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Brian McCaffrey

Brian McCaffrey is program manager of Digital Enablement and Governance within Rockwell Automation’s Integrated Supply Chain Operation.  In this role, Brian works with Rockwell Automation’s internal Manufacturing Plants to make sure that its systems are properly supported, that people are trained, and that it is driving business value through the use of these systems. Brian has over 30 years of experience with Rockwell serving in a number of Manufacturing roles, primarily in Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Systems and Continuous Improvement.

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  • Thumbnail for SensoTech announces LiquiSonic OCR analyzer

    SensoTech announces LiquiSonic OCR analyzer

    The LiquiSonic OCR analyzer, by SensoTech, is specifically designed for refrigerant applications, and enables the oil circulation ratio in the refrigerant to be monitored online and directly in the process using sonic velocity measurement.
    19 August, 2016
  • Automating IT Compliance Audits

    By Dean Wiech, Tools4ever Having the proper controls in place at the front end of the process can make audit reporting relatively painless. IM and AG systems are designed to automate the user account lifecycle, all the while ensuring that the access provided to users is appropriate
    18 August, 2016 | 3 minutes
  • AMT announces IMTS Ride Experience featuring rides in self-driving car

    Built by Local Motors, Olli, the self-driving car equpped with IBM Watson IoT technology, can carry up to 12 riders and will navigate a track in the C Hall of the North Building at IMTS 2016, Sept. 12-17, McCormick Place, Chicago.
    18 August, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • Control Micro Systems announces expansion of R&D facilities

    CMS has expanded its applications R&D facilities and capabilities. CMS facilities now include CO2 (10,640nm), 2 micron Thulium fiber (2,000nm), Ytterbium fiber (1,064nm), frequency- doubled Nd:YVO4 (532nm), frequency-tripled NdYVO4 (355nm UV) and a new multi- wavelength femtosecond laser.
    18 August, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Global Fiber-optic Connector Market Report

    Global Fiber-optic Connector Market to grow at a CAGR of 9.65% during 2016-2020
    18 August, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Smart Sensor Market size forecast to reach USD 52 billion by 202

    Smart Sensor Market Size, Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Application Potential, Price Trends, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2016 – 2024
    18 August, 2016 | 3 minutes
  • Thumbnail for PCB introduces 356A43, 356A44 & 356A55 ICP accelerometers

    PCB introduces 356A43, 356A44 & 356A55 ICP accelerometers

    The most common applications for this family of miniature triaxial ICP accelerometers are modal and structural analysis, automotive NVH, and package testing.
    18 August, 2016
  • Renishaw joins Airbus efforts to automate aircraft wing manufacturing

    The £17.7 million project, being led by Airbus in the UK, is to develop an innovative way of designing and manufacturing aircraft wings, which will encourage a “right first time approach” and reduce development time.
    18 August, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • Cognex and Carter Controls provide automatic ID readers for vitamin retailer warehouse

    The challenge for the integrator that designed and installed the automation system was to find an ID reader that could deliver near 100% read rates, handle line speeds of 30 packages per minute. They chose the Cognex DataMan 300 image-based ID reader
    18 August, 2016 | 5 minutes
  • 2016 ISA Water/Wastewater & Automatic Controls event draws 165 global attendees

    The Symposium focused on the needs of automation professionals and on the varied challenges associated with automation and instrumentation in the municipal water and wastewater sectors, including emerging automation and control systems trends, SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition), instrumentation, systems integration, optimization, cybersecurity and alarm management.
    18 August, 2016 | 3 minutes
    Sponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA)
  • Thumbnail for Logic Supply introduces ICM 2010, ICM-3011 & ICS-2010 industrial computers

    Logic Supply introduces ICM 2010, ICM-3011 & ICS-2010 industrial computers

    All three of Logic Supply's ARM-based offerings are powered by an ARM Cortex-A9 i.MX6 DualLite 1.0 GHz processor and feature support for Android, Linux Ubuntu and Yocto operating systems
    18 August, 2016
  • Thumbnail for Kepware releases KEPServerX V5.21 IoT platform

    Kepware releases KEPServerX V5.21 IoT platform

    KEPServerEX version 5.21 introduces the ThingWorx native client interface, a fully-integrated solution built to provide rapid connection to industrial things—including PLCs, RTUs, PACs, DAQs, controllers, and more.
    18 August, 2016
  • Thumbnail for Portescap announces 17DCT dc motor

    Portescap announces 17DCT dc motor

    The 17DCT motor is designed for for demanding applications such as medical and industrial pumps, drug delivery systems, miniature industrial power tools, tattoo machines, mesotherapy guns, dental tools, watch winders and more.
    18 August, 2016
  • Thumbnail for Webinar Recording: How Does Low Flow Affect Differential Pressure Flowmeter Calibration?

    Webinar Recording: How Does Low Flow Affect Differential Pressure Flowmeter Calibration?

    There is no reason to test a differential pressure transmitter with square root extraction below 1 percent of DP/10 percent of flow (mA).
    By: Contributing Authors
    17 August, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • Menzel delivers two motors for Bolivian cement mill

    The mill, which manufactures high-strength cement with 5000 Blaine, is not only the country's first vertical roller mill for cement grinding. At 4000 meters above sea level it is also the highest installed elevation of an OK mill in the entire Americas.
    17 August, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Axiomtek partners with SYSCON-PlantStar to facilitate Asian manufacturing

    Axiomtek is a design and manufacturing company in the industrial and embedded computer field. The company also employs an international service network. SYSCON-PlantStar's plant monitoring and data acquisition systems are ideally suited for companies that are establishing facilities in Asia.
    17 August, 2016 | 1 minute
  • West-Tech Materials announces merger with Stratesys Group

    With the addition of the Stratesys Group, West-Tech Materials will have two functioning business units, the Medical Products Division and the newly formed Electronics Assembly Division
    17 August, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Packaging Robot Market size projected to grow at a CAGR of 9% by 2023

    Packaging Robot Market Size, Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Application Potential, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2016 - 2023
    17 August, 2016 | 3 minutes
  • dpstar Thermo Control Electric Sdn Bhd

    dpstar Group is the largest manufacturer of thermocouples (temperature sensors) and industrial heaters based in Malaysia. Our 25 years of expertise lies in complete factory/building automation and control components as well as process/hybrid control systems from project design up to testing, system integration, and commissioning.
    17 August, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for congatec announces IoT gateway system

    congatec announces IoT gateway system

    Target uses include Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications such as smart cities, smart agriculture, connected homes and vehicles, digital signage systems and other IoT applications.
    17 August, 2016
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