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FeatureAutoQuiz: What Is the Fastest "Electronic" Method to Bring a DC Motor to a Full Stop?
In regenerative braking, all of the motor's energy is fed directly back into the AC power line. -
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AVEVA to acquire Maxgrip’s software assets for asset performance management
MaxGrip, an AVEVA partner since 2017, works to optimize asset performance with Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) solutions. -
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Global Training Solutions announces online Infrared Thermography Training Courses for Level I, II and III
Course content has been prepared and written by a team of Subject Matter Experts who are Level 3 Certified Infrared Thermographers, each having over 20 years of professional experience. -
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Emerson announces acquisition of KNet software
KNet is used to extract, clean, transform and analyze operational and manufacturing data. Using libraries of advanced statistical and machine-learning algorithms, the software consumes large quantities of diverse information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) data into actionable knowledge. -
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Schneider Electric announces Easergy P5 protection relay
The Easergy P5 has been engineered to provide protection and control of critical assets. It unites a number of features together in a single device. Network operators get protection for applications, with arc-flash protection and full cybersecurity, reliability, and connectivity in a device. -
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Pepperl+Fuchs introduces reduction factor 1 sensors with IO-Link
The expanded portfolio of reduction factor 1 sensors is designed for flexibility in welding areas, for standard use, and for applications that require cleaning operations-with or without IO-Link -
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Kistler introduces KiXact measurement uncertainty calculator
External influencing factors such as ambient temperature and humidity for the respective measurement are stored in the program and included in the KiXact calculation. -
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Weintek releases iR-ECAT EtherCAT communication coupler
iR-ECAT connecting iR Series I/O modules works as an EtherCAT slave, which allows control by EtherCAT master controllers after importing the ESI (EtherCAT Slave Information file) description file of the iR-ECAT -
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Moticont introduces LVCM-051-127-01 Linear Voice Coil Motor
Features of this brushless voice coil motor, also know as a moving coil motor, makes it a choice for: clamping and work holding, sorting, scanning laser beam steering and filtering, laser machining and drilling, testing, sampling, sorting, packaging, wafer handling, and medical and pharmaceutical applications. -
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AIA announces 2019 Board of Directors
AIA now represents some 380 vision suppliers, system integrators, users, researchers, and consulting firms from 32 countries. -
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What Do Your Motors Really Do?
By Markus Brettschneider, ABB Food and Beverage This article explains how food plant managers can add a similar level of connectivity to retrofit most motors with smart sensors to bring their plants to the digital age. -
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HARTING announces cooperation with TE Connectivity to set Single Pair Ethernet as IIoT infrastructure solution
There are several SPE standards in IEEE 802.3 covering wired Ethernet technology for LANs and WANs. The latest, 802.3cg 10Base-T1, for distances up to 1 km, will be released in 2019. SPE allows for a single open, scalable Ethernet-based network within the automation system. -
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AMETEK Sensors, Test and Calibration (STC) introduces HPC50 pressure calibrator
The HPC50 pressure calibrator uses a similar non-menu interface to the one found in the HPC40 series calibrator. This single-layer interface has no deep menu structure, allowing users to perform tasks. -
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FLIR releases GF77 Gas Find IR thermal camera
This handheld camera offers inspection professionals the features they need to find potentially dangerous, invisible methane leaks at natural gas power plants, renewable energy production facilities, industrial plants, and other locations along a natural gas supply chain. -
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MB Dynamics announces Modal 1000 exciter system
The MB Modal 1000 can excite sine forces of up to 4000N (900 lbf), with a 2-inch (50 mm) peak-to-peak stroke and 1. 5 m/s peak velocity (60 inches per second), at frequencies from DC to 2000 Hz. Both thermal shutdown protection and overtravel control are provided as standard features. -
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ALIO introduces Hybrid Hexapod
ALIO’s Hybrid Hexapod has less than 100 nm 3-Dimensional 6 axis Point Precision repeatability, making it a technology for mission critical applications in the laser processing, optical inspection, photonics, semiconductor, metrology, and medical device sectors, and indeed all micro-machining projects. -
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AutomationDirect introduces Expansion Modules for the BRX Micro PLC System
BRX expansion modules add discrete I/O, analog I/O and now high-speed I/O and communications functionsas needed to expand machine and process control applications. -
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Key to Achieving Positive Business Results: Manage Risk Throughout Industrial Automation Infrastructure
By modernizing production systems, industrial companies can maximize their efforts throughout the enterprise and be proactive about all facets of risk management that affect people, brand, and busines -
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Siemens and SAS partner to deliver AI-embedded IoT analytics for edge and cloud
Siemens and SAS will collaborate to engage with new and existing customers and, beginning with streaming analytics, enable near-real-time embedded AI for IoT devices at the edge. The partners expect the solutions to be generally available later this year. -
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Emerson introduces Rosemount 550pH single-use sensor and Rosemount 550DW dissolved oxygen single-use sensor adapter
Both the Rosemount 550pH sensor and the Rosemount 550DW dissolved oxygen sensor adapter operate with the Rosemount liquid analytical 56 transmitter.