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NEMA: China tariffs will disadvantage American manufacturers
The USTR’s proposal would place a 25 percent tariff on more than 100 product types within or adjacent to NEMA scope—as well as many other items that are inputted to U.S.-based manufacturing. -
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Aegis Software and CalcuQuote Partner to Offer MES and RFQ Management Solution
This combination of MES and RFQ software is intended to allow manufacturers to respond to changing customer and market demands. -
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Triton announces intention to sell Aventics to Emerson
The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018 subject to regulatory approvals, finalization of necessary consultations and other customary closing conditions. -
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ISA announces ISASecure Overview and 2018 Update: Securing Control Systems to IEC 62443 webinar
Participants in the May 24, 11AM EDT webinar will learn about the structure and content of the international IEC 62443 control systems cybersecurity standards and the related ISASecure conformity assessment program. -
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emtas and HMS Industrial Networks announce strategic partnership
The collaboration is intended to enable both companies to leverage their combined experience in this area, targeting to further improve the offering for CANopen, SAE J1939 and CAN/CAN-FD. -
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Logic Supply announces collaboration with Amazon Web Services to ensure AWS Greengrass compatibility
AWS Greengrass, part of the AWS IoT offering, allows users to run local compute, messaging & data caching for connected IoT devices. With AWS Greengrass, connected devices can run AWS Lambda functions, keep device data in sync, and communicate with other devices securely -
Case Study
Phoenix Contact helps Purdue University students get automation experience
The latest joint effort resulted in an advanced automation and industrial networking lab for undergraduate courses. The multi-workstation area includes Phoenix Contact’s IEC 61131 programming software, PC Worx, along with visualization software, 802.11 wireless, PROFINET networking, and distributed safety I/O. -
Industry Product
Micro-Epsilon introduces CFO200 colorSENSOR model
The CFO100 and CFO200 True Color sensors recognize any color whether it is for painting technology, automation systems, medical packaging, quality control, surface-labelling, and printing technology tasks. The sensors can now be accessed using the web interface from Micro-Epsilon. -
Industry Product
PI introduces L-417 and V-417 linear stages
Applications for both include high demands on dynamics, precision, smooth scan motion, short settling times, and low tracking error, such as laser cutting, scanning, digital printing, electronics assembly and inspection, AOI (Automatic Optical Inspection), automation, and flat panel manufacturing. -
FeatureCan Risk Analysis Really Be Reduced to a Simple Procedure?
Geographically diverse systems using integrated technology are inherently complex. A structured way of analyzing them can be very helpful. -
Industry Product
ZW3D announces ZW3D 2018 SP CAD/CAM design solution
Dedicated options are added in translator to bridge 2D&3D design. ZW3D 2018 SP enables users to export the view of each component as a block in DWG format. -
Industry Product
OSI announces release of OSI Compass
Incorporating web and mobile technology, OSI Compass is designed to enable utilities to assign work to field technicians, improving safety, communication, and documentation -
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Automate America launches industrial automation staffing solution
Automate America is a community of industrial automation contract professionals and companies. With more than 8,000 professionals and nearly 900 business contacts, Automate America helps ensure contract work gets done. -
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A Guide to Customized PROFINET Validation
While serial bus systems will continue to play an important role in the future, solutions based on Industrial Ethernet are becoming increasingly common with Industry 4.0 applications. The focus is less on cable measurements, signal levels or signal shapes, but in the case of standards such as PROFINET, utilization and the greatest possible availability of the networks are the focus of interest. -
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Fluke releases results of 2nd Calibration and Metrology Compensation Survey
The survey included 17 questions about respondents’ geographic location; type of organization, industry, and lab; gender; job title; education and years of experience; salary; and workload. -
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exida announces Cybersecurity Practitioner Program
The CSP Program consists of various IEC 62443-based IACS (Industrial Automated Control System) cybersecurity courses presented by exida Academy. -
Industry Product
Lanner introduces NCA-4012 rackmount network appliance
The NCA-4012 features up to 64GB (R-DIMM) or 32GB (ECC) memory capacity. And it offers an LAN networking interface that can be fitted with 16x GbE RJ45 and 2x 10G SFP+ ports, and an additional NIC module slot for 8 additional Ethernet ports for even bandwidth. -
Industry Product
e-con Systems introduces eSOMiMX7 System on Module
As part of the “Productized Services” program of e-con Systems, the eSOMiMX7 is aimed at customer applications such as but not limited to, Building automation, test & Measurement, E-Smart Home Controls, Industrial Control, IoT Solutions, etc. -
Industry Product
Opto 22 announces release of PAC Project Software Suite R10
This release supports the groov EPIC system, adds eight control commands, and provides the ability to designate individual I/O and variable tags as Public Access for read-only or read-write use in IIoT data communications via MQTT/Sparkplug. -
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Industry Giants Driving Holistic Cyber Security Architecture for Edge Devices, Enterprise, Cloud
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com At Hannover Messe 2018, it was clear that many in the computing industry are focused on implementing a holistic cyber security approach, encompassing the entire architecture including cloud, enterprise, and edge devices. This article will explore some of these efforts and explain how they are shaping the future of cybersecurity in industrial automation.
