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Avoid the Drama of Downtime
To upgrade or not to upgrade—that is the question today’s dour economy is forcing many manufacturers to ask themselves about the old analog sensors and instrumentation in their plants. They often wrestle with the question for a while, looking for evidence that installing digital technology will squeeze more from their processes to improve their competitive...
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Machine Control | December 15, 2011

Machine Control: Measuring Impact with Arrow-like Precision

Because MEMS devices allow so much useful information to be precisely recorded, industrial and consumer product designers can quickly identify factors to improve performance.
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Vision | December 7, 2011

Rugged Notepad with Barcode Scanner

The company’s latest mobile device is the Mesa Rugged Notepad with Barcode Scanner, a Windows Mobile device with a large 5.7-in. display that still fits comfortably in one hand.
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Sensors | December 5, 2011

Photoelectric Sensor for Clear Objects

The company adds the Q26 Series photoelectric sensor to its line of clear object detection sensors.
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Vision | December 2, 2011

Cameras for High Resolution and Speed

Falcon2 high performance area scan camera series is comprised of three high performance models, including the 12M model, which reportedly delivers the industry’s highest resolution in its category.
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Vision | December 1, 2011

Camera Link HS Machine Vision Standard Released

Machine vision systems must run increasingly quickly to keep up with the throughput demanded by today’s automated systems, and a number of standards are being promoted to help do that.
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Vision | November 29, 2011

Compact Industrial Vision Solution

The BOA Pro smart camera combines the robustness of the company’s BOA smart camera with the flexibility of embedded Sherlock inspection software.
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Vision | November 1, 2011

Machine Vision Camera Gains Interface

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SCADA | October 1, 2011

Software New Product Briefs: Web Based SCADA, Machine Vision, more

New versions of five automation software products.
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Sensors | October 1, 2011

Exploring the Limits of Machine Vision

Anthony Hoogs, Ph.D., director of computer vision at Kitware, told Automation World in an exclusive interview, “There is lot of progress in cheap 3D sensors."
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Vision | September 1, 2011

High-Speed, 3D Camera

The C4-2040-GigE, the newest addition to the company’s C4 camera series, comes with 3D sensors and a resolution of 2,048 x 1,088 pixels.
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Sensors | 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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Sensors | September 1, 2011

Multi-Pixel Array Sensors

RL31-8-H-800 multi-pixel array sensors boast a sensing distance up to three times that of similarly sized sensors, can reliably and consistently detect objects of varied colors without requiring any a
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Sensors | September 1, 2011

Sensor Mounting Fasteners

While the decision of where and how to locate a sensor is many times not made until the machine or equipment is actually being constructed, in-house fabricated fastening systems can be expensive and t
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Sensors | September 1, 2011

Sensors With 18mm Threaded Lens

Line of photoelectric sensors now includes rectangular plastic DC models that feature an 18 mm diameter threaded lens and M12 quick-disconnect.
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SCADA | August 30, 2011

Software Briefs: New Versions and Enhancements

New versions and upgrades announced for a variety of change management, machine vision, SCADA and other tools.
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August 1, 2011

Wireless Gateways and Nodes

SureCross Performance Wireless I/O gateways and nodes feature a high-power radio frequency (RF) architecture with 1-Watt transmit power in the 900 MHz ISM band.
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Sensors | August 1, 2011

Real-Time Profitability

The new challenge for automation engineers is to control the business of the industry, not just the efficiency of the plant.
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PAC | August 1, 2011

Energy Saving Opportunities

Systematic energy monitoring and managed demand response delivers savings for a network of refrigerated distribution centers.
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Sensors | June 30, 2011

Photoelectric Sensor Line

Photoelectric sensor line now includes 18mm rectangular plastic DC models.
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Sensors | June 30, 2011

Energy Monitoring Unit Connects Via Ethernet

OptoEMU Sensor Energy Monitoring Unit monitors the electrical energy used in a facility and delivers that data to online software applications using an existing wired or wireless Ethernet network.
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