A Powerful Performance Manager

Thought leaders have recognized the drawbacks of emphasizing one aspect of manufacturing over another—operations, maintenance, design, engineering—and many are working on technologies to close the p
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November 4, 2009

Sustainability in Manufacturing Operations

The concept of sustainability is not new for organizations today. 
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Blog entry | October 8, 2009

Messaging Modules Aid Communication

Messaging modules simplify configuration of data exchange among programmable devices and databases without programming.
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October 2, 2009

Mix Hazardous/Nonhazardous Area Signals

Designed to facilitate the connection of traditional input and output signals onto a bus network, LB/FB Remote I/O Systems support general-purpose or intrinsically safe applications with modules tha
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