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Charles Toth

Charles Toth started his seven-year career working as a senior engineer at MAVERICK Technologies, a platform-independent automation solutions provider. He is currently a business development manager for MAVERICK.
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  • Thumbnail for AutomationDirect announces Captron SENSORswitches

    AutomationDirect announces Captron SENSORswitches

    These capacitive sensor switches are available in 22mm, 50mm and 60mm mounting diameters. Construction materials include plastic and stainless steel, aluminum or polycarbonate.
    16 June, 2020
  • Thumbnail for Pepperl+Fuchs introduces BTC14 industrial box thin client

    Pepperl+Fuchs introduces BTC14 industrial box thin client

    The BTC14 is a industrial box thin client for use in harsh industrial environments. Intel Apollo Lake and AMD Ryzen processors support modern operator workstation setups with up to four monitors.
    16 June, 2020
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    Bill Lydon's Automation & Control Trends Report 2020-2021

    Bill Lydon's Automation & Control Trends Report 2020-2021 reports on ten trends shaping the automation, control and instrumentation, and provides lists of related articles for each trend. This annual report is from Automation.com, a subsidiary of ISA--The International Society of Automation.
    15 June, 2020
  • Thumbnail for How Field Tablets are Changing the Game in Instrumentation

    How Field Tablets are Changing the Game in Instrumentation

    Device libraries have been a common problem for many field communicators, and the complicated update procedure has been a nightmare for many users. Vendors sometimes struggle to understand what really happens in the field, and the chat groups on WhatsApp prove that the challenges still exist out there.
    By: Fabrício Andrade
    15 June, 2020 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for FDT 3.0 Standard and Development Tools Now Available

    FDT 3.0 Standard and Development Tools Now Available

    By Lee Lane, FDT Chairman of the Board of Directors Created on the long legacy of the rock solid FDT standard, we now release the features and capabilities that are needed for IIoT, remote monitoring, mobility, and IT/OT integration.
    By: Lee Lane
    15 June, 2020 | 4 minutes
  • Thumbnail for FDT 3.0 Common Components Decrease Development Efforts and Increase Interoperability

    FDT 3.0 Common Components Decrease Development Efforts and Increase Interoperability

    The FDT ecosystem is evolving to incorporate modern web-based and mobile applications in the process, hybrid and discrete manufacturing markets.
    By: Manfred Brill
    15 June, 2020 | 8 minutes
  • Thumbnail for PRM’s New Features Optimize Plant Maintenance

    PRM’s New Features Optimize Plant Maintenance

    PRM centralizes management of large volumes of data from instrumentation and equipment.and fully supports communication standards such as HART, FOUNDATION fieldbus™ (FF-H1), PROFIBUS, PROFINET, ISA100 and FDT/DTM (Field Device Tool/Device Type Manager4) interface standards
    15 June, 2020 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for KEMET and Yageo announce merger completion

    KEMET and Yageo announce merger completion

    In accordance with the terms of the merger agreement, Yageo has acquired all of the outstanding shares of KEMET’s common stock for US $27.20 per share in an all-cash transaction with an equity value of approximately US $1.6 billion.
    14 June, 2020 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Association for Advancing Automation announces series of five virtual events

    Association for Advancing Automation announces series of five virtual events

    The in-person Collaborative Robots, Advanced Vision & AI Conference is postponed until the Fall of 2021. However, A3’s Robotic Grinding and Finishing Conference, slated for December 2-3 in St. Paul, Minnesota, will be held in-person if possible, and online if not.
    14 June, 2020 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Security at the Edge with Microsegmentation

    Security at the Edge with Microsegmentation

    The IIoT connects edge devices in OT networks directly to the Internet to enhance operational efficiencies. What confuses security designs for IIoT deployments is differing kinds of risk.
    By: Courtney Schneider
    14 June, 2020 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Petasense announces Vibration Mote Model 3 sensor solution

    Petasense announces Vibration Mote Model 3 sensor solution

    VM3 is a sensor that combines speed detection with triaxial vibration and temperature, enabling continuous monitoring of variable speed assets.
    14 June, 2020
  • Thumbnail for Sage Clarity announces ABLE 2.0 IoT solution

    Sage Clarity announces ABLE 2.0 IoT solution

    ABLE is a cloud-based, Internet of Things (IoT) solution that provides real-time root cause analysis for manufacturing operations and part of Sage Clarity's MES ecosystem product suite.
    14 June, 2020
  • Thumbnail for Pepperl+Fuchs introduces explosion-proof ATEX, IECEx, and North American certified EJB and EJBX enclosures

    Pepperl+Fuchs introduces explosion-proof ATEX, IECEx, and North American certified EJB and EJBX enclosures

    Pepperl+Fuchs now offers globally certified enclosures and stocks several standardized sizes of explosion-proof ATEX, IECEx, and North American certified EJB and EJBX enclosures.
    14 June, 2020
  • Thumbnail for Abaco Systems announces GBX25 6U VME managed Ethernet switch

    Abaco Systems announces GBX25 6U VME managed Ethernet switch

    Abaco Systems announced manufacturing of first customer units of the GBX25 6U VME managed Ethernet switch, which is being manufactured at the Towcester, UK facility using\component placement systems that have recently been installed.
    14 June, 2020
  • Thumbnail for Dynics releases HAZ-LOC series of industrial computers for hazardous locations

    Dynics releases HAZ-LOC series of industrial computers for hazardous locations

    The PIX-HAZ Industrial computers are available in a PIX0 version without any expansion, PIX1 with one PCI, PIXE with one PCIe, PIX2 with two PCI, or PIX1E with one PCI & one PCIe expansion slots.
    14 June, 2020
  • Thumbnail for H2W Technologies introduces LCAM 5/15 DC linear servo amplifier

    H2W Technologies introduces LCAM 5/15 DC linear servo amplifier

    Amplifiers will be preset to match the continuous and peak current specifications of any H2W voice coil motor. Available from stock for immediate shipping.
    14 June, 2020
  • Thumbnail for ISA President's Column: ISA Community, Let Your Voice Be Heard

    ISA President's Column: ISA Community, Let Your Voice Be Heard

    In this monthly column, 2020 International Society of Automation (ISA) President Eric Cosman encourages members to pitch in and shape the future.
    By: ISA Past-Presidents
    12 June, 2020 | 4 minutes
  • Thumbnail for OPC Experts Interviews: OPC UA and Security

    OPC Experts Interviews: OPC UA and Security

    Learn from an interview with Darek Kominek of Matrikon about the concepts of built-in security, the IT-OT gap, protecting against hacker/malware attacks, and many other features that have made OPC UA the secure data-exchange standard it is today. his is the third in the series of OPC Experts Interviews.
    By: Michael Clark
    12 June, 2020 | 10 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Automation and Gene Therapy

    Automation and Gene Therapy

    This article discusses how automating cell and gene therapies will bring the treatment to the masses.
    By: Claudia Jarrett
    11 June, 2020 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Digital Science report: How COVID-19 is Changing Research Culture

    Digital Science report: How COVID-19 is Changing Research Culture

    The report, How COVID-19 is Changing Research Culture, analyzes publication trends, regional focal points of research, collaboration patterns, and top institutional producers of research in COVID-19.
    11 June, 2020 | 2 minutes
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