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By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation With tech life cycles becoming shorter, it is important for product designers to plan in advance for component obsolescence to maximise the life span of their products.

Next year, the world’s biggest industrial technology show will demonstrate how even companies with limited resources can pinpoint and harness the power of digitalization.

The LRL-27 sensors are designed for factory automation systems and a variety of heavy duty industrial applications such as solar cell positioners, robotic arm position feedback, and packaging equipment.

The nLight ECLYPSE controller combines digital lighting and HVAC controls onto one platform. The unified platform gives building managers the power to configure, monitor and control building systems through one interface.

Two industry organizations—the Northwest Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC) and Process and Data Automation (PDA)—will co-sponsor an ISA training event in Erie, PA from 31 October through 4 November 2016.

NKT Cables is acquiring ABB’s global high-voltage cable system business with a total value of 836 million euros (US$934 million). The business is part of ABB’s Power Grids division, which is undergoing a strategic review.

Learn how new technological advances are resolving not only these issues but also allowing for new value to be realized through the digitalization of predictive maintenance as a core part of a Digital Enterprise.

Featuring its PlantPAx platform, Rockwell Automation will demonstrate process and automation solutions for efficient process control, monitoring and management.

The donation of $100,000 in automation hardware and expert training will help support career pathways for high school students in manufacturing and engineering at the THINC College & Career Academy located in LaGrange.

The webinar will show how engineers, production managers, and decision makers can rapidly assess the options for adapting an existing line to make a new product, increase production, or optimize a process to reduce costs.

The FMR10 measures liquid levels at ranges up to 16 feet with 0.2 inch accuracy, while the FMR20 measures levels up to 66 feet with 0.08 inch accuracy.

LVS Print Quality Inspection Systems from Microscan feature machine vision tools for evaluating the accuracy of all aspects of a label, including barcode reading to capture and validate encoded data.

The TiX620 is an infrared camera for the experienced thermographer. Its 640 x 480 resolution provides measurement accuracy and 5.6 inch high-resolution LCD screen affords an in-field viewing experience.

Okuma’s MU-4000V provides process intensive machining combined with turning and 5-axis multitasking machining. It features the OSP-P300A control, which includes new apps and widgets, a motion control system and a reduction in start-up time.

The ring concentrates and focuses the plasma directly over the wafer to speed up the etching process, provide uniform plasma coverage, and to isolate the plasma on the wafer itself rather than the area around or below it.

Commonly known as a cable connector or fitting, cable glands secure wire or cable to electrical equipment while providing strain relief and protection from dust, dirt and even liquids.

• Fanless solution and power saving design • Full IP65 stainless steel design housing with rich I/O M12 • Intel® Quad Core J1900 2.0Ghz processor • DDRIII L So-DIMM sockets up to 8GB • 1 x LAN , 1 x USB , 2 x RS232, 1 x VGA ( default ) / second LAN ( optional ) • 1 x 2.5” SATA Hard Disk Drive Bay, 1 x mSATA ( Full sized mSTA supported)

Employing Teledyne DALSA's CMOS sensor architecture, the 8k and 16k models deliver color imaging using 4 rows per RGB channel for 12 rows in total. Data throughput is beyond 3 Gbytes per second on a single CX4 cable.

Engineered Composted Systems needed a strong corrosive resistant NEMA 4X enclosure that could survive this environment and protect their RF TeleProbe system. Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures was able to put together an enclosure package that met ECS needs.

The Prime Competence and Unmanned Life joint initiative will introduce a combination of drones and autonomous ground vehicles to be used indoors for postal sorting.