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Control
Address the Risk in Automation
While automation projects carry substantial short-term risk, choosing not to undertake them could be far more disastrous in the long-term.
Take Five
How OPC UA and MQTT Enable Interoperability
A look at how the OPC UA and MQTT industrial communications methods enable interoperability between automation devices and systems.
Control
i950 Servo Drives from Lenze
Four of Lenze’s i950 drives were used to operate a juggling machine at Automate 2022.
Sponsored
4 Hardware Trends Driving the Evolution in Warehouse Automation
As the market for warehouse automation grows, hardware will play an important role in the next generation of technological advancements. Take a closer look at four hardware trends worth watching.
Plant Maintenance
How to Safeguard Plant Automation with a Change Management System
These best practices can help you protect your plant’s automation systems from downtime and product errors due to machine failure, human error, cyber-attacks and more.
Robotics
Universal Robots Unveils New 20kg Payload Cobot
Universal Robots redesigned its collaborative robot technology to create the UR20—its longest reach and heaviest payload cobot. Target applications include palletizing and packaging.
OEE
OEE as a Tool for Continuous Improvement
Four real-world application stories show why OEE remains a bedrock manufacturing metric for real-time data collection to enhance companies’ ability to take corrective actions continuously.
Sponsored
Cognex In-Sight 2800 | Machine Vision Made Simple
Cognex In-Sight 2800 vision system enables users of all skill levels to use the power of deep learning to automate error detection. See for yourself by entering for your chance to win one of five In-Sight 2800.
Take Five
Cloud Computing, Industrial Autonomy, and Corporate Sustainability
By enabling industrial autonomy, use of the industrial cloud can have a significant impact on corporate sustainability initiatives.
Supply Chain Management
Inside the Investing Surge in Automation
Explore the growing interest around investing in industrial automation with our guest Jim Carlisle, managing director at Thomas H. Lee, a Boston-based private equity firm. Carlisle manages the firm's $900 million automation fund.
Robotics
OnRobot Showcases Sander Tool for Cobots
Exhibited at Automate 2022, the OnRobot Sander can be used with a variety of collaborative robots from Universal Robots and other major suppliers.
Control
Schneider Electric Continues its Open Automation Journey
Plug-and-produce hardware-independent software and agreements with Claroty and Intel accelerate the new era of automation software.
Control
Making the Choice: Cables & Connectors
Though they don’t often receive the attention given to other automation technologies, cables and connectors are critical to the power and data transmission needs of industry’s digital transformation.
Communication
Plug-and-Play Coming to Industrial IoT
Launch of the Sparkplug Compatibility Program enables automation technology suppliers to certify compatibility with the Eclipse Sparkplug protocol and MQTT-based Internet of Things infrastructures.
Take Five
Why OEE Still Matters
Though some say OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) is outdated, its use to continuously improve production operations across industry prove the value provided by this key metric.
Robotics
UR5E Cobot with 3D Scanner for Metrology Inspection
Universal Robots exhibited how its UR5E Series collaborative robots can be equipped with 3D scanners to automate metrology inspections at Automate 2022.
Robotics
KUKA Exhibits End-to-End Production Cell
At Automate 2022, KUKA showcased how its various products can be used together to create an end-to-end production cell for the fast moving consumer goods segment.
IIoT
Manufacturing in the Metaverse
The emerging metaverse continuum will transform how people interact with each other and with business data. Find out how this might impact industrial and manufacturing operations.
Motion
Precise Automation Required for Pick-and-Pack Machine
Using Mitsubishi Electric servo motors and intelligent drives enabled Hamrick Manufacturing to create a machine with a lower cost controller that reduced changeover times by nearly 98%.
Plant Maintenance
Creating the Monetary Information to Measure Equipment Efficiency Improvements
This column presents a simple example of the type of information needed to address the common deficiencies in typical financial accounting information.
Plant Maintenance
Palletizer Upgrade? It’s Likely Overdue
Learn what you can to do upgrade and maintain your palletizing machines.
Analytics
Siemens Digital Industries Software Focuses on Digital Transformation
Lean about what what shared at Siemens Digital Industries Software's analyst/media event this year.
Sensors
Sensors Help Increase Batch Capacity
Non-contact infrared sensors enabled global plastics and rubber processor Ilpea Industries Inc. to increase yields and reduce cycle times.
