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Product
 | April 1, 2011

Wireless Transmitter Completes System

The UWPH-2-NEMA wireless pH temperature transmitter features a high-performance microprocessor-based wireless radio transmitter built into a NEMA enclosure.
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Product
 | April 1, 2011

Rugged, Food/Beverage Sensors

Two families of sensors are designed to withstand high-pressure and high-temperature washdowns, while offering resistance to corrosion and damage caused by harsh cleansing agents used in the food-and-
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Column
 | April 1, 2011

What in the World?

Egypt, Libya and Japan have certainly provided plenty of economic fodder to contemplate since the last edition of Automation World.
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News
 | April 1, 2011

New ISA99 Task Group Targets Cyber Threat Gaps

In the wake of Stuxnet, the new group will aim to identify what, if any, changes are needed in the ISA99 cyber-security standards to protect industrial control systems against such sophisticated attac
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Blog entry | March 15, 2011

Positioning Sensor with "Blob Detection"

The new, Inspector P30 Positioning Sensor offers a feature that is affectionately known as "blob detection," which provides position information on irregular shaped objects.
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Feature Article
 | March 7, 2011

Energy Efficiency: The Secret to Sustainable Machines

The focus for machine design is no longer simply maintaining acceptable production rates at an appropriate level of quality.
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Feature Article
 | March 5, 2011

Blood Testing Packaging System Handles Multiple Challenges

It was no mean engineering feat: inspect, label and package blood-testing vials, or cassettes, and do it quickly and cost-effectively in a small space.
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Primer
 | March 3, 2011

Technically Innovative, Market-Savvy Machine Builders Will Thrive

“Machine tool builders remain the foundation of our manufacturing industry,” says Sal Spada, research director in discrete automation at ARC Advisory Group Inc. (www.arcweb.com), Dedham, Mass.
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Primer
 | March 3, 2011

Different Perspectives On Engineering Training

The article on engineering training for the future, “Future Engineers Need New Technology Education,” (Automation World, February, 2011, p.
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News
 | March 1, 2011

Bosch Rexroth Signs On as ODVA Principal Member

Increased support from another well-known automation vendor provides additional momentum for EtherNet/IP and other networks based on the Common Industrial Protocol, or CIP.
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Column
 | March 1, 2011

Compliance with Food Safety Regulations

Our company has conducted research in the food safety and traceability space for the past five years. Last year’s report started by citing President Obama’s creation of a U.S.
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News
 | February 1, 2011

InMoTx Acquisition Strengthens Adept Position in Food Packaging

Robotics supplier Adept Technology Inc. is acquiring a Denmark-based provider of food processing technology in a deal valued at up to $4.3 million.
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Primer
 | February 1, 2011

Network Security and Robotics: Both Show Improving Economic Health

There’s still no lack of challenges or innovations for network-and-content security and robotics, but there’s also growth or shifts in it.
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Case Application
 | February 1, 2011

Control Vendors Put More in the Box

The benefits of integrating motion control with logic control have been well documented over the years. Here’s a look at how the technology is being deployed today.
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