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Network Portal Targets Interoperability
With the release of its PCH Portal, Parker Hannifin looks to address industry’s ongoing need to integrate disparate networks and devices with a flexible network portal capable of communicating across protocols, standards, and vendors.
IIoT
Is the Cloud Beneficial for Small and Mid-Sized Manufacturers?
Learn how manufacturers are actually using cloud computing today and how it can be leveraged for optimal application by smaller manufacturing organizations in this discussion with Brian Fenn, COO of system integration company Avanceon.
Robotics
Cobot Gripper Helps Automate Hydraulic Manifold Production
Use of a collaborative robot and gripper at Tomenson Machine Works leads to a 40% reduction in misloads and return on investment in six months.
IIoT
Is the Cloud Beneficial for Small and Mid-Sized Manufacturers?
Learn how manufacturers are actually using cloud computing today and how it can be leveraged for optimal application by smaller manufacturing organizations in this discussion with Brian Fenn, COO of system integration company Avanceon.
Sensors
Smart Sensors for Moisture Measurement
With quality assurance procedures continuing to move away from inspection and toward a real-time, continuous approach relying on process feedback, Kett has leveraged the growing computing power of sensors to provide a better means of measuring moisture.
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IIoT
Network Portal Targets Interoperability
IIoT
Is the Cloud Beneficial for Small and Mid-Sized Manufacturers?
Robotics
Cobot Gripper Helps Automate Hydraulic Manifold Production
Sensors
Smart Sensors for Moisture Measurement
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Workforce
Where Do Operators Fit With Current Manufacturing Technology Trends?
IIoT
Manufacturing Innovation – Who Do The Little Guys Turn To?
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Remote Access Technologies Help Keep Food Sanitation Workers Safe
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Improving Process Accessibility with Wireless Metering
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Robotics
Technology Matters: New Servo Drive, Robots, and Flexible Feeder System
PEC 2020
Technology Matters: Material Handling, IIoT PLC, Connected Workers
Motion
Technology Matters: Beckhoff's XPlanar System
IIoT
Technology Matters: IIoT Missteps, Cybersecurity Readiness, and Volkswagen's Industrial Cloud
Robotics
Technology Matters: Robot Employment Agency, MRP-Led Operations, and Data Analytics
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Report: Innovative New Controls at PACK EXPO Connects
PMMI Media Group editors—covering a virtual event instead of an in-person exposition—divided and conquered to collectively take in as much of PACK EXPO Connects as possible. Here’s what they saw in the controls category.
IIoT
Emerson Takes on Magnolia Power Plant Project in Mississippi
Manufacturers aren’t the only adopters of Industry 4.0 technologies—the utility sector has long been active in the space as well, and the Tennessee Valley Authority has recently pledged $110 million to digitally transform its power generation fleet.
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View Product Demos On Demand
Missed part or all of PACK EXPO Connects? Browse dozens of demos by category or search by keyword. Find solutions to your packaging and processing challenges now through March 31.
IIoT
Volkswagen Expands Cloud Project Beyond Europe
The Industrial Cloud Initiative at Volkswagen, designed to streamline data gathering and analysis as well as best practice adoption, is expanding to one U.S. plant and two in Mexico.
Plant Maintenance
The Benefits of a “Deny All” Approach to Security
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) has typically been used to protect and manage IT networks, but its device-based, zero-trust security, and administration benefits can provide real value for operational technology (OT) spaces as well.
Workforce
Where Do Operators Fit With Current Manufacturing Technology Trends?
What if technology could be adopted that brought about an improvement in business processes and fostered the up-skilling of people?
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Belden HighFlex VFD Cables Available from Digi-Key
Belden's series of UL-rated, extra flexible VFD cables provides supremely pliable, flexible constructions for use on-machines (16-8 AWG) and increases ease of installation without sacrificing any crucial elements.
Workforce
Easing the Path to a Connected Workforce
In an effort to extend overall operational visibility to plant floor workers, the Aveva Teamwork platform promises to provide knowledge sharing, digital training, and streamlined communication capabilities.
Robotics
Technology Matters: New Servo Drive, Robots, and Flexible Feeder System
Highlights of several new automation technologies showcased at PACK EXPO Connects, including Lenze's new i950 servo drive, Omron's HD-1500 autonomous mobile robot & FH 3D vision sensor, and Epson Robots' IntelliFlex flexible feeder and C12XL 6-axis robot.
IIoT
Manufacturing Innovation – Who Do The Little Guys Turn To?
Learn how organizations like the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center are working to close the manufacturing innovation gap which impacts many small to mid-sized manufacturing companies.
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Remote Access Technologies Help Keep Food Sanitation Workers Safe
Cloud services, augmented and virtual reality, and videoconferencing applications are among the latest tools that suppliers are using to keep food and beverage workers safer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
IIoT
Improving Process Accessibility with Wireless Metering
Emerson’s 5700 Coriolis transmitter features Wi-Fi connectivity, but can also be delivered without Wi-Fi for applications in which such connectivity brings undesirable risk.
Communication
Crossing the Interoperability Chasm
A new white paper from the Open Manufacturing Platform highlights production asset level connectivity issues, with a focus on OPC UA and MQTT.
Cybersecurity
Bridging the OT Cybersecurity Gap
With the need for remote access ballooning, Claroty offers users an integrated platform to detect, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity threats at the OT level.
IIoT
Digitization – A Case For Manufacturing
Learn how implementing Industry 4.0 can improve your company’s productivity, opportunity, and growth from the Managing Director of Nukon.
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Networks Take Center Stage
With networking technologies increasingly taking the lead role and acting as the heart of automated processes, does that change the role of controllers in more connected industrial environments?
Plant Maintenance
Acquisition Paves New Path for PAS Global
Industrial design software company Hexagon will acquire PAS, a provider of OT integrity offerings, giving manufacturers across industry segments a holistic way to manage the plant lifecycle.
Robotics
Powertrain Manufacturer Deploys New High-Payload Cobot
FPT Powertrain Technologies installs a new high-payload collaborative robot that combines vision technology, laser area scanners, and a touch-sensitive tactile skin—further blurring the line between cobots and traditional industrial robots.
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Industrial Sustainability Focuses on Energy Management
Comparing results of Automation World’s sustainability survey conducted in 2016 with the results seen in 2020 seem to indicate that sustainability efforts are becoming more aligned with specific energy efficiency goals.
Cybersecurity
The 10 Commandments of Cybersecurity
As remote access, digital transformation initiatives, and enterprise-wide systems integration efforts continue to expand, cybersecurity is a growing concern. That’s why operators should educate themselves on the steps they can take to avoid a breach.
Communication
MQTT Sparkplug Advances in DataOps
HighByte announces its support for MQTT Sparkplug with its new release, helping to solidify the communications protocol acceptance for industrial data transmission.
Plant Maintenance
The Long Term Effects of Remote Access
The virtual world is creating new end user expectations around how products are delivered and serviced, requiring OEMs and technology suppliers to partner in new ways.
