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Batch manufacturing success depends on accuracy, and that starts with precise, repeatable flow measurement. Even with a fluid as simple as water, small inconsistencies can cascade into big problems
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software-defined automation
Based on an open hardware and software architecture, software-defined automation systems enable the creation of best-in-class, application-specific systems using components from...
Production worker at an Entegris plant in Taiwan. Source: Entegris
In 2008, Entegris made the choice to work with a company that was a relative newcomer to the industrial software scene. Today, the company still uses Inductive Automation’s software...
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Speedy product changeover is crucial for multi-product manufacturing facilities to rapidly turn around equipment for the next product cycle. Here’s how to address rapid changeover...
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Ethernet-APL, based on the new IEEE two-wire standard, provides power and communication over long distances, supporting multiple protocols like HART-IP, EtherNet/IP and Modbus...
EZAutomation's new Production Monitor provides a cost-effective way to measure and improve productivity across semi-automated manufacturing processes. It can pay for itself in less than a month, per EZAutomation.
EZAutomation's new Production Monitor provides a cost-effective way to measure and improve productivity across semi-automated manufacturing processes.
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While this may sound like a fringe concept, increasingly familiar technologies and processes — such as virtualization, edge and cloud computing, DevOps and open-source software...
By adopting the Kipster concept and specifying ABB drives as a requirement for their operations, MPS Egg Farms moves a big step closer to achieving its goal of full circularity...

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B&R shows adaptive solutions for laboratory operations at SLAS 2025

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ABB's Joerg Schubert shows how the company's forthcoming Autonomous Operator software provides augmented data to operators to help them better react to abnormal situations.
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Schneider Electric’s Michael Martinez explains how decoupling devices from software allows you to extend the life of automation systems while also improving their availability...
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Learn the key differences among programmable automation controllers, programmable logic controllers, and industrial PCs.
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Ease of configuration and SCADA redundancy added to Bedrock’s open, secure control system.