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 Video | March 23, 2012

Process Automation Track at The Automation Conference

David Greenfield, Media & Events Director, provides an update on the Process Automation track at The Automation Conference.
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Video | March 18, 2012

The Automation Conference - Discrete Automation Track

David Greenfield, Media & Events Director, provides an update on the Discrete Automation track at The Automation Conference. Topics include machinery safety standards, wireless networking, modeling and simulation, training and featured keynotes. (Approximate Time - 3:45)
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Video | March 14, 2012

May 2012 Issue Preview

In May, Gary Mintchell, Co-founder and Editor in Chief, bridges the gap between IT and manufacturing, by providing a best-practices article on how to design an Industrial Ethernet network.
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Video | March 9, 2012

Packaging Track at The Automation Conference

David Greenfield, Media & Events Director, provides an update on the Packaging Automation track at The Automation Conference.
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Video | March 6, 2012

Mintchell Video Report - Seven Things I Learned at the ARC Forum

Gary Mintchell is back from Orlando, Fla., and filed this report on the 2012 ARC Forum. Topics include management changes, OPC UA and new products. (Approximate Time - 8:16).
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Video | February 17, 2012

Simulation for Assembly: Inside the Auto Show

Watch the video below on how Ford uses product lifecycle management (PLM) software, including simulation, for product and assembly line design evaluations.
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Video | February 13, 2012

Automation Applied: Drives, Regeneration & Wireless Remotes

Dave Kirkland of Siemens Industry Inc. explains the company's Sinamics drive line and its accompanying software package for modular machine architecture applications as well as Siemens wireless mobile panel for controlling remote automation applications.
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Video | February 13, 2012

Automation Applied: Tracking & Visualization

John Ashodian with Sick Inc. explains the company's Sick Visualization Platform for aggregating automated data collection device information to analyze how your systems are performing.
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Video | February 13, 2012

Automation Applied: Increase Energy Efficiency

Joachim Hanke from Lenze explains the company's drive dimensioning tool and how it can be used to increase energy efficiency of your production lines.
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Video | February 10, 2012

April 2012 Issue Preview

Gary Mintchell, Co-founder and Editor in Chief, previews feature articles for the upcoming April issue. The first feature provides an update on security and, specifically, Stuxnet. How have things changes on the plant floor since Stuxnet?
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Video | February 9, 2012

Video Case Study: Optimized Production on One Platform

Watch this 3-minute video on how Emppapst, a manufacturer of industrial fans and motors, pushes production performance to greater heights with SAP's MES, ERP and CRM offerings.
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Video | January 31, 2012

Precise Control for Complex Fabrication

Metal fabricator Waymatic achieves laser-level accuracy with a punch plasma machine using Sigma-5 servos and controllers and EtherCAT networking.
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Video | January 31, 2012

The Automation Conference: An Examination of Ethernet Network Protocol Options

David Greenfield introduces the six experts who will articulate the differentiating features of today's Ethernet Network Protocol choices. Don't miss this interactive panel presentation, only at The Automation Conference!
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Video | January 25, 2012

Engineering School Innovations: MRI-Compatible Piezoelectric Actuated Robot

This video shows control of the rotation and translation of the needle placement robot inside MRI. While this is being done, the team can visualize (in real-time — 2.5Hz) the needle insertion trajectory inside the gelatin phantom, which is similar to the interior of human body.
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Video | January 21, 2012

2012 Economic Outlook from Economist Alan Bealieu

Grant Gerke, Digital Managing Editor, caught up with Alan Beaulieu, President, Institute for Trend Research at the Robotics Industry Forum held in Orlando, Fla. from Jan 18-20. Alan talks about economic signals for executive management and Europe's issues (Approximate Time - 2:06).
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Video | January 16, 2012

March 2012 Issue Preview

Gary Mintchell, Co-founder and Editor in Chief, provides a preview of the upcoming March 2012 issue.
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Video | January 15, 2012

Automation Applied: Power Controls

In 2011, Automation World caught up with the Siemens Sirius Innovations Tour and John Burns, Product Manager, Siemens Industry Inc. In this video, John Burns talks about the AS Interface and IO Link network technologies and how they work with the Sirius Innovation line.
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Video | January 13, 2012

Engineering School Innovations Explained

Automation World Media & Events Director David Greenfield explains Automation World's newest area of coverage — Engineering School Innovations.
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Video | January 11, 2012

Mintchell Video Report - Process Control Landscape in 2012

Gary Mintchell, Co-founder and Editor in Chief, looks at 2012 and surmises what paths a couple of big automation suppliers may take this year. (Approximate Time - 6:55)
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Video | December 14, 2011

February Issue Preview

Gary Editor, Co-Founder and Editor in Chief, provides an editorial preview of the February 2012 issue. Topics for February include evolving safety networks, a survey-based article on safety alarm issues in the factory, and new energy strategies for manufacturers by contributing editor, Jim Koelsch.
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