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Machine & Process Safety Engineering Guide
Omron STI's 1500+ page Engineering Guide to Machine and Process Safeguarding is now available. This two-volume set is the most comprehensive machine and process safety product and technical reference guide available in the industry today. |
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Beijer Electronics opens HMI website for machine builders
- 10/27/08
Website provides covers everything from small, compact products to large operator panel interfaces and open PC-based solutions. |
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SMAC updates actuator website
- 10/22/08
Site contains information on moving coil actuators, controllers and other products.
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Omron publishes Industrial Automation product catalog
- 10/09/08
The catalog contains 800 pages with more than 4,800 products, including hundreds of new items. |
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Allied releases 2009 Catalog
- 10/07/08
Catalog has over 115,000 products plus technical information and product photos. |
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Rexroth Offers Lean Problem Solving Tips
'Daily Problem Solving in a Lean Organization' explores principles and work practices that businesses which have already implemented lean can use in daily problem solving to sustain the improvements they've made, and to deepen their commitment to lean. |
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Danaher publishes Lead Screw, Ball Screw and Ball Spline guide
- 10/01/08
Guide details lead screws, inch and metric series ball screws, ball splines and bearing supports/end machining, including all relevant product specifications and performance attributes.
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ARC publishes report on benefits of Sustainable Manufacturing
- 09/15/08
According to the report, these practices can help reduce energy and raw material costs, reduce risk, reduce costs associated with future carbon or other emissions taxes, improve public image, and increase customer acceptance.
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ABB announces Reliability Fingerprint service
- 09/05/08
Fingerprint service is a two-week assessment focused on improving site productivity, reliability practices and maintenance costs. |
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Danaher publishes Guide to Clutches & Brakes
- 09/04/08
Guide details family of Genuine Wrap Spring clutches and clutch/brake packages and accessories, friction clutches and brakes, and custom engineered clutch brake products.
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Misumi publishes machine components catalog
- 09/03/08
2009 catalog has 250 new pages with 3,000 new products and 1,500 products with size or material additions. |
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Danaher publishes Mechanical Motion Solutions brochure
- 08/20/08
Brochure provides an overview of the complete Thomson mechanical product portfolio, including rail linear guides, positioning slides, linear actuators, and more. |
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PI publishes Nanopositioning Systems catalog
- 07/30/08
Reference book on nanopositioning technology includes a mini-tutorial on nanopositioning technology, with drawings, specifications, and data sheets for PI nanopositioning products. |
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Five Things to Think About Before Using Hardwired Controls Again
This paper helps OEMs determine the "real cost" of using traditional hardwired controls by comparing it to the "real cost" of using commercially available programmable relays. Registration required. |
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Booklet explains 10 fatal PR errors
- 07/23/08
Booklet describes the 10 most common and costly errors that companies make when preparing product news releases. |
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Bosch Rexroth offers tips on gaining buy-in for Lean implementation
- 07/08/08
"Gaining Buy-In for Lean" reviews ways to use informal communications to help build support for lean transformation in an organization. |
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Parker publishes guide to Daedal positioning products
- 06/27/08
The 328-page, full-color guide covers linear motor-driven tables, screw-driven automation tables, miniature positioners, belt-driven automation tables and drives and controllers. |
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Zero-Max publishes three coupling catalogs
- 06/26/08
Catalogs cover CD Couplings, Control-Flex Couplings and Schmidt Couplings. |
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National Instruments offers 6,000 drivers for control
- 06/10/08
Instrument drivers make it easy for users to connect to and control stand-alone instruments from more than 275 vendors.
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Parvalux updates motor and gearbox catalog
- 05/28/08
Catalog covers DC brushed permanent magnet motors and gearboxes. |
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Rexroth Podcast: How to Design Manufacturing Equipment for Lean
- 05/20/08
Lean manufacturing expert Jamie Flinchbaugh discusses how machine builders tend to focus too much on what goes on inside the machine rather than on how the machine interfaces with the operator. |
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Bosch Rexroth releases MTpro Planning Software
- 04/28/08
MTpro integrates CAD and layout tools to save planning time in any assembly or packaging application with Rexroth products.
