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UnPACKed with AW Podcast: Getting along (and ahead) with Robots

In the first episode of UnPACKed with Automation World, Director of Content, David Greenfield takes us into some of the truths and myths about automation during the past year.

Based on linear servo track technology, the Orboter has movers called “Probots” on which actuators can be mounted.

Wireless Network for Manufacturing Offers the Reliability of Wired IO-Link

The use of wireless in manufacturing plants is still met with a good deal of skepticism today. Much of this doubt is based on experience with traditional wireless, which is simply not reliable because it’s neither fast enough nor scalable.

Adrian Lloyd and Blake Griffin join unPACKed with PMMI to discuss their research that led to PMMI Business Intelligence’s Predictive Maintenance White Paper.

Know Before You Fail: Avoid Costly Downtime with Predictive Maintenance

unPACKed with PMMI tackles obvious predictive maintenance benefits: reduced downtime and increased machine lifetime.

Sensor Fusion: The Swiss Army Knife of Digitalization

With the proper communication protocols and network architecture in place, smart sensor technology and the data it provides can be the bulwark on which digital transformation is built.

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High Pressure Processing Helps Emerging Brands

Join Jeff Williams of Universal Pure, and ProFood World’s Joyce Fassl as they discuss high pressure processing and the shelf-life benefits it brings to brands seeking broader distribution and the importance of Cold Pressure Council certification.

ProdX allows multiple facilities to be connected to a single data point.

Smarter Food Safety Relies on More Data, Compute Power

Demand is rising for improved precision in food inspection. Food producers are taking advantage of the data and processing capabilities in their systems to not only improve food safety, but also to work toward improved traceability.

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Focusing on High-Speed and Accuracy in Machine Vision

The term machine vision covers an array of products with varying capabilities, that’s why it’s important to understand the range of functions you’ll need in a camera to address your particular production requirements.

Check out The Cobot Spot from Universal Robots

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.

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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.

The wearable Kinexon SafeTag warns the user, audibly and visually, when the physical distance with another employee has been compromised.

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.

Image-based scanners are displacing standard laser scanners, providing the capability to read 2D barcodes, which can be much smaller than traditional barcodes. Photo courtesy of Cognex.

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.

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Cloud-Connected Radar Level Sensor

Endress+Hauser has released the Micropilot FWR30, its first cloud-connected radar level sensor which it claims is the world’s first 80 GHz wireless sensor.

Inductive and capacitive sensors from Telemecanique Sensors

Advice on IoT Sensor Selection

As one of the cornerstones of the Industrial Internet of Things, intelligent sensors are a critically important technology to understand—from their embedded intelligence capabilities and cost factors to their wired vs wireless and security considerations.

Wet Gas Flow Sensor

FCI's Gas Master Sensor for the ST80 Series flow meters delivers accurate, repeatable gas flow measurement in the presence of even more moisture and condensation droplets.

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Linear Position Sensors for Heavy Duty Applications

The LV-45 linear position sensors from Alliance Sensors Group are specifically designed for measuring applications requiring rugged devices.

Vega’s Greg Tischler demonstrates the effects of heat in the atmosphere on both radar and ultrasonic technologies.

Radar Overcomes Price Constraints for Water/Wastewater Industry

Advocating radar technology as the better ultrasonic, Vega demonstrates how its radar sensors outperform under a variety of temperature, gas, pressure, and environmental conditions.