Royce Lee, lead automation engineer at Panacea Technologies

Centralizing Your Systems

Not having a centralized system is a risk to your organization, as it can make everyone incapable of accessing key information and can leave important data unprotected and vulnerable...
Larry White, executive director, Resource Consumption Accounting Institute,

Data: An Unrecognized Manufacturing Asset

As data is being produced at an exponential rate, it can be close to impossible for organizations to keep up. Asking the right questions in how to utilize the right data can help...
B&R Industrial Automation's X20 controllers support OPC UA over TSN. Source: B&R Industrial Automation

B&R Highlights Progress with Time-Sensitive Networking

Leveraging the widely accepted OPC UA standard, automation supplier adoption of Time-Sensitive Networking continues to advance, as can be seen in multiple recent announcements...
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ProSense Variable Area Mechanical Flow Meters from AutomationDirect

AutomationDirect is a distributor offering thousands of industrial automation products for electrical control systems, including PLCs, operator interfaces, AC drives, motors, ...
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AutomationDirect adds VFD/Servo Cable with Signal Pair

AutomationDirect is a distributor offering thousands of industrial automation products for electrical control systems, including PLCs, operator interfaces, AC drives, motors, ...
Two data connectors in two sizes: RJ45 with 8 pins and ix Industrial with 8 plus 2 pins. (Source: Helukabel)

Is It Time to Move Beyond the RJ45 Connector?

A new Ethernet connector— the ix Industrial interface—requires 70% less space than the RJ45 and offers more robust connection options.
Dploy Solutions’ Factory Floor Connectivity plant managers and equipment operators to monitor performance on the plant floor.

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 ...

Products

Identify and cluster anomalies in multivariate time series data to uncover irregular patterns or outliers that may signal critical events or emerging issues.

Product Spotlight: Spotfire for Manufacturing

A visual data science platform, Spotfire® for Manufacturing, combines visual analytics, data science, and data wrangling to help manufacturers identify production bottlenecks...

Smart Field Balancing Tool

Pruftechnik’s VibXpert 3 Balancer is available from Fluke Reliability. The device can diagnose and correct rotational unbalance in rotating assets like fans, pumps or motor...

Fault-Tolerant Edge Computing

Stratus Technologies has released its new Stratus ztC Endurance platform, a new family of fault-tolerant computing platforms for sustainable operations. The platform introduces...

Asset Management Software

The AMS Device Manager Data Server securely extends intelligent field device data, allowing reliability and maintenance teams to access advanced analytics software. As plants ...

Videos

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Nord Gear's Condition Monitoring Software

Dan Breitbarth of Nord Gear demonstrates how the company’s condition monitoring software works on Nord’s variable frequency drives, which have internal PLCs for data analysis ...
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Sensors ensure worker safety with cobots

SICK’s microScan3 safety laser scanners control the speed of cobots to keep workers safe while maintaining productivity.
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Rugged Long Range Sensors

Datalogic debuts new range of rugged sensors during PACK EXPO Las Vegas.
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Vision System Reduces Image Processing Latency

Beckhoff's XTS line paired with its new TwinCAT Vision System makes North American debut.