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SME puts videos on YouTube
- 04/17/08
More than 60 short and informative SME videos have been uploaded to YouTube and generated more than 200,000 hits.
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PI publishes Precision Linear Actuator brochure
- 03/27/08
The brochure presents a variety of sub-micron to sub-nanometer precise compact actuators with ceramic piezo motors as well as classical motors. |
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Robots on the Road
Robotics on the Move shows manufacturers ways to use ABB robotics to their fullest potential to increase competitiveness. The mobile exhibit houses an interactive theater and two live robot demonstrations. It is equipped with detailed robot product information, engages visitors and clarifies myths about robots. |
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Free Electrical Design Trial Software
EPLAN improves the engineering design times, costs and quality of Electrical Control Systems, Fluid Power Systems, and Instrumentation & Control Systems. |
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OMRON provides online access to datasheets for 4,000 products
- 03/13/08
On-line product data eliminates the need for customers to refer to printed catalogs and datasheets, or make multiple telephone calls to confirm product specifications. |
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Bosch Rexroth presents Lean Manufacturing Podcast
- 03/11/08
The first episode in a new series of lean manufacturing podcasts, “Developing Front-line Supervisors to Succeed in a Lean Environment,” is available via a free download. |
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Gateway to Industrial Interoperability
By MatrikonOPC and Rockwell Automation
OPC provides standardized data access and Rockwell Automations’s FactoryTalk Gateway
opens the door to integrated production and performance. Paper describes how they work.
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SME publishes 2008 publications catalog
- 03/05/08
Downloadable catalog features more than 370 books, DVDs, study packages and CD-ROM products for purchase. |
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TUV Rheinland publishes Testing & Inspection Services Catalog
- 02/25/08
The catalog details the company's testing services, product types, product approval schemes, service approval schemes, and available certification marks. |
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Frost & Sullivan launches Process Control Technology Alert
- 02/20/08
On a quarterly basis, the Process Control Technology alert reports and analyzes the latest advances across a range of process control and automation areas. |
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Selecting Photoelectric Sensors
- 02/05/08
White paper covers all the information necessary to select the right sensor for a particular application. |
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Danfoss publishes Guide to Drives and Soft Starters
- 02/04/08
Guide covers VLT variable frequency drives and MCD soft starters with specifications, dimensions, performance data, options and accessories. |
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Hitachi launches industrial components website
- 02/04/08
Web portal covers Hitachi’s industrial components and equipment products and services. |
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ACS Motion Control offers free development software
- 01/17/08
ADK software enables the implementation of complex motion-time-event sequences with accurate positioning and timing, and simpler applications such as point-to-point control.
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Misumi publishes mechanical components catalogs
- 12/19/07
The Metric and Inch catalogs have 3,000 pages with 500,000 mechanical components and other products for enhanced factory automation. |
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Rexroth publishes guidebook to Optimize Assembly Operations
- 12/19/07
“How to Optimize Your Assembly Operations” offers detailed comparison of assembly conveyor systems as well as supporting illustrations and charts. |
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ServoSoft adds more drives and motors to sizing program
- 11/20/07
Other enhancements include Pxt and Ixt overload models, bleeder duty cycle vs power charts, and an interface for Windows XP and Vista. |
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Zero-Max publishes ServoClass couplings Brochure
- 10/30/07
Brochure covers couplings that meet precision positioning requirements and high reverse-load characteristics of today’s servomotor applications. |
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Misumi publishes 2008 catalog
- 10/29/07
The 2008 Misumi metric and inch catalogs feature 6,000 products and 3,000 products with size or material additions. |
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Allied Electronics Releases 2008 Catalog
- 10/28/07
The 2008 Allied catalog showcases more than 100,000 products from 300 suppliers. |
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Schneider Electric opens Industrial Solutions Center
- 10/28/07
ISC provides solutions, engineering support, consulting and project management services to manufacturers and industrial customers. |
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Schneider Electric launches OEM technology and solutions center
- 10/26/07
TASC provides a dedicated team of specialists from multiple disciplines who serve as a single-point resource for technical and application support. |
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AMT provides robot cycle time SWAT team
- 10/23/07
AMT's SWAT team will help integrators and end users lower cycle times and increase production in robot installations. |
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Graphical System Design for Machine Control
by Todd Dobberstein and Brian MacCleery, National Instruments
Highly automated graphical system design (GSD) tools and PAC hardware systems can help you streamline the machine control development process. These new GSD tools offer complete customization of reconfigurable FPGAs, real-time processors, and industrial I/O modules using the National Instruments LabVIEW graphical programming language.
