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July 2010 |
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| Featured Articles |
Seize the Advantage
Control Design, June 2010
By Dan Hebert
Faster delivery can provide a competitive edge, but only if it's accompanied by high-quality and reliable machines. Here's how some machine builder OEMs meet those demands.
Understand the New Motor Standards
Chemical Processing, June 2010
By John Malinowski, Baldor Electric
Regulations will require higher energy efficiency for many AC motors.
Despite Delay, Machines Makers Move On Global Safety Standards
Automation World, May 2010
By Rob Spiegel
Machine builders prepare for the switch from EN 954-1 to ISO 13849 and IEC 62061.
Safety to Operate
Control Design, May 2010
By Jim Montague
Machine safety still is viewed by management and operators at too many manufacturers as a costly drag on production. Fortunately, it's become increasingly obvious that a little investment in machine safety now can pay huge long-term dividends in reduced downtime and improved production.
Make Grippers More Productive
Assembly, April 2010
By Henry Menke
Too often, grippers operate blindly without any feedback regarding their status or condition. Fortunately, various sensor technologies can give dumb grippers the feedback necessary to become smart. The optimum sensor technology to choose depends on what parameter of gripper performance needs to be monitored.
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| Sponsor: ISA |
ISA Training: 3-for-2
To help you and your colleagues get the training you need during these difficult economic times, ISA is offering three registrations to any classroom training course for the price of two registrations: 3-for-2!
As an added bonus, you can still take advantage of ISA’s regular group pricing on the second registration. That’s an additional $100 savings on your total registration!
More information.
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| Product Announcements |
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| White Papers |
Design and Verification of Motion Control Algorithms using Simulation
By Douglas Eastman, et al, The MathWorks,
Simulation allows verification of system performance in the development process, making it possible to identify problems early and optimize system level behavior to meet the design requirements. In this paper, Model-Based Design is applied to a motion control application where a load must be precisely positioned through a flexible shaft.
High Availability for Non-Traditional Discrete and Process Applications
By Bill Black, GE Intelligent Platforms
The principle behind a high availability control system is to double the individual system components and pass over control from the “active” controller to the “backup” controller at the moment of failure. Here’s how GE’s PACSystems does it.
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| Resources & Literature |
Wittenstein publishes alpha Gearbox Catalog
Catalog contains all standard servo gearbox technical information as well as information for rack and pinion systems, servo couplings and sensor technology.
SME releases sixth edition of “Fundamentals of Tool Design”
Manufacturing practitioners, designers, educators, and students have been using “Fundamentals of Tool Design” for more than 40 years.
Cabling Guide for SERCOS III
Guide is intended to support engineers and electricians during the planning and installation phase of a SERCOS III network in order to guarantee a trouble-free operation of machines and systems.
Jacobs Automation publishes PackTrak catalog
The catalog contains information on PackTrak maglev technology for controlling tools and end effectors.
AutomationDirect offers free programming software
Users can download the Think & Do v8.04 Keyless Development Demo package for free, create software applications with Think & Do, and download these applications to an unlimited number of WinPLC targets.
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| Application Stories |
OI With Calculator Cards a Hole in One
Control Design, June 2010
By Darrell Fiegenbaum, Kays Engineering
Kays Engineering converted from PLCs to PC-based controls and TwinCat NC PTP software from Beckhoff for its drilling machines.
WEG permanent magnet motors reduce power usage by 33%
Process and Control Today, April 2010
By replacing the standard induction motors used on its ring spinning machines with permanent magnet motors from WEG, Buettner, a textile manufacturer, has reduced its annual power consumption by 33% and increased its machine utilisation by 80%.
SMV inverters improve the mix at Swedish bakery
Process and Control Today, April 2010
Baginto AB, a bakery in Sweden, upgraded mixing and dough preparation equipment with SMV inverter drives from Lenze. The IP65 rating of the SMV drives enabled them to be mounted directly to the machine frame close to the motors without the cost and complexity of control cabinets.
