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IHS Report: Process industry markets up four percent in 2017
The top process industries grew at a faster rate than the top discrete industries in 2017, and this trend continued in 2018, according to the “Low Voltage Motors Report” from IHS Markit. -
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Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and GlobalPlatform announce IIoT liaison
Under the agreement, the IIC and GlobalPlatform will work together to align efforts to maximize interoperability, portability, security and privacy for the industrial Internet. -
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Dynatrol introduces CL-10GP Proportional Level Detector
The Dynatrol CL-10GP Proportional Level Detector and EC-103C(G) Control Unit monitor and control a precise liquid level range due to its proportional output signal. -
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Hitachi Solutions America introduces version 2.0 of the IoT Service Hub
The latest release includes efficiencies designed to strengthen the turnkey IoT platform’s real-time monitoring, rules-based analytics, and autonomous decision-making capabilities. -
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Integration Objects releases OPC Client for MQTT
OPC Client for MQTT leverages MQTT protocol and OPC standard to link devices and sensors with the Cloud. In fact, it collects real-time data from multiple OPC DA servers. -
Industry Product
Moticont releases GVCM-051-025-01 linear voice coil motor
This voice coil motor has a force to size ratio of 5.3 lbs (23.5 N) continuous force and 16.7 lb (74.4 N) of peak force at 10% duty cycle with a housing measuring 2.00 in. (50.8 mm) dia. x 1.00 in. (25.4 mm) long. -
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A Beginner's PLC Overview, Part 4 of 4: PLC Ladder Logic
You may become nerdy programming PLCs, but once you get into it, you won't care. This post is about programming PLCs. Specifically programming PLCs with Ladder Logic. This is what I've done almost daily for my job for the past several years. -
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MonarchFx announces Warren Bishop as Operations Director
Previously, Bishop was the Vice President of Finance, Planning, Analysis, Reporting, and Process Improvement for Macy’s Logistics. He also has experience as the Senior Vice President of Logistics at Levitz Furniture, Vice President of Supply Chain at Giggle, and Director of the East Region Distribution at Toys R Us. -
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Maplesoft announces Dr. Laurent Bernardin as President and CEO
Bernardin succeeds Jim Cooper, who is moving on to become the full-time CEO of DigitalEd, a company Maplesoft spun-off in early 2018. -
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The Rise of Servitization for Manufacturers
By Nick Boughton, Boulting Technology Engineering giant Rolls Royce pioneered servitization in 1962 with its Power-by-the-Hour approach to jet engine maintenance management. This article discusses what servitization can offer other industries including high-volume, low-margin manufacturing. -
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NK Technologies releases 2019 product catalog
The 2019 product catalog features performance data, sizes, specifications, and technical references for the company’s portfolio of current sensing switches, transducers, transformers, and ground fault protection products. -
Industry Product
R+E Automation introduces BCT-200 solution for blood collection tube manufacturing
The BCT-200 can be used to manufacture and package both vacuum and non-vacuum blood collection tubes. The machine can therefore dispense common additives, such as gel, EDTA.K2, EDTA.K3, lithium herapin, trisodium citrate, and more. -
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e-con Systems announces See3CAM_CU55 5MP USB 3.0 Camera
With S-mount lens holder, the See3CAM_CU55 is suitable for applications such as smart surveillance, digital microscopy, document scanning cameras, optical character recognition, smart parking lot management, microscopy/magnification, drones etc. -
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Curtiss-Wright’s Sensors & Controls Division announces FTP160 Exlar electric press actuator
With continuous force ratings to 200 kN (45,000 lbf) pressing, and speeds to 401 mm/sec (15.8 in/sec), and stroke lengths from 150 mm (6 inches) to 900 mm (36 inches), the FTP Series can be applied across a wide range of pressing applications. -
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KEB Automation introduces COMBIVERT S6 range of servo drives
The COMBIVERT S6 is suitable for a range of servo applications, including highly automated, safety-oriented machines. The drives provide motor control in real time, integrated safety functionality and are designed in a book-style format for easier mounting in control cabinets where space can be limited. -
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Reliable Controls releases RC-WebView 3.12
RC-WebView combines enterprise tools with an interface that connects multiple, independent control systems into a single enterprise website. Accessed by a secure Single Sign-On (SSO), RC-WebView empowers operators to have scalable visibility and control at a glance. -
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Optimal-Engineering Systems releases AU200-100x100 XY stages
The linear travel of the X and Y axes is 100mm x 100mm (3.937 in. x 3.937 in.), and the resolution of each axis is 20 microns(non-micro-step) or 1 micron(20 micro-steps per step motor driver in use), repeatability is 2 microns, and the positional accuracy is 3 microns. -
FeatureWebinar Recording: PID and Loop Tuning Options and Solutions for Industrial Applications
Learn the benefits of knowing your process and PID capability, with a focus on process behavior, loop objectives and different industrial applications. -
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Siemens and MineSense announce cooperation for real-time ore grade measurement solution
By combining each party’s strengths, the resulting joint solution will provide real-time measurement of ore grades and byproducts by MineSense’s BeltSense in combination with a single material and quality management system, Siemens Simine MAQ -
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Sterling Systems & Controls announces lot tracking and ingredient material traceability services
Material Traceability and Batch Validation can be instrumented on all semi-automatic hand-add, kitchen-type systems or automatic batching control systems.