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Bosch Rexroth Reinvents Automation
The automation supplier went back to the drawing board to create ctrlX Automation, a software-driven open automation platform that provides flexibility and scalability through app-based functionality.
IIoT
A Step Approach to Industry 4.0
Figuring out how to approach Industry 4.0 can be an intimidating process. Starting with simple retrofitting steps coupled with obsolescence management is one way to make the process more easily manageable.
Sensors
Inspection Liquids and Solids with Vision Systems
Understanding the different components that comprise a vision system and how they can be used for different inspection applications is critical to justifying an investment in vision technology.
Sensors
How Can Vision Systems Be Used to Inspect Solids and Liquids?
In this episode, we explore vision system selection factors, how to justify vision system investments, the types of industrial applications they're most suited for, and how the technology can be used to inspect liquids and solids on the production line.
Regulatory
Using Automation to Fast Track COVID-19 Vaccine Production
Honeywell combines batch software, virtualization, cloud, and more to prepare manufacturing capabilities in parallel with clinical trials.
Products
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World's First Outer Loop Control IC Released For Brushless DC and DC Brush Motors
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Anybus CompactCom Enables Secure Industrial Internet of Things Communication for Devices
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Teledyne’s New SWIR Line Scan Camera Enables Defect Detection Beyond the Visible
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All-in-One Controller
Factory
Home
Bosch Rexroth Reinvents Automation
IIoT
A Step Approach to Industry 4.0
Sensors
Inspection Liquids and Solids with Vision Systems
COVID-19
Technology Steps Forward for Social Distancing
Process
Cybersecurity
Securing Your Intellectual Property
Regulatory
Using Automation to Fast Track COVID-19 Vaccine Production
Plant Maintenance
Technology Matters: Remote Access, Virtual Workforce Training, and Functional Machine Safety
COVID-19
Technology Steps Forward for Social Distancing
Video
Plant Maintenance
Technology Matters: Remote Access, Virtual Workforce Training, and Functional Machine Safety
Control
Technology Matters: Open Source SCADA, HMI Upgrades, and Wearable Sensors
Supplier Submitted
Maximize Robot Productivity with New Safety Technology
IIoT
Technology Matters: Maintenance and the Digital Transformation, Virtual Assistants, IoT Adoption and COVID-19
Cybersecurity
Technology Matters: Cybersecurity, Safety, IoT Sensors, Artificial Intelligence
Plant Maintenance
Technology Matters: Remote Access, Virtual Workforce Training, and Functional Machine Safety
A review of automation technology developments recently covered by Automation World to help you stay on top of what’s happening in the world of industrial automation.
COVID-19
Technology Steps Forward for Social Distancing
As more manufacturers are allowed to resume production amid the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping their workers distanced will be key to keeping them healthy. Here are some innovations to help achieve that.
Communication
Where 5G and Industry 4.0 Meet Amid COVID-19
A survey conducted by Nokia and ABI Research highlights moves toward private cellular networks in manufacturing. The question now is: Will COVID-19 accelerate or decelerate this trend?
COVID-19
The (Virtual) Grand Tour: Getting Creative with Restrictions
COVID-19 has forced many companies to shift strategies, causing many organizations to get a little creative. In terms of plant tours and inspections, going virtual may be the first step in working through the restrictions.
Sensors
Encoder Selection Tips
To control motion on a machine or electromechanical system you need continuous positional feedback from the moving parts. That’s where encoders enter the picture. But how do you determine which one is best for the job?
Communication
Technology Built for the Open Road Hits the Plant Floor
General Mills turns to Sena Technologies—known for its Bluetooth motorcycle helmets—to train machine operators while social distancing.
Control
Technology Matters: Open Source SCADA, HMI Upgrades, and Wearable Sensors
A review of automation technology developments we’ve recently covered to help you stay on top of what’s happening in the world of industrial automation.
IIoT
Maximizing Productivity with the Power of Data
Bringing your manufacturing processes into the fourth industrial revolution.
Plant Maintenance
Ensuring a Successful Automation Migration Project
Migrating or upgrading a system can be long and often difficult process, which oftentimes leaves organizations second-guessing the project as a whole. However, there are possible steps to take to make sure everything is easier and successful
Analytics
Cutting the Cost of Compliance with Connected Systems
A look at how Blendtech bridges information technology and operation technology systems to improve safety and accounting as well as compliance with regulations.
3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing
The 3D Printing-ERP Connection
As the use of 3D-printed parts for production grows, including this new production capability in ERP scheduling using demand-driven materials requirements planning is critical to avoiding production capacity issues.
Robotics
Robots: How to Choose the Right One
Available in a range of performance capabilities and prices, robots are becoming ubiquitous in all types of industrial production operations. Understanding the capabilities of each robot type is key to making the best choice for your business.
IIoT
Cloud Cost Factors: 7 Considerations
Manufacturers looking to move data to the cloud face unique challenges due to the nature of industrial business and existing capital investments. Here’s advice on how to assess those challenges from a cost vantage point.
Supply Chain Management
Six Business Imperatives Driving a Connected Manufacturing Strategy
As industrial facilities become increasingly becoming connected, these businesses are also creating new connections to innovate how they leverage data for productivity gains, savings, and revenue growth.
Home
New Technologies Feed the Hunger for Information
Trying to keep up with productivity, quality, safety, sustainability, and other industry demands, food and beverage plants are turning increasingly to the innovations found in today’s sensor instrumentation.
Home
Economic Outlook: 2020 and Beyond
Discussing the current economic outlook amidst a “double black swan event,” Alex Chausovsky of ITR Economics presented “Guidance in an Uncertain Economy” last week as part of PMMI’s Executive Leadership Conference.
Workforce
Budgeting for Manufacturing
One of the most important parts of manufacturing is budgeting, and ensuring that both manufacturing and finance are on the same page and have all the necessary information is how to come up with an accurate budget.
COVID-19
COVID-19—Let’s Look Beyond Today
Though it may seem like a good idea to hold back on transformation projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, Andrew Hughes shows how that may come at the risk of falling behind those who are continuing down this track.
Analytics
MadTree Brewing Gets a One-Stop Supervisory Management System
Though outdated, many organizations continue to use spreadsheets and whiteboards to keep track of and consolidate data. MadTree Brewing Company was among those companies until they implemented the Ignition platform from Inductive Automation.
Sensors
How Can Vision Systems Be Used to Inspect Solids and Liquids?
In this episode, we explore vision system selection factors, how to justify vision system investments, the types of industrial applications they're most suited for, and how the technology can be used to inspect liquids and solids on the production line.
IIoT
Technology Matters: Maintenance and the Digital Transformation, Virtual Assistants, IoT Adoption and COVID-19
A review of key developments we’ve recently covered to help you stay on top of what’s happening in the world of industrial automation.
Communication
What Pub/Sub Means for Industrial Networks
The publish/subscribe communication paradigm promises an era of real-time data exchange and increased flexibility to support next-generation IIoT applications and flexible manufacturing.