ASV submersible vehicles use Variohm shaft angle sensors
Process and Control Today, May 2010
ASV selected Novotechnik GL series hollow shaft potentiometric angle sensors from Variohm EuroSensor to provide rotary position feedback as an intrinsic part of in-house designed actuators used for the steering and ride stabilisation control system.
Multivac relies on sensors with wash-down design
Process and Control Today, May 2010
Multivac selected Leuze electronic’s Series 55 hygienic optical sensors for their latest range of thermoforming machines, in part because of their ability to cope with the intensive cleaning regimes used on such machines.
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| Featured Training |
CANopen Training
September 2, 2010
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Development engineers and system integrators who want to get an overview about CANopen and want to judge the technical opportunities CANopen provides. This CANopen training is also for technical decision-makers, who have the question, whether CANopen can fulfill the communication related technical request of their application.
Web Seminar: Grounding in Instrumentation Systems
October 27, 2010
(GMT -5:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada), Bogota, Lima Time Zone
This seminar covers grounding requirements, concepts, and applications in measurement and control areas. Terminologies, types of grounding systems, and shielding relevant to grounding are areas emphasized.
Machine Safety Tutorials
Banner Engineering offers free tutorials on Safety Light Screens, Two-Hand Control Safety Systems, Emergency Stops, Machine Safety Basics, and Risk Assessment Basics plus free Q/A sessions on Improving E-Stop Safety, Risk Assessment; Safety Light Screens: Type 2 vs Type 4; Fiber Optic Safety Systems; Safety Modules and Fiber Optics in Explosive Environments.
Machine Vision Training Seminars Online
Learn basic techniques, as well as considerations and advanced tips for machine vision applications with National Instruments Web Events on Demand.
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| Company & Organizational News |
MCA Reports 22% Jump in New Orders in First Quarter
New orders for motion control products jumped 22% in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009, according to figures from the Motion Control Association.
Motoman and Yaskawa to merge
Motoman and Yaskawa Electric America will combine to form Yaskawa America.
AMT says 1st Quarter 2010 Workholding Shipments up 8.1 Percent
Workholding equipment shipments within the U.S. by the 38 companies participating in the AWT statistical report totaled $42.6 million while exports amounted to $7.4 million.
First quarter manufacturing technology consumption up 33.7%
March U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $258.00 million, up 49.5% from the total of $172.59 million reported for March 2009.
Beckhoff Earns 236 Million Euros in 2009
This corresponds to a decrease of 15 percent in comparison with the previous year.
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| Featured Events |
NIWeek 2010
August 3, 2010 - August 5, 2010
Location: Austin, TX, USA
National Instruments is hosting NIWeek, the industry's premier event on graphical system design that attracts more than 3,000 of the world's brightest engineers, educators, and scientists. Three days of interactive technical sessions, targeted summits, hands-on workshops, and exhibitions on the latest developments for design, control, automation, manufacturing, and test.
Automation & Robotics World Show 2010
August 26, 2010 - August 29, 2010
Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Automation & Robotics World Show 10, the country's most awaited exhibition gives a way to success to the new innovations and opportunities for that vast industrial segment comprising of power, Pharmaceutical, Terminal Automation, and Tank Farm Automation.
International Manufacturing Technology Show
September 13, 2010 - September 18, 2010
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
IMTS - The International Manufacturing Technology Show management will host the first-ever Industry Inspiration Day as part of the September 13 kick-off for the all-new IMTS Industry & Technology Conference.
Automation 2010
September 21, 2010 - September 24, 2010
Location: Mumbai, India
Automation 2010 will highlight products trends, services and solutions in the field of: Factory Automation, Process Automation & Control System, Field Instrumentation, Robotics, Drives & Various Bus Technology, Building Automation, Hydraulics & Pneumatics
Autotek Indonesia 2010
November 4, 2010 - November 6, 2010
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
AUTOTEK INDONESIA 2010 is the only specialized Industrial Automation event that brings together an international congregation of automation companies gathered in the capital city of Jakarta to showcase the latest developments in Industrial Automation technologies.
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