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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.
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The Machine Economy is Upon Us
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Technology Startups to Watch
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Bringing Industry 4.0 to the Australian Defense Force
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Production Cockpit Analytics Software
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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.
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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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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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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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Digital Twin Technology Highlighted with Excavator Demo
To illustrate the possibilities of digital twin technology and make it more broadly accessible, PTC created a simulation of an excavator to demonstrate the operational insights that digital twin technology can provide to industrial end users.
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How Serious Are You About Alarm Management?
An Automation World reader survey detects a rising interest in alarm management best practices. It finds that, though many users are investing in new software, many are also missing the boat by giving their alarm philosophy short shrift.
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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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How Industrial IoT Can Build Next-Gen Automation Systems
A look at how IoT technologies are addressing automation system demands, including the need for real-time communications; cybersecurity compliance; and use of Time-Sensitive Networking, OPC UA, and MQTT.
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Global Pharmaceutical Optimizes Electronic Batch Records
With the pharmaceutical industry pushing for ever greater plant optimization, a major pharma manufacturer updated its batch processing platform and improved its electronic batch record process.
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How 3D Printing Is Changing Production Models
Additive manufacturing is no longer just for prototypes. Its increasing popularity and technical capabilities have pushed it into position to change the way manufacturers manage their spare parts inventory.
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Volkswagen Applies Generative Design
Retrofitting a classic 1962 VW Microbus to create an electric vehicle showcase, VW worked with Autodesk’s generative design software to reduce the vehicle’s weight and re-imagine interior components.
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Virtual Commissioning of a Robotic Cell
To develop a new robotic system for the material handling industry, JR Automation used a combination of Siemens simulation technologies to create a digital twin of the system that included the robots, PLC, HMI, and sensors.
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Don’t Wait to Migrate Your Aging PLCs and HMIs
As systems, interfaces, and technology age, the chance of something going wrong rises and the chance of manufacturer support gets lower. Modernization and migration of these items is key to making sure everything operates smoother.
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Maximizing Innovation Using Digital Twin Technology
Companies wanting to compete and innovate need to use all the technology at hand. Digital twin technology can maximize productivity in ever-changing and demanding markets.
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The Benefits of Batch Recipe Lifecycle Management
It might seem appealing to use custom programming for recipe management, but that can come with problems. A batch management package can reduce risk and help get products to market much quicker.
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Siemens Opcenter Unifies Its Operations Software
Siemens Opcenter is cloud-ready software designed to integrate the company’s manufacturing operations management software packages into a single product.
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PTC’s Push for Augmented Reality on the Plant Floor
At LiveWorx19, the company best known for its CAD, PLM and IoT platforms, emphasized augmented reality as the next big thing—backed up by new products, acquisitions, and partnerships.
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Small Form Factor Industrial IoT Gateway
The fanless PL-80580 From WIN Enterprises is for use as an Industrial IoT (IIoT) gateway, and for networking applications requiring a small footprint and industrial temperature tolerance.
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Software Components for Robotics Simulation
Version 7.0 of Kineo software components from Siemens provide new simulation capabilities in robotics/machine automation.
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New Version of Change Management Software
R130, the latest version of Honeywell Trace, delivers daily snapshots of control system configuration, changes and engineering anomalies that help amplify users’ situational awareness, allowing optimization of system management.
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System Design Analysis Tool
The ARCHx engineering tool from exida allows designers and independent evaluators to analyze high level computer system design architectures for safety, availability, and cybersecurity.
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OMAC Tackles Machine, Operator Efficiency
Providing updates at the Automation World Conference & Expo, group leaders outline efforts to provide guidance on line-level OEE implementation and machine interface standards.
