June 2022

Renown for editorial excellence, Automation World covers the entire spectrum of industrial automation technologies, software and devices. AW reports on developments in discrete manufacturing, batch/hybrid processing and continuous process operations.
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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 ...
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Control

Making the Choice: Cables & Connectors

June 14, 2022
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...
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Plant Maintenance

Crossing the Great Divide in Industrial Transformation

June 7, 2022
Learn what manufacturers are saying about transformation, especially as they face innovations and challenges in production, quality, operations, technology, and the supply chain...
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Brian May Hi Res Photo
Brian May Hi Res Photo
Brian May Hi Res Photo
Brian May Hi Res Photo
IIoT

Manufacturing in the Metaverse

June 7, 2022
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...

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Creating the Monetary Information to Measure Equipment Efficiency Improvements

June 6, 2022
This column presents a simple example of the type of information needed to address the common deficiencies in typical financial accounting information.
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Plant Maintenance

Palletizer Upgrade? It’s Likely Overdue

June 6, 2022
Learn what you can to do upgrade and maintain your palletizing machines.
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Analytics

Siemens Digital Industries Software Focuses on Digital Transformation

June 6, 2022
Lean about what what shared at Siemens Digital Industries Software's analyst/media event this year.
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The Raytek Marathon MM infrared temperature sensor from Fluke Process Instruments.
The Raytek Marathon MM infrared temperature sensor from Fluke Process Instruments.
The Raytek Marathon MM infrared temperature sensor from Fluke Process Instruments.
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Sensors

Sensors Help Increase Batch Capacity

June 6, 2022
Non-contact infrared sensors enabled global plastics and rubber processor Ilpea Industries Inc. to increase yields and reduce cycle times.
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Workforce

Iveco Reduces Worker Injuries with Wearable Exoskeletons

May 25, 2022
Vehicle manufacturer Iveco has been successfully outfitting assembly workers with Comau’s Mate exoskeleton since 2018.
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Communication

TSN Plugfest Focuses on Interoperability

May 18, 2022
Participants in Avnu Alliance’s Time-Sensitive Networking plugfest test their deployments in a collaborative environment.
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Matt Rendall, CEO and co-founder of Otto Motors, speaking at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston.
Matt Rendall, CEO and co-founder of Otto Motors, speaking at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston.
Matt Rendall, CEO and co-founder of Otto Motors, speaking at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston.
Matt Rendall, CEO and co-founder of Otto Motors, speaking at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston.
Robotics

Moving Robots Into the Matrix

May 17, 2022
Otto Motors uses simulation to mitigate risk when deploying a fleet of autonomous mobile robots.
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Analytics

The First Cloud-Native Data Historian

May 17, 2022
GE Digital stakes a claim to the world’s first cloud-native operational data historian with the release of its Proficy Historian for the Cloud on the AWS Marketplace.
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Cybersecurity

Eliminating Data Siloes for Better Cybersecurity

May 12, 2022
ServiceNow is augmenting its Now platform with asset inventory and vulnerability data from Tenable’s Tenable.ot to enable mitigation of operations level cybersecurity threats ...
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Analytics

Synthetic Data and Artificial Intelligence Combine to Improve Machine Vision

May 11, 2022
By creating synthetic data from 3D CAD data, Siemens’ SynthAI helps machine vision systems be more rapidly deployed for applications ranging from quality control to robotic picking...
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Plant Maintenance

Minimizing Machine Downtime with Bluetooth Gateways and Smart Sensors

May 10, 2022
Using a combination of Bluetooth gateways from Cassia Networks and smart sensors from Dodge Industrial, Penn Waste provides its maintenance engineers with needed visibility into...
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Analytics

Honeywell Expands Its Forge Software Capabilities

May 5, 2022
Through a targeted focus on software-as-a-service, Honeywell Connected Enterprise is expanding its Honeywell Forge technology with the release of Connected Warehouse and updates...
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Communication

Field Device Integration Eases Equipment Installation

April 20, 2022
Now part of Emerson’s AMS Device Manager, the Field Device Integration (FDI) standard provides a unified framework for installing and configuring field devices.
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Robotics

ABB’s 3 Robotics Predictions for 2022

April 14, 2022
With activity in the robotics space showing no sign of slowing, ABB’s Mark Segura weighs in on the developments you can expect to see this year.
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Cybersecurity

New Industrial Control System Security Threat

April 14, 2022
The U.S. government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency issues new alert about attacks targeting ICS/SCADA devices.
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PackML machine states.
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Communication

PackML and Machine-to-Machine Communication

March 31, 2022
At PACK EXPO East 2022, Ron MacDonald of OMAC walked attendees through key states of PackML, highlighting their impact on successful packaging line operation.