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The SaaS-ification of PTC
PTC’s pending acquisition of Onshape will add a cloud-based Software as a Service product development platform to the company’s CAD and PLM portfolio.
Networks
The Machine Economy is Upon Us
Software
Technology Startups to Watch
Control
Emerson and the Integration of Process and Discrete Automation
Control
Are Servo Motor and Drive Combinations from One Vendor Better?
Software
Bringing Industry 4.0 to the Australian Defense Force
This article lays out the four key benefits when adopting Industry 4.0 technologies in your organization.
Software
Production Cockpit Analytics Software
TrendMiner 2019.R3 introduces a “production cockpit” that provides the processing engineer multiple ways to visualize and track plant production.
Sponsored
Machines that sense the world around them
ADI gives cobots the ability to sense, adapt and interpret its surroundings. Our motion detection and machine learning expertise is transforming factory floors. From invention to breakthrough with ADI.
Data
Load Sensing by Light
SKF Fiber Optic Sensing uses optical fibers to measure forces in real time in difficult environments and without electronics.
Networks
DIN Wireless Gateway Supports Network Connectivity of Wireless and Wired Sensors
SignalFire’s DIN Gateway V2 is a 900 MHz wireless gateway with an integrated I/O capability for easy network connectivity of wireless and wired sensors, integrated Ethernet and built-in automation.
Control
Motion Failure Alarm Facilitates Commissioning and Configuration
The Sitrans WM300 (MFA) motion failure alarm from Siemens detects changes in the motion and speed of rotating, reciprocating, or conveying equipment.
Sponsored
Machines that sense the world around them
ADI gives cobots the ability to sense, adapt and interpret its surroundings. Our motion detection and machine learning expertise is transforming factory floors. From invention to breakthrough with ADI.
Networks
Virtual Appliance Provides Entry Point for Small Deployments
The VersaVirtual appliance from Rockwell Automation provides all the computing, networking and storage capabilities needed to deploy and maintain up to 15 virtual machines in one ready-to-use appliance.
Motion
Economical High Resolution and High Repeatability XYR Alignment Stages
The XYR-01-01 and XYR-01-02 alignment stages from OES offer high precision and repeatability for industrial, medical, semiconductor, research, and laboratory applications.
Motion
Active Vibration Control System for CNC Machine Tools
NUM’s accelerometer-based active vibration control system virtually eliminates tool head vibration.
Motion
Voice Coil Motor with Internal Shaft and Bearing Providess 63.9 lbs of Continuous Force
The GVCM-095-089-03 from Moticont features a continuous force of 63.9 lbs (284.1 N) and 202.0 lbs (898.4 N) of peak force at a 10% duty cycle.
Motion
Mounted Bearings Meet Hygienic Design and Clean-In-Place Criteria
Stainless-Steel Stand-Out mounted bearings from KML meet the strict sanitary requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Data
Industrial IoT Software
Dploy Solutions’ Factory Floor Connectivity provides a cost effective, scalable solution for small to mid-sized manufacturers, allowing plant managers and equipment operators to monitor performance on the plant floor, address issues quickly, and sustain optimal performance.
Data
Configurator Tool Simplifies Building a Machine Vision System
Balluff’s online Machine Vision configurator tool helps users to confidently and efficiently select the product combinations required for configuring a complete vision system to meet their application needs.
Networks
IO-Link Master Block Insulates Against Noise, Protects in Harsh Environments
Balluff's new EtherNet/IP IO-Link master block insulates against inductive, conductive, and capacitive noise produced by electromagnetic interference (EMI), and its robust housing protects against harsh welding environments.
Control
Virtual Sensor Reads Safe Speed
The Safe Speed Observer from B&R determines speed of the company’s Acopos P3 servo drive in accordance with SIL 2 / PL d / CAT 3 requirements.
Motion
Sensing And Control Unit for Hygienic Valves
The latest version of Alfa Laval’s ThinkTop has new features based on user requests.
Data
Inertial Measurement Unit for Autonomous Vehicles
The OpenIMU330B, from Aceinna, enables autonomous vehicles to accurately stay on track during turns and complicated maneuvers.
Data
CMOS Sensor for 3D Laser Triangulation Applications
The Flash CMOS image sensors from Teledyne e2v are for 3D laser profiling/displacement applications and high speed, high resolution inspection.
Control
Remote HMI Without Attached Display
The EA9-RHM headless C-more Remote Human-Machine Interface from AutomationDirect provides all the functionality of an EA9 touch panel without the extra cost of a touchscreen interface.
Control
Pigler Automation Tests Siemens' Next-Gen DCS
While the Simatic PCS neo was in development, the company enlisted the help of its integration partner to be a pilot user of the new control software.
Control
HMIs Play Role in Portable Disinfection
Evergreen UV expands the functionality and accuracy of its air and surface disinfection devices with the incorporation of HMIs from Lascar Electronics.
