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News
 | May 9, 2012

Machinery Initiative: Joint Network Concept Gets Practical

Initial results of the Machinery Initiative, launched jointly by Sercos International, ODVA, and OPC Foundation, prove the ability to use multiple Ethernet protocols to connect devices without additio
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Case Application
 | May 3, 2012

Network Security Matures

From oil platforms to auto parts manufacturing, the how-to of industrial network protection is improving in this post-Stuxnet world.
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News
 | May 3, 2012

Machine Vision Issues for Automation

Machine vision has experienced a rapid rise during the last years.
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Product
 | May 1, 2012

Right-Angle Gear Motors

High speed, high efficiency, and low noise makes the W37/W47 Spiroplan right-angle gear units appropriate for conveyors in the food, beverage, airport, and material handling industries, as well as oth
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Feature Article
 | March 13, 2012

Maybe You Should Think About Integrating Safety with Machine Control

Machine builders are finding that integrating these two functions boosts productivity, streamlines design, and shortens delivery and the commissioning process.
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Feature Article
 | March 11, 2012

Vision and Robotics: What’s Coming

Vision is becoming a more attractive element of robotic packaging applications.
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Perspective
 | March 5, 2012

Machinery Industry: Growth, But No Economic Health

Healthy activity, and a trend toward buying higher-priced machines, has American machine tool distributors feeling pretty optimistic.
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Manufacturing in 2012
Blog entry | February 24, 2012

Jobs in Manufacturing

Last week I went to Greenwood, IN, just outside of Indianapolis, to visit the campus of Endress + Hauser. E+H has substantial manufacturing capability there—and is adding two more buildings to give them more room to expand production and hire more people.
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Blog entry | February 21, 2012

CIP Motion Capability Added to Servo Drive

Rockwell Automation makes a splash by introducing EtherNet/IP to its Allen-Bradley Kinetix 350 single-axis, servo drive; adding CIP motion to the mix.
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News
 | February 6, 2012

Packaging Industry Survey Shows Rising Demand for Motor Control Innovation

A Packaging Industry Survey, initiated by Lenze Americas (www.lenzeamericas.com), shows rising demand for motor control innovation—and overall positive expectations for industry growth.
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Feature Article
 | 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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Wireless Sensor System
Blog entry | February 1, 2012

New Sensor System Fills “Gap”

Designed with motion applications in mind, the new PowerGap sensor system supplies inductive power and signals from a fixed part to a moving part across an air gap, eliminating the need for cables.
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Product
 | January 23, 2012

Integrated PLC, Advanced Motion Controller

A3200 MotionPAC is a software-based programmable logic controller (PLC) that is completely integrated with the company’s A3200 motion controller to increase programming efficiency, decrease developmen
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Product
 | January 23, 2012

Decentralized Servo Drive with Multi-Ethernet

Using a Multi-Ethernet interface, the IndraDrive Mi enables simple realization of modular machine concepts and varied automation structures with one single type of hardware.
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Product
 | 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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