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Product
 | March 5, 2011

Converters Provide Remote On/Off

The TDR Series of high-density DC-DC converters with remote on/off capability measure 0.74x0.50x0.35-in.
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Product
 | March 5, 2011

Parallel Robot Extends Envelope

An extended-reach model of the high-speed Quattro parallel style robot is designed to expand high-throughput capabilities toward applications with larger work-space requirements.
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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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Product
 | March 3, 2011

Housing Adds Wireless Versatility

A compact metal housing rated for Class I, Division 1 hazardous locations is now available for the vendor’s intrinsically safe DX99 Wireless Node product line.
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March 3, 2011

U.S. Manufacturing: Innovation or Bust

A recent news item on U.S. manufacturing, “ISM Factory Index Jumps to 60.8% in January,” touts manufacturing’s rebound for the last 18 months, and that’s the good news.
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February 22, 2011

Clamp-on Digital Multimeters

Model HHM590 Series has over 10 full featured models to choose from.
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February 22, 2011

Compact EtherNet/IP bus coupler

Beckhoff’s low-cost BK9055 compact bus coupler couples EtherNet/IP with the company's modular bus terminal system, which offers more than 400 different signal types.
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February 22, 2011

Position sensors for harsh environments

 Novotechnik’s TX2 Series of linear position rod-style sensors is rated at IP 67 to protect from dirt, dust, and humidity.
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Product
 | February 2, 2011

Factory-focused Ethernet Switches

A new series of compact Ethernet switches is focused on machine and factory automation applications.
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Product
 | February 2, 2011

Instruments Adds EtherNet/IP

The fieldbus protocols of the BLH-Nobel Weighing Systems G4 family of multichannel weight/force indicators have been expanded to include EtherNet/IP.
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Product
 | February 2, 2011

Unmanaged Ethernet Switches Debut

As the first two products in the MES family of industrial unmanaged Ethernet switches, the MESP 2406 and MESM 2408 offer six and eight ports, respectively.
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Column
 | February 2, 2011

Dissatisfaction Pushes the Envelope

Did you ever notice how engineers are never satisfied? You give them a tool for one thing, and then they want to see how it can be used in other ways.
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Feature Article
 | February 2, 2011

Deterministic Networks: Synchronizing Standard Gains Steam

Deterministic networks can ensure that messages arrive within time limits, but their delivery guarantees aren’t enough when large, complex systems have many elements that must move in tightly synchron
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GM employs Siemens hardware to create a deterministic network.
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 | February 2, 2011

Industrial Ethernet: Determined To Keep Running

Picking the right topology for determinism helps Ethernet handles more tasks with less downtime.
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Product
 | February 1, 2011

Fast, Accurate Hydraulic Testing

The HFP-110/120 Digital Hydraulic Tester is a compact, lightweight, self-contained portable tester with laboratory accuracy.
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Product
 | February 1, 2011

Industrial Safety Lines Debut

Two series of industrial safety light curtains are designed for human protection and product/machine safety where risks cannot be eliminated by machine design and the process might require frequent an
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A software-based safety system eliminates 85 percent of conventional safety components on the body-in-white assembly line in Kuk
Case Application
 | February 1, 2011

Factoring Safety into Factory Controls

A ramification of the ability to model control behavior well is that safety has become a huge factor in designing machine controls.
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January 18, 2011

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Featured content on AutomationWorld.com, as referenced in the January 2011 print edition.
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January 18, 2011

Automation & Manufacturing In Perspective

Engineers and information technology (IT) professionals, along with technical, financial and general managers, rely on Automation World to bring them fresh and relevant information.
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January 16, 2011

32-Axis EtherCat Motion Controller

The SPiiPlus NTM is a standalone EtherCat master controller designed to operate complex machine control tasks such as application programs, communication with the host PC or HMI, safety and error ha
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