Machine Monitoring & Control Application Stories

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By Standard-Knapp
Beam Global Spirits & Wine installed a number of Standard-Knapp case packing systems as it expanded capacity and retired aging systems. Beam needs need case packing equipment that can adapt to a wide variety of bottles, and do so quickly and easily during our frequent changeovers. Click here to read full article...

by Advantech
Robots only do what they are told to do. What happens when they forget or get out of line? Here, a PC monitors ABB robots to ensure integrity and accuracy of the procedures input into robot diagnostics. Read entire article.

By Bob Ogelsby, Host Engineering
Like so many things in this world, networking is really pretty simple when you understand the terminology. This article starts with some networking concepts and ends with some products that use them. Click here to read full article...

By Advantech eAutomation
IMS Center researchers have developed a toolbox of algorithms which is capable of converting sensor data and operating conditions to useful information that is indicative of a machine’s level of performance and health. The system monitors degradation rate of components and predicts the likelihood of failure and health of machine. This approach is called predictive maintenance, or prognostics. Click here to read full article...

To most of us the word “automation” suggests images of robotics and futuristic technology. In a “real life” operating mine, automation is defined as a computerized tool that is used to improve mine performance which will result in significant benefits to the entire mining process. Click here to read full article...

Military Sealift Command (MSC), as part of the U.S. Navy, provides strategic sealift and ocean transportation for U.S. military forces. Its mission is to provide ocean transportation of equipment, fuel, supplies, and ammunition to sustain U.S. forces worldwide during peacetime and in war. MSC operates more than 120 ships worldwide on a day-to-day basis, all crewed by civilian mariners.Click here to read full article...

OPC technology provides ease of access to the wide variety of devices in our enterprise, eliminating costly custom or proprietary interfaces. Providing us with a flexible and scalable solution we can build on for years to come. We are confident and secure in our ability to meet the 98% uptime emissions reporting requirements. Now that these manual processes are automated, we are saving approximately 4 hours of resource allocation in a 24 hour shift rotation. Click here to read full article...