The AW Top 5: Pulse for April 26, 2013

April 29, 2013
Topping the list of most popular articles is news of RuggedCom’s first product release since being purchased by Siemens a little more than a year ago.

RuggedCom’s first release since being purchased by Siemens a little more than a year ago tops this week’s list. Also standing the test of time is a primer on pneumatic vs. electric actuators. Here’s the AW Top 5 Pulse for April 26, 2013:

  1. Siemens RuggedCom Releases First Product
    By David Greenfield, Director of Content/Editor-in-Chief, 4/23/2013
  2. Intelligence Drives HMI Interaction
    By David Greenfield, Director of Content/Editor-in-Chief, 4/16/2013
  3. Motors Maximize Energy Efficiency in Variable Speed Applications
    By Automation World staff, 3/18/2013
  4. ODVA Focuses on Ethernet in the Process Industries
    By David Greenfield, Director of Content/Editor-in-Chief, 4/18/2013
  5. How to Decide Between Pneumatic and Electric Actuators
    By David Greenfield, Director of Content/Editor-in-Chief, 8/16/2012

Though big industry trends tend to move slowly—evolving over several years—if you’re interested in taking the pulse of the automation industry’s interest at any given moment, check out Automation World’s Top 5 post every Monday. Statistics are based on visits to all articles posted on www.automationworld.com for the previous seven days.

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