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Cybersecurity
The Importance of Cybersecurity During a Crisis
In times of crisis, some parts of your organization may be deemed more critical than cybersecurity, but that is when malicious attackers are out in force. Be aware of your vulnerabilities to keep your system strong.
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COVID-19 Provides Use Cases for Mobile Robotics
Robots can tackle the three Ds they are known for to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. Mobile robots are suited to disinfecting facilities, providing surveillance, and delivering goods.
COVID-19
Automation Suppliers Aid in the Fight Against COVID-19
There’s been plenty of good news from the manufacturing industry about efforts to help boost the U.S. supply of masks, respirators, and face shields to counter the COVID-19 pandemic. But what role are automation suppliers playing?
Analytics
How to Get a Quick ROI from Analytics Software
In this episode, we connect with Matt Boese of Columbus Global to better understand how to assess analytics software and how manufacturers and processors can effectively apply analytics for a fast return on investment.
Sponsored
Do you have a calibration plan?
Many companies are now in the habit of calibrating their instruments at least once a year. What factors should you bear in mind when defining which measuring points to include in your calibration plan? Learn more by downloading this helpful guide.
Products
IIoT
Five Characteristics Reshaping Manufacturing
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Photoelectric Laser Sensors Include Integrated IO-Link Communications
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IDS Adds Five MP Polarisation Cameras to its Product Portfolio
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation Releases Melservo-J5 Series of Servo Products
Factory
Cybersecurity
The Importance of Cybersecurity During a Crisis
IIoT
IIoT Comes to Traditional I/O
IIoT
Five Characteristics Reshaping Manufacturing
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COVID-19 Provides Use Cases for Mobile Robotics
Process
Control
Bardstown Bourbon Upgrades HMI for Strategic Connectivity
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An Appeal to Support Our Essential Services and Critical Infrastructure Workers
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Modular Machine Maximizes Production With Linear Transport Technology
Communication
Where Ethernet (Still) Isn’t
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Robotics
Humanoid Collaborative Robot
Motion
Nord Gear's Condition Monitoring Software
Plant Maintenance
Artificial Intelligence Drives New Industrial Inspection Drones
IIoT
Emerson Automation Solutions' Edge Virtualization
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Emerson's KNet Analytics
Analytics
The Benefits of Off-The-Shelf SOP Management Software
Being able to keep track of every step and every bit of data is a major necessity to every organization. An off-the-shelf standard operating procedure software is one way to implement new processes and keep track of a business operating standards.
Analytics
Understanding Analytics Software for Industry
From knowing the difference between basic and advanced analytics to applying the technology to address operations ranging from production to human resources, understanding analytics is fast becoming critical to the manufacturing and processing industries.
Control
Bardstown Bourbon Upgrades HMI for Strategic Connectivity
Moving to a new HMI built from Inductive Automation’s software platform allows Bardstown Bourbon to automatically deliver work orders from its ERP system, implement a custom batch tracking system, and deliver data to mobile devices.
Workforce
Don’t Forget the Operator—The Importance of Proper Training With New Systems
When designing a new system, there are many things that need to be considered and thoroughly planned out. But one aspect of a system is typically thrown to the wayside, and that is its user-friendliness.
Workforce
Wearable Sensor for Worker Safety
The Fuse sensor is designed to be worn by workers to capture data up to 300,000 times per shift for safety analyses.
IIoT
Is Our Approach to Artificial Intelligence Wrong?
Will our use of AI doom humans to Alan Turing’s prediction that machines will one day take control, or can a different approach to the technology still deliver the benefits without endangering us?
Home
Are Virtual Assistants Headed to the Plant Floor?
Intelligent agent technology promises to boost operations and engineering efficiencies by delivering ready access to critical data and encouraging more natural interactions with industrial equipment.
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An Appeal to Support Our Essential Services and Critical Infrastructure Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be a tremendous global challenge that we must work together to defeat. Now, our essential and critical workers are being relied upon to provide the services we expect every day and we must do everything to support them.
Sensors
Plug-and-Play Safety Sensors
The installation of safety sensors has, traditionally, been a long and expensive process, but newer safety sensor models are changing the requirements of this process.
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Distilleries Refit to Fill Hand-Sanitizer Gap
During World War II, Ford made tanks instead of cars and Maytag made plane parts instead of washing machines. With hand sanitizer being the small-arms munitions of today’s pandemic crisis, cosmetics and distilleries are joining the war effort.
COVID-19
The Potential of ERP Amid a Pandemic
Automation on the plant floor can keep production flowing to refill store shelves. But the biggest problem manufacturers face right now is a disruption to the supply chain.
Analytics
How to Get a Quick ROI from Analytics Software
In this episode, we connect with Matt Boese of Columbus Global to better understand how to assess analytics software and how manufacturers and processors can effectively apply analytics for a fast return on investment.
Design
Ford Motor Drives COVID-19 Medical Mission
Responding to the Coronavirus crisis, the automotive manufacturer teams up with 3M and GE Healthcare to expand production of much-needed medical equipment.
Plant Maintenance
Maintenance Leads Dana Inc.’s Digital Transformation
A look at how Dana Inc. is digitizing to improve production operations, reduce costs, and train workers using Fluke’s emaint CMMS as a core tool in the process.
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Packaging and Processing Industry COVID-19 Resources
PMMI collated resources for the industry to navigate business in uncertain times.
Motion
Nord Gear's Condition Monitoring Software
Dan Breitbarth of Nord Gear demonstrates how the company’s condition monitoring software works on Nord’s variable frequency drives, which have internal PLCs for data analysis and Ethernet communication capabilities to transmit data to dashboards.
Home
Modular Machine Maximizes Production With Linear Transport Technology
With modular machines making their way onto the factory floor, the Swiss machine builder and system integrator, Credimex, took advantage of linear transport technology to enhance production and create flexible and expandable processing stations.
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OEM Covid-19 Response #4: Morrison Container & F.R. Drake
Special UnPACKED with PMMI podcast series offers operational best practices for dealing with the pandemic.
Communication
Where Ethernet (Still) Isn’t
Automation World’s latest poll revisits our 2016 survey on the state of industrial Ethernet adoption. The numbers seem to suggest nothing much has changed. But is that what’s really going on?
Plant Maintenance
GE Digital Responds to COVID-19 Concerns
To help manufacturers work remotely and keep production going, the company is offering free remote monitoring licenses to iFix and Cimplicity customers.
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OEM Covid-19 Response #2: Pearson Packaging Systems
Special UnPACKED with PMMI podcast series reveals how packaging offers certainty during uncertain times.
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OEM Covid-19 Response #1: ProMach, Inc.
Special UnPACKED with PMMI podcast series offers candid insight from a global OEM supplier on surviving in a world that changes from day to day.