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PRODUCT HOW-TO: Using high side driver ICs to simplify machine control error monitoring
Embedded.com, September 2007
By David Lin, iC-Haus GmbH
Modern machine-control units are increasingly decentralized in their assembly and have intelligent peripheries addressed by buses. High-side drivers can simplify the monitoring and handling of errors in decentralized machine control units with intelligent peripherals addressed by buses.
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Rexroth publishes Automation and Control Catalog
- 10/05/07
Free catalog offers info on Rexroth's IndraLogic and IndraMotion automation systems, as well as IndraControl, Inline, Fieldline, and IndraWorks control components. |
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Physik Instrumente publishes brochure on Miniature Linear Stages
- 09/26/07
Brochure covers compact and sub-compact positioning stages, with sub-micron to sub-nanometer precision and closed-loop position feedback. |
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SICK STEGMANN introduces guide to Encoder Solutions
- 09/18/07
Each section provides technical/educational information on the given encoder technology, along with a selection guide that includes product specs. |
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Groschopp updates MOTORTEC STP web motor design tool
- 09/17/07
Enhancements in V 1.4 include the ability to calculate estimated electrical current and losses.
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Thomson website helps users select linear guides
- 09/17/07
Visitors can review round vs. square technology, see related case studies, get answers in the FAQ section, and get specific solutions for a particular application. |
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AC Drives, Stepper, and Servo Applications forum
Automation Direct Web forum contains discussions of motion control topics such as conveyors, steppers, servo motor specs, contactors, terminations, communication problems and more. |
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Evaluation Kits Jump Start Motor Applications
Design News, August 2007
By Jon Titus, Contributing Editor
To help engineers get a solid start on a design, some suppliers offer evaluation or development kits that include a test motor, a controller, a driver and software. To see what manufacturers offer, Design News tested three motor kits and examined a demonstration of two small piezoelectric motors. |
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Rockwell Automation releases Product Selection Toolbox
Suite of configuration and selection software tools simplify product ordering.
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Danaher introduces Web-based linear motion sizing and selection tool
MOTIONEERING enables OEM and factory automation users to optimize slide table applications in five simple steps. |
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Rockwell Automation explains ROI of Safety Programs
White paper outlines the long-term financial benefits of integrating machine safety programs as a form of insurance against potential risks. |
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Oxford Sensor Technology offers Turnkey robot systems
- 07/23/07
OST offers complete, custom-made solutions for robot guidance, inspection and welding. |
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JATO offers Workholding Product Catalog
- 07/13/07
Catalog covers collet chucks, diaphragm chucks and air cylinders.
