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Articles

Production worker at an Entegris plant in Taiwan. Source: Entegris

Inside the IT/OT Platform Decision at 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 as the central platform to manage its manufacturing operations and support IT/OT interconnectivity.
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.

A Direct Route to Increased Accountability and Productivity with Minimal Cost

EZAutomation's new Production Monitor provides a cost-effective way to measure and improve productivity across semi-automated manufacturing processes.
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What Manufacturers Need to Know About Software-Defined Automation

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...
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How Cost-Efficient HMIs Can Transform Machine Design

Complementing a central high-cost HMI with lower-cost HMIs for specific functions allow operators to focus on dedicated functions without navigating through an intricate interface...
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How to Optimize Existing Equipment

System integrator tips for unlocking the full potential of your automation processes and tools.

Upgrading 30-Year-Old Legacy Control and I/O

The control system upgrade at Varland Plating is transitioning the company from use of serial communications to Ethernet with modern SCADA and analytic capabilities.
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Is Automation the Key to Sustainable Microchip Manufacturing?

Automated smart water management tools can help semiconductor fabricators address sustainability goals and still turn a profit.

Why Batch Processors and Integrator’s Business Models Should Align

Batch processors’ exposure to automation business modeling can vary, but a high quality integrator can support effective establishment or expansion of this understanding for their...

Products

Delta Motion EtherCAT Motion Controllers

EtherCAT Motion Controllers

Delta Motion has added an EtherCAT communication module to its flagship RMC200 motion controller family. This new module enables the RMC200 to efficiently connect to EtherCAT-...
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Hardware Gateway

EdgeGate simplifies access to PLCs and CNCs though its ability to securely integrate data into existing systems such as ERP, MES or SCADA. Communication is handled via OPC and...
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PLCs and Power Supplies

A new line of open-source Arduino PLCs can be programmed using free open-source Arduino software. These PLCs feature options of 19, 21, 38, 42 or 58 analog and digital inputs ...
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Pressure Valves

The Aventics Series 625 Sentronic proportional pressure control valves feature a control deviation of less than 0.5% to deliver accurate, electronic proportional pressure control...

Videos

A Preview of Beckhoff's MX-System

The MX-System is an intelligent automation hardware system designed to replace conventional control cabinets.
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Siemens Industrial Edge and Virtual PLC

Earlier this year, Siemens added the Simatic S7-1500V virtual PLC to its Industrial Edge platform. This virtual PLC is based on the functions and operation of the SIMATIC S7-1500...
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SEW Eurodrive StarterSets for Machine Builders

At Pack Expo 2023, Arne Valentin, machine automation technology manager at SEW Eurodrive, explained the company’s range of automation technologies for machine building based around...
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High-Performance HMI Screens

In this discussion with Travis Cox of Inductive Automation, we look at the differences between traditional and high-performance HMI screens and what the goal of high-performance...