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New China Subsidiary
Robotics | February 3, 2012

Adept Technology Opens Office in China

Adept Technology expands global sales strategy with the opening of its first subsidiary in China.
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Ethernet | February 2, 2012

Network Determinism: Not Just for Motion Anymore

Engineers know that Ethernet is a stable and well-known industrial network, but building determinism into the network to enable control has been an issue that is now solvable.
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Packaging | January 23, 2012

Activity Spurs Growth Forecasts for Chemicals, Packaging, Vehicles

Growth is in the cards for 2012. Just ask the automakers, the packagers and the chemical processors.
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Production Management | January 21, 2012

Product Cost Management Software

aPriori 2011r2 offers new functionality and enhancements that expand the platform’s cost optimization capabilities for companies with high tolerance machining requirements in the automotive, oil &
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Maintenance | January 18, 2012

Low Flow Air/Gas/Liquid Heaters

AHPF series heaters are used to heat low flows of air, gas, water or aqueous solutions with air/gas flow up to 15 CFM and air/gas out temperature up to 430 degrees C (800 degrees F).
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Electric Vehicle Build Out
Power Supplies | January 9, 2012

Estonia Wants to Lead the World in Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

The roll out of EV charging infrastructure solutions is gaining momentum, driving a global market opportunity for charging stations, sophisticated monitoring systems and software to support the electr
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Lean Manufacturing | December 6, 2011

Honda America and the Psychology of Continuous Improvement

Understanding human fears, blocks and motivations can go along way toward ensuring a successful—and sustainable—continuous improvement program.
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Code Generation for Safety
Automotive | November 1, 2011

Automatic Code Generation for Safety

LDRA integrates MISRA Autocode for use in safety standards compliance in the automotive, aerospace, rail, military and medical industries.
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Dr. Ben Wang, incoming exec. dir. of the Manufacturing Research Center at GIT.
Leadership | November 1, 2011

Manufacturing with a Big "M"

Celebration of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Research Center’s 20th anniversary is marked by a plan to advance manufacturing in the U.S. through development of “collaboratories.”
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October 14, 2011

Pack Expo 2011 - Video Coverage

The Automation World staff attended the Pack Expo Las Vegas 2011 show in late September and shot video of the latest automation and control products at the show.
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EDDL and WirelessHart unlocking intelligence in Hart devices on proprietary systems.
October 11, 2011

Wireless Device Integration

How Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) can be used to integrate hardwired and wireless devices into a control system for device diagnostics and device version updates.
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October 6, 2011

ABB Opens New Solar Inverter Production Center

Center will feature a 400 megawatt per year capacity as well as an engineering center to support inverter production and nearby motors and drives factories.
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Networking | October 1, 2011

Wireless Choices Abound: Ford and Rockwell Speak Out

In the factory automation environment, multiple wireless standards compete for dominance. 
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Eric Byres, Chief Technology Officer and VP Engineering, Byres Security Inc.
October 1, 2011

Security: Belden Acquires Canadian-Based Byres Security

Belden Inc. has acquired Byres Security Inc. today. Belden is one of several companies that has been filling out its portfolio by making smaller, strategic acquisitions.
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UBC has been collaborating with CAPTIN since the late 1990s to develop a computer model for optimizing the design of low-pressur
October 1, 2011

Toyota Wins Funds to Improve Wheel Manufacturing

The University of British Columbia (UBC) and Toyota have received a grant to develop a new process for producing stronger, lighter and lower-cost aluminum wheels.
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