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Reference Book on Connection Elements
“Precision Couplings and Line Shafts” introduces the technology and applications of connection elements. Theoretical basics and the design of shafts are explained, the two main types of shaft couplings (metal bellows and elastomer couplings) and their properties are described, and different methods of connecting shafts or pins are illustrated. |
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Success Story Library
Bosch Rexroth's website has a library of 50 case studies that are searchable by company, industry and technology. |
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Bosch Rexroth brochure describes solutions to accelerate machine tool productivity
- 06/20/07
Brochure describes electric, hydraulic, pneumatic and linear motion and assembly technology resources available to manufacturers to improve productivity of any machine tool operation. |
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Tolomatic announces on-line motor and linear actuator database
- 06/20/07
YOUR MOTOR HERE! is an easy-to-use online database that checks in-line motor-to-actuator mounting compatibility and makes the match. It covers most popular brands of servo and stepper motors.
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Bosch Rexroth publishes guidebook on Lean Production for Medical Manufacturing
- 06/19/07
Free guidebook offers production solutions for short runs, complex products, cleanroom requirements and other challenges in medical manufacturing. |
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Feedback Devices
By John Mazurkiewicz, Baldor Electric
Closed loop systems use feedback signals for stabilization, speed and position information. There are a variety of devices to provide this data, such as the analog tachometer, optical encoder, Hall sensor, and resolver. In this tutorial article, each is defined and explained.
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Load Inertia and Motor Selection
By John Mazurkiewicz, Baldor Electric
Tutorial paper explains matching load and motor inertia. Mismatch can extend the time to speed (acceleration time), and excessive mismatches produce less than optimal response and can waste power.
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TURCK publishes proximity sensors catalog
The 600-plus page catalog contains TURCK's proximity sensor line, as well as specialty sensors for non-traditional applications.
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Elobau publishes machine safety sensors brochure
- 05/09/07
Downloadable machine guarding products brochure includes non-contact sensors and control units for industrial machine safety. |
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Garland offers custom-machined chain guides
- 05/09/07
Garland Manufacturing offers custom-machined chain guides and wear parts for high-speed and heavy-load conveyor applications. |
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Baldor publishes Powerlink-compatible AC drive catalog
- 05/09/07
The 28-page catalog details the drive's architecture, a bus for plug-in expansion options, software configuration for different motor types, and Ethernet Powerlink capability. |
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UEI releases controller catalog
Free catalog introduces UEIPAC Programmable Automation Controller Cubes and UEIModbus Cubes with Modbus TCP support. |
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Bosch Rexroth launches website for automotive
Website offers Bosch Rexroth drive and control expertise and application experience to help with automotive production challenges. |
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OMRON launches Industrial Automation Business portal
The portal site is a 'one-stop-shop' for the latest information in English on OMRON's industrial automation products and services |
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Bison Gear publishes AC Motor Brochure
- 03/21/07
AC motors are detailed in this six page capabilities brochure. The brochure includes outline drawings for three versions each of the new 34 frame (3.39" dia.) and 49 frame (4.91" dia.) AC motors. |
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Moore Industries releases Temperature Line Card Brochure
Temperature Solutions Line Card brochure describes the company’s full line of temperature sensors, transmitters, and complete assembles; precision monitoring solutions for hi-tech facility and process control; and assemblies for making reliable surface measurements. |
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ISA publishes Programmable Controllers book
- 03/07/07
"Programmable Controllers, 4th Edition" by Thomas A. Hughes discusses all phases of programmable controller applications from systems design and programming to installation, maintenance, and startup. |
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CANopen releases profiles for extruder downstream devices
CAN in Automation (CiA) published the CiA 420 CANopen profile (Euromap 27), for extruder downstream devices. The PDF files are available for free-of-charge download. The CANopen family of profiles consists of interface specification for corrugators, saws, pullers, calibrators, and co-extruder. These downstream devices communicate solely with the main extruder unit, which also controls the CANopen Network Management (NMT master function).
