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Sensors
How Smart Cameras Help Solve Some of Manufacturing’s Biggest Issues
Artificial intelligence-enabled smart cameras can be used to improve safety, quality, and operator efficiency.
Motion
The Rise of Flexible Feeding System Technology
Why flexible feeding systems, which incorporate robotics, vision, and motion technologies are beginning to replace the vibratory bowl feeders that have long been used sort small parts for assembly and packaging.
Sensors
Flir Systems and Neurala Develop AI-Powered Industrial Machine Vision
The goal of combining artificial intelligence with industrial vision systems is to enable manufacturers to place automated inspection points anywhere and be able to quickly reconfigure them for new applications as needed.
Sponsored
Non-Magnetic Coaxial Cable
Superior signal transmission and increased reliability
Workforce
Wearable Technology Bolsters Worker Safety
PepsiCo’s use of Kinetic’s Reflex wearable device has had a definitive impact on both worker safety and company culture.
Sensors
Sensors Step Up to Industry Demands
From monitoring COVID-19 vaccine temperatures to combining vibration, temperature, and speed in one device, new sensor technology is addressing industry needs on an ever-wider scale.
IIoT
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.
Sponsored
Non-Magnetic Coaxial Cable
Superior signal transmission and increased reliability
Sensors
Vision and Control on One CPU
Though combining multiple control functions on one controller is not particularly new, the high compute and bandwidth requirements of vision have typically required it to exist on a separate controller. Technology advances are changing that reality.
Sensors
How Artificial Intelligence Works in Quality Control
The use of artificial intelligence has been growing across the industrial automation space for the several years now. But do you really understand what it does to affect outcomes?
Supplier News
Posital Announces Position Sensors with Modbus RTU Interface
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.
Sensors
Smart Sensor for Variable Speed Equipment
Petasense releases its Vibration Mote Model 3 smart sensor that detects speed, vibration, and temperature.
Home
Vision Inspection Maximizes Label Accuracy
For one North American food manufacturer, Omron’s SKU verification system dramatically lowered production costs and increased overall profitability.
Sensors
Technology Matters: Wearable Sensors, Vision Systems, Industrial Networking
In this episode we look at wearable sensor technologies for social distancing, using vision systems to inspect liquids and solids, and the rise of publish/subscribe communication protocols in industrial networking.
Home
Temperature Sensors Help Maintain Correct Fluid Viscosity
Improve process quality and machine performance
Sensors
Inspecting Liquids and Solids with Vision Systems
Understanding the different components that comprise a vision system and how they can be used for different inspection applications is critical to justifying an investment in vision technology.
Sensors
Sony and Microsoft Partner on Smart Cameras
To help industrial companies address the challenges that come with deploying and accessing video analytics and vision systems, Sony and Microsoft have begun collaborating to make these systems more accessible.
COVID-19
Technology Steps Forward for Social Distancing
As more manufacturers are allowed to resume production amid the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping their workers distanced will be key to keeping them healthy. Here are some innovations to help achieve that.
Sensors
Encoder Selection Tips
To control motion on a machine or electromechanical system you need continuous positional feedback from the moving parts. That’s where encoders enter the picture. But how do you determine which one is best for the job?
Home
New Technologies Feed the Hunger for Information
Trying to keep up with productivity, quality, safety, sustainability, and other industry demands, food and beverage plants are turning increasingly to the innovations found in today’s sensor instrumentation.
Sensors
How Can Vision Systems Be Used to Inspect Solids and Liquids?
In this episode, we explore vision system selection factors, how to justify vision system investments, the types of industrial applications they're most suited for, and how the technology can be used to inspect liquids and solids on the production line.
Data
AutomationDirect adds Linear Position Potentiometers
AutomationDirect has released the Gefran linear potentiometers and accessories, used to detect position and linear direction movement.
