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By Rick Delgado, Freelance Technology Writer Our lives are becoming more automated every day, but how much will be automated, and how will it affect us? This article provides a glimpse into the future of our automated lives.

By Barak Perelman, Indegy Monitoring industrial networks in the manufacturing sector poses unique challenges. The emergence of ICS-native monitoring and control technologies is addressing these challenges.

SMARTimer Type 84.02 Digital Timer "Two in One" with NFC technology: two (2) totally independent programmable channels in one product.

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.

ABB’s Dodge controlled start transmission (CST) drive system is helping prevent repeated breakdowns of a 700 meter (m) conveyor at a Norwegian mine, saving up to NOK 1 million ($120,000/107,000€) in lost production each time.

The solution, which also features a Leroy-Somer Powerdrive high-power modular drive, is being used in an industrial refrigeration system that cools milk after pasteurisation or sterilisation.

The decision to open the new offices comes following an increase in demand for its automation manufacturing software systems and the significant biotech sector expansions in Southern and Northern California.

The most common applications for this family of miniature triaxial ICP accelerometers are modal and structural analysis, automotive NVH, and package testing.

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

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.

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.

Global Fiber-optic Connector Market to grow at a CAGR of 9.65% during 2016-2020

Smart Sensor Market Size, Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Application Potential, Price Trends, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2016 – 2024

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

There is no reason to test a differential pressure transmitter with square root extraction below 1 percent of DP/10 percent of flow (mA).