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Plant Maintenance
The Best Way to Power Remote Wireless Communications
Why remote wireless sensors that communicate with the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) demand long-life, industrial grade lithium batteries.
Tadiran Batteries
Mar 6th, 2021
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Integrating Process Safety, Visibility, and Cybersecurity
Following its acquisition by Hexagon, PAS explains how its software integrates with Hexagon’s technologies to address critical industrial process operations factors.
David Miller
Feb 11th, 2021
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OpX Best Practices for Accessing Equipment Remotely
How to select a solution for accessing equipment remotely that can work for both OEMs and CPGs.
PMMI
Jan 29th, 2021
Check out The Cobot Spot from Universal Robots
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Check out The Cobot Spot from Universal Robots
Looking for automation solutions for packaging and palletizing? This is your destination for all things cobot. Whether it’s webinars, video case studies or product information, you’ll find it all in this one spot.
Aug 31st, 2020
Using Beumer Smart Glasses provides operators with hands-free troubleshooting, and helps to mitigate the costs of a technician traveling to the customer site.
Plant Maintenance
Smart Glasses Ease Troubleshooting Communication
Beumer has added augmented reality to the tools available to its customers while servicing equipment, enabling faster, easier support. The OEM even used the smart glasses technology to commission and install new equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aaron Hand
Nov 13th, 2020
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Plant Maintenance
Augmented Reality Gets to Work
In both discrete and process manufacturing, augmented reality technologies are proving to be an operator’s best friend by helping to decrease repair times in the plant and in the field, improve accuracy, increase situational awareness, and boost safety.
Lauren Gibbons Paul
Dec 8th, 2020
Jason Anson, Automation Manager at Interstates
Plant Maintenance
Use Remote Upgrades to Prevent Software Obsolescence
Find out what steps your team should consider when implementing plant software upgrades in order to avoid increased downtime and lost productivity.
Jason Anson
Nov 17th, 2020
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Easy Design Tips to Maximize the Performance and Reliability of Your GaN Designs
Mar 1st, 2021
Heather Johnson, automation manager, Interstates.
Plant Maintenance
Simulation Environments: Worth the Investment?
Establishing a simulation environment in a facility can have many benefits when it comes to testing, risk management, downtime, and even troubleshooting. But deciding if the investment is worth it depends on the facility itself.
Heather Johnson
Sep 7th, 2020
Festo Life Sciences Plant
Home
Compressed Air Measurement Helps Reduce Energy Use
Installing Festo’s E2M energy efficiency modules helped medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers tackle their environmental footprint, not only saving money but using the data to provide predictive maintenance as well.
Aaron Hand
Aug 18th, 2020
Dick Slansky, senior analyst, ARC Advisory Group
Plant Maintenance
Virtual Commissioning Evolves into a Model-driven Digital Twin
Virtual commissioning needs to go beyond emulating controls logic for emulation hardware. Model-driven digital twins make virtual commissioning more accessible and adds the power of simulation technology and capability to the overall automation process.
Dick Slansky
Aug 6th, 2020
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Plant Maintenance
Augmented Reality for Machine Troubleshooting
A look at how workers in Schneider Electric's Batam, Indonesia, factory use Aveva’s Augmented Operator Advisor to perform equipment troubleshooting by focusing on color-coded points of interest on each piece of equipment.
David Greenfield
Aug 5th, 2020
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Plant Maintenance
Smart Glasses for Remote Assistance at Schneider Electric Batam Factory
A look at how workers at Schneider Electric's Batam, Indonesia, factory use Smart Glasses Remote Assistance to connect with third-party OEMs for help with equipment troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair.
David Greenfield
Jul 9th, 2020
David Kelley, lead automation engineer, Panacea Technologies
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
David Kelley
May 21st, 2020
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Plant Maintenance
Optional Technology Turns Essential
Honeywell Process Solutions CTO sees remote access, simulation, and virtual reality influencing business continuity beyond the coronavirus crisis.
Stephanie Neil
Apr 22nd, 2020
Abb Supports Operations In Critical Healthcare Facilities, Utilities, Industrial And Commercial Buildings With Free Software Solutions
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ABB Offers Free Access to Several Products Amid Pandemic
To help industrial organizations struggling with the effects of COVID-19, ABB is eliminating charges on the use of some of its key robotics and power technologies.
Luis Rodriguez
Apr 21st, 2020
Bosch Rexroth sees rising interest in using virtual assistants on the shop floor to aid in training and safety applications. Image courtesy of Bosch Rexroth
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.
Beth Stackpole
Mar 18th, 2020
Dana Inc.'s Toledo Driveline facility
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.
Mar 24th, 2020
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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.
David Greenfield
Mar 23rd, 2020
To Audi, premium automobile quality means high quality vehicle bodies created using efficient production systems and new high-tech solutions. Increasing digitization is clearing the path for smart factories.
Plant Maintenance
How Audi Addresses the Predictive Maintenance Challenge
The challenge with preventive maintenance mainly lies in accessing the data that could point out a flaw and then processing it in such a way that it can also be used. Audi demonstrates how to successfully address that challenge.
Audi
Mar 20th, 2020
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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.
Stephanie Neil
Mar 19th, 2020
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AutomationDirect adds Click PLC input simulator and high-current relay output modules
Higher amperage relay output modules and an 8-point input simulator module are now available from AutomationDirect for the Click series stackable micro brick PLCs.
AutomationDirect
Feb 13th, 2020
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Industrial Control System Migrations: 5 Considerations to Move Forward
Two factors driving the upgrade or replacement of legacy control systems are increased component failures and lack of replacement parts due to obsolescence. The risk associated with losing control of a process can be significant when equipment fails.
Jan 25th, 2020
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