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A New Generation of PLCs for a New Generation of Engineers
The Industrial Internet of Things demands more data than ever before from systems and processes that have traditionally not been connected to business systems. The end goal is to provide continuity between different systems and make better use of machines
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Variable Frequency Drives Have Low-Environmental Impact
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Four-Channel SFP Gigabit Ethernet Interface
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Top Articles of 2019: Open Source Computing
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Top Articles of 2019: Artificial Intelligence
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Connecting PLCs for High-Speed Packaging Quality
Stone Technologies creates an effective automated defect rejection process requiring deterministic communication between controllers on separate parts of a high-speed packaging line.
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Emerson and the Integration of Process and Discrete Automation
Emerson executives Peter Zornio and Stuart Harris provide insights into Emerson’s future following its acquisitions last year of Aventics and GE Intelligent Platforms.
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Discover the Secrets of a Successful Automation Project
Learn about planning and project management, building your machine or automated system, and technologies to improve manufacturing outcomes. Automation World’s free resource features 150 pages on managing automation projects from start to finish.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Schneider Electric Unveils IIoT-Ready PLCs, AR, and Motion
Demos of IIoT box as server for hands-free augmented reality and next-generation of motor controls.
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Wireless IO-Link Master For Remote Motion Control
SMC’s next-gen wireless base module gets reduced in size and adds flexible connectivity capabilities.
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Today’s Digital Transformation Reality
Dana Inc. and Streamline Innovations show how digital transformations can start today in the discrete and process industries using Ignition to overcome legacy infrastructure’s digital shortcomings.
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Making the Plant a Safe Place
Manufacturers and OEMs must understand that there are many sides to machine safety, including standards, regulations, functional requirements, technology, and even unforeseen circumstances.
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Improving Material Handling Capabilities
Increased collaboration among mechanical, electrical, and software engineers at machine builders has led to a number of advances in material handling automation technology, like Beckhoff’s XTS linear transport system.
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Are you Protecting your Most Valuable Assets?
Safety in manufacturing is nothing new. And though an investment in safety can do so much for a manufacturing plant, it’s something that can easily be ignored or pushed to the side.
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Understanding Safety in Nonroutine Work
When a safety program is well-executed and well-maintained, it becomes part of a company’s core values and culture. Employee well-being is paramount, and no production schedule is worth a safety mishap.
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Mini Wireless I/O Module for Remote Monitoring and On/Off Automation
The Mini Wireless I/O Module from SignalFire Wireless Telemetry integrates an antenna capable of a 3-mile range, which allows a pair of modules to communicate in a point-to-point mode or directly to a Gateway.
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IIoT-Ready Controller for Logic and Motion Applications
The Modicon M262 controller from Schneider offers intuitive, scalable, and reliable machine integration into Industry 4.0 environment, machine to device, machine to human, machine to machine, machine to plant, or machine directly to cloud.
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Safety I/O Modules
Allen-Bradley FLEX 5000 I/O modules from Rockwell Automation can meet the needs of producers in process and heavy industries that require fixed field-wiring terminations or both vertical and horizontal I/O mounting in their distributed safety applications.
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Safety Switch Works Without Contacts
The PSRswitch from Phoenix Contact’s is for smart door safety and position monitoring in machines and assembly lines.
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10.4-inch Rugged and Versatile Vehicle-Mounted Touch Panel Computer
The GOT610-837 vehicle-mounted touch panel computer from Axiomtek is aimed at logistics and manufacturing applications.
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OpenVPX Carrier Cards Provide Flexibility
Acromag’s VPX4520 and VPX4521 6U carrier boards feature five mezzanine slots to interface a combination of I/O, communication, FPGA, GPU, or CPU modules to the bus over a high-speed PCIe Gen 3 link.
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Airgas Upgrades a Legacy DCS
The rip-and-replace project took two years of preparation, but the system cutover required just a 10-day shutdown. Now, using Siemens PCS 7, the company has a more reliable and maintainable DCS that’s ready for the future.
