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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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Case Application
 | February 24, 2012

Breaking the Barrier to Alternative Energy Sources

From chemically storing wind power’s kinetic energy to generating steam from biomass, developments in automation and supporting technologies are overcoming the obstacles to green power generation.
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Feature Article
 | February 8, 2012

Operator Involvement Low in Setting Alarm Management Policy

One of the more interesting discoveries to come out of the Automation World Alarm Management Survey 2012 was to learn how few operators are involved in the process of identifying and specifying alarms
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Perspective
 | October 1, 2011

Instrument Accuracy Saves Money

At a high tech paper mill on the banks of Lake Garda in Italy, real-time measurement of kaolin and other additives in the paper-coating process resulted in direct savings for the company.
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A new energy harvesting device converts low-frequency vibrations into electricity. The device, the size of a U.S. quarter, is sh
Blog entry | September 27, 2011

MIT Delivers New Findings on Energy-harvesting Sensors

New research points to a more advanced microelectromechinaical systems device, or MEMS, that can receive a wider range of vibrations and produce 100 times more power.
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Video | September 26, 2011

Precision Inspection Systems

Boulder Imaging (www.boulderimaging.com) exhibited at the Assembly and Automation Technology Expo in Chicago, Ill., Sept. 20-22, 2011, and stressed its precision inspection capabilities for a wide range of applications, including process control, assembly and print/web inspections.
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News
 | September 2, 2011

Hurricane Season and Manufacturing Best Practices

With certain areas of the United States still devastated by flooding and more tropical storms coming, Schneider Electric, (www.schneider-electric.com/us), is urging businesses to take every precaution
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Product
 | September 1, 2011

Measuring Array Sensors with IO-Link

A-Gage EZ-Array two-piece measuring light curtain with IO-Link output has been added to the company’s line of measuring array sensors.
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Feature Article
 | September 1, 2011

How EMI Software Is Helping Companies Dig

 
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Case Application
 | September 1, 2011

Digging Through Data to find Manufacturing Intelligence

The right software can make all the difference.
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Because the automation system on the press, built by Cobden
Perspective
 | September 1, 2011

Teamwork, New PLCs Improve Printer Control

Rock-Tenn’s printing plant in Jacksonville, Fla. was experiencing gradually increasing unreliability of its automation systems.
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Blog entry | August 12, 2011

Passing of a Manufacturing Visionary

Just learned of the passing of Ray Anderson. I was never able to hook up with him personally, but I quoted him extensively. He learned that sustainability was far deeper than a liberal buzzword. It was actually a great organizing principle for running a profitable manufacturing enterprise. His legacy lives on. Here's the press release I just received.
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News
 | August 2, 2011

Yokogawa Announces New Version of Centum VP

Company says adoption of advanced field digital technology strengthens foundation for operational excellence.
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Product
 | August 1, 2011

Fiber Media Converters

FCU-1802 is a fast Ethernet bridge 100Base-FX fiber to 10/100Base-TX shielded twisted pair (STP) converter.
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Perspective
 | August 1, 2011

Boiler Upgrade: Chemical Recovery for Nylon Production

UBE Chemicals operation in Rayong, south of Bangkok in Thailand, is engaged in the production of nylon from raw materials. In the production process, chemicals are released and can be combusted.
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