Download the specifications from CiA's web site |
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Latest Version of EMC2 Available for free download
EMC2 is a software system for computer control of machine tools such as milling machines, cutting machines, robots, hexapods, etc. EMC2 is free software released under the terms of the GNU GPL (General Public License). EMC2 is a descendent of the original EMC software, which is in the Public Domain. |
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Motion Control Basics
By John Mazurkiewicz, Baldor Electric
Tutorial contains easy to follow equations for determining drive mechanics friction and inertia for any electromechanical positioning application. Part 2 describes how to use the equations to determine motor and control requirements. |
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Mechantronics Webcast
Free webcast shows how electromechanical simulation can bring your machine to life before you've ordered a single part: visualize motion, size motors, evaluate performance, design control logic, optimize throughput and more. |
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Free Mechatronics Development Kit
Download this mechatronics resource kit to learn how you can integrate mechanical design, control design, simulation, sensing and actuation, signal processing, and electronic design. Mechatronics design tools from NI and SolidWorks bring the electrical and mechanical worlds together to make simulation easier. The kit includes:
• Embedded System Design for Machine Control White Paper
• Accelerate Machine Design with SolidWorks/COSMOSMotion and LabVIEW/NI SoftMotion
• Control Prototyping with LabVIEW for Haptic and Telerobotic Systems Webcast
• Human Transporter: A Mechatronic System Design Case Study
• Interactive Motor Control Online Demonstration
• Integrating 3D Mechanical Design and Analysis with Physical Testing White Paper
• National Instruments Mechatronics Microsite
Download the Mechatronics Resources Kit |
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SME web site connects kids to the world of manufacturing
The Web site, "Manufacturing is Cool," was created by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation with the goal of inspiring pre-teens and teens to pursue careers in engineering and manufacturing. It provides an inside look at how kid favorites - such as snacks, fashion, cars and cell phones - are designed and produced by engineers. |
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Igus offers free CD-ROM of its Energy Chain and iglide product catalogs
- 03/01/07
Fully searchable CD-ROM provides complete product and design information contained in the company's print catalogs. More than 1,000 pages of technical specifications, product numbers, dimensions and application tips on 28,000 products are fully searchable by keyword or product number. |
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Measurement and Control Basics, 4th Edition
Ideal for classroom use or self-study, this newly revised best-selling book has provided thousands of students, technicians, sales people, and others with a practical introduction to the technologies, systems, and strategies involved in industrial process control. |
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MTS Sensors publishes linear position sensor catalog
- 02/26/07
Temposonics catalog for the fluid power industry covers R-Series products for motion control applications and G-Series products for upgrading and retrofitting legacy Temposonics products. |
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Rockwell Automation announces Integrated Architecture Web Site
The site contains videos, quick-start product guides and a library of code that help customers reduce the complexity of selecting, designing and configuring control systems. The site includes tools such as CompactLogix System Quick Start, an easy-to-understand guide designed to help reduce the time and cost associated with engineering, configuration and installation of a midsize control system. |
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TURCK releases DieGuard sensor catalog
- 01/17/07
In addition to several new product introductions, the DieGuard catalog features enhanced technical information for increased usability, including all dimensions to the thousandth of an inch instead of millimeters. DieGuard sensors are designed for feed, slug, stripper plate and part-out detection applications to prevent double hits and die crashes. |
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National Instruments releases downloadable catalog
Measurement and Automation Catalog 2007 describes software and hardware for test, control and design applications. For 2007, NI has made it even easier for customers to find what they need by providing the catalog in a searchable, downloadable eBook format. |
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OPC Tutorial
OPC (OLE for Process Control) is the world's fastest growing standard for the exchange of process control data. While many within industry have heard of OPC, not everyone knows what OPC is and the many benefits it offers. Matrikon, an OPC Foundation Charter Member, has produced a 30-minute online multimedia tutorial to explain the basics and vision of OPC and how to begin integrating it into new and current systems. |
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Zero-Max's New CD® Coupling Sizing & Selection Software Has 3D CAD Models.
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SIXNET Industrial Control & Data Acquisition CD
SIXNET's FREE CD is a great tool for any industrial control professional's arsenal. The CD contains time-saving application suggestions and technical notes, detailed datasheets and user manuals, product demos, and useful software tools. |
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