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Wireless Networks: Self Healing Capabilities Offer Edge
 The self healing capabilities of wireless networks offer an edge over traditional wired technology.
In the wired versus wireless debate, network cables have always been touted as the most reliable solution. That's likely to change in coming years as wireless architectures bring self-healing capabilities to the networking world.
When nodes on wireless networks fail, modern peer to peer architectures have the ability to find alternative paths, sending signals to other nodes until they find a pathway to the desired node. These self healing networks provide fault tolerance that wires can't provide... Read more
Increasing Solar Power Yield by 20 to 40%
 Software positioning solar panels for utmost efficiency.
Reliance on foreign energy sources and the drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are combining to make solar energy a viable, attractive energy source in the US. Due to federal and state government mandates to achieve significantly higher levels of energy from renewable energy sources, solar energy is expected to achieve rapid growth rates in the coming years. Critical to maximizing efficiencies with solar panels, and thus making solar economical when compared to traditional fossil fuels, is the positioning of the panels. Since the sun moves across the sky through the day the panels need to follow the sun and be optimally positioned throughout the day. When properly positioned efficiencies can increase dramatically allowing solar to reach parity for electrical generation as far as cost... Read more
Honing in on New Money
 Sunnen uses Motion Control to design a low-cost honing system.
Designing new product lines in the complex industrial automation world is a complex challenge, one that's increasingly being done under tight time pressures. When Sunnen began developing a basic, large-bore horizontal honing system, it got to market on time with the right end pricing by reaching out to suppliers.
The new bore sizing and finishing line, dubbed the HTA, is now helping the 85-year-old OEM gain market share even during the lengthy economic slump. The genesis of the HTA began when executives decided to expand Sunnen's platform of high production, high precision bore sizing and finishing systems to include maintenance and repair operations honing... Read more
Video Tutorials: Troubleshoot Controller and HMI Together
 Part 4 - Project-wide Cross Referencing Made Easy using using Simatic Step 7 Basic Software for Simatic S7-1200 Compact Controllers
See how easy it is to troubleshoot the complete Controller and HMI software project together for both Simatic Basic HMI panels and S7-1200 Controllers. This is part four of a four part series showcasing the time and cost saving benefits of the new S7-1200 and its Step 7 Basic development software... View now |
