MY NEWS
- Outsourcing Automation Design & Engineering – Short-Sighted Strategy?
- New Breed of Robots Expand Applications & Opportunities for Small Manufacturers
- System Obsolescence Planning
- Industry 4.0 Gaining Momentum
- Automating Audit Management to Mitigate Risk and Improve OEE
- Real Time Data Integration and Dashboarding
INDUSTRY NEWS
- Microchip Delivers 12 Billionth PICR Microcontroller
- AMT opens Sao Paulo Technology Center
- Metso controls Finland's largest pellet-fired heating plant
- LXI Consortium certifies 2,000 instruments
- PAS offers free TuneWizard Loop Optimization Software
- European Pumps for Food and Beverage to focus on Energy-efficiency
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Microchip Delivers 12 Billionth PICR Microcontroller
Microchip delivered the 12 billionth MCU approximately 10 months after delivering its 11 billionth.
AMT opens Sao Paulo Technology Center
The AMT Sao Paulo Technology Center in Brazil lets AMT members establish operations within Brazil, build relationships and explore the market’s potential.
Metso controls Finland's largest pellet-fired heating plant
The Metso DNA automation system lets the Tampere plant operate unmanned with remote monitoring from the main control room of the Lielahti power plant.
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ESAB introduces Aristo RT robotic torches
The robotic torches work with three different product set-ups: Standard (external cable), Hollow Wrist Helix (rotation +/- 220o), and Hollow Wrist Infiniturn (endless rotation).
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AST releases AST46DS Explosion-Proof Pressure Transducer
The AST46DS has zero function capability, voltage or 4-20mA output signals, and all 316L stainless steel sensor materials.
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Korenix enhances JetBox 8195 Industrial PC
Enhancements include miniPCIe and booster PoE for multiple connectivity and high-speed transfer ability for front-end control applications.
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OMEGA Introduces Infrared Panel Heaters
Heaters have black ceran glass as the emitter face.
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Servo-Tek introduces Low Ripple DC Tachometers
Tach Generators provide a convenient means of converting rotational speed into an isolated analog voltage signal suitable for remote indication and control applications.
LXI Consortium certifies 2,000 instruments
There are currently 2172 LXI (LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation) compliant instruments, in 231 different product families, developed by LXI Consortium member companies.
Eaton introduces XT Motor Control Centers
XT motor control center (MCC) with arc flash protection utilizes 24 volt (V) direct current (DC) control power for commercial, industrial and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) applications.
PAS offers free TuneWizard Loop Optimization Software
With TuneWizard, plant facilities in the power and process automation industries can tune their control loops to ensure they are performing as they should without any cost.
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Stealth Introduces LPC-480FS Fanless Mini PC
LPC-480FS is powered by an Intel B840 mobile processor and has Gigabit LAN, 4-USB 3.0, 2-USB 2.0, 2-Serial/RS232, Intel HD3000 graphics, Audio In/Out and 2-PS/2 ports.
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Carlo Gavazzi releases DMPU Motor Protection System
DMPU is a modular electronic motor protection relay to control, monitor and protect the performance of 3-phase constant or dual speed AC induction motors.
European Pumps for Food and Beverage to focus on Energy-efficiency
As end users increasingly focus on energy-efficient production, pump manufacturers for the food and beverage industry will need to design cost-effective offerings that support energy optimisation.
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IO-Link Mapping Guide for sercos released
This user guide helps an automation engineer uniformly connect and integrate sensors and actuators equipped with an IO-Link interface into a sercos system.
When Will Cloud ERP Take Off?
By: Pat Garrehy, Rootstock
While analysts project that the adoption rate for Cloud HR is over 60 percent and for Cloud CRM over 75 percent, the present adoption rate of Cloud ERP for manufacturers is less than ten percent. One major obstacle is that the larger ERP vendors are On Premise providers.
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Particle size analyzer helps develop nanostructured carbon
EnerG2, a company developing nanostructured carbons for energy storage, is using a Mastersizer 3000 laser diffraction particle size analyzer from Malvern Instruments to measure and characterize its high performance products.
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Balluff introduces BVS vision sensor
BVS vision sensor has built-in infrared lighting and integrated daylight filter, so visible ambient light cannot affect image quality or stability of an inspection.
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Emerson introduces Rosemount 3051 Wireless Pressure Transmitter
Rosemount 3051 Wireless Transmitter can monitor flow and pressure in compressed air, steam and water systems.
Clearfield Announces FDP-KIS fiber Distribution enclosure
FDP-KIS enclosure is optimized for pushable fiber deployment.
