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Keith Thomas serves as a principal architect for AT&T Cybersecurity Consulting and has more than 25 years of technology experience with a proven track record in planning and implementing large and enterprise scale cybersecurity projects with Fortune 50 companies.

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  • Thumbnail for NUM announces release of Version 4.0 of NUMROTO tool grinding software

    NUM announces release of Version 4.0 of NUMROTO tool grinding software

    The release of NUMROTO software provides numerous features and enhancements. These include features for ball nose and corner radius tools, automated documentation of fully dimensioned wheel packages, and grinding spindle power monitoring to facilitate adaptive grinding on specific machines.
    19 January, 2018
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    Automation Is Changing Everything

    By Anthony Coggine, Business Writer Advances in automation are causing us to reevaluate everything, from how we power our businesses to how we analyze data. As such, the future of automation provides tremendous potential for both risk and reward.
    18 January, 2018 | 3 minutes
  • Thumbnail for PI releases 250 page catalog for mechatronic actuators and nanopositioning systems

    PI releases 250 page catalog for mechatronic actuators and nanopositioning systems

    Products covered in this catalog use PI’s in-house designed and manufactured Mars Rover-tested piezo ceramic actuators as their drive principle.
    By: PI Vision
    18 January, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for PROCENTEC announces opening of Manchester, UK office

    PROCENTEC announces opening of Manchester, UK office

    The office will be PROCENTEC’s fourth office after Wateringen (the Netherlands), Karlsruhe (Germany) and Brescia (Italy). It will focus on sales activities in the first place, but also hopes to become an official Training Center in the UK in the long run.
    By: PROCENTEC
    18 January, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Bedrock Automation releases ICS Cyber Security Best Practices white paper

    Bedrock Automation releases ICS Cyber Security Best Practices white paper

    The 20-page document, Securing Industrial Control Systems - Best Practices, covers the threat landscape and presents a holistic approach to defending it, including assessing risk, physical security, network security, workstation and server security, as well as the fundamentals of OSA.
    18 January, 2018 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Honeywell helps enhance automated control at BASF German waste facility

    Honeywell helps enhance automated control at BASF German waste facility

    Virtualization technology delivers consolidated plant information to operators via eight large-screen Experion Orion Consoles, which also embed traditionally separate Microsoft Office desktop applications alongside the distributed control system one
    By: Honeywell Industrial Automation & Control
    18 January, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Weintek introduces cMT-HDMI model of human machine interface

    Weintek introduces cMT-HDMI model of human machine interface

    With a touchscreen and LCD, this HDMI-enabled unit can work with screens of any size. It can also allow touch control via USB connection.
    18 January, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Relyum releases RELY-TSN-PCIe smart pluggable board

    Relyum releases RELY-TSN-PCIe smart pluggable board

    The RELY-TSN-PCIe smart pluggable board combines in a single device PCIe TSN Endpoint and TSN Bridge functionalities, and provides 3 external fiber or copper tri-speed Ethernet ports.
    18 January, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Kinitics Automation announces KLA05 line of linear actuators

    Kinitics Automation announces KLA05 line of linear actuators

    The Kinitics KLA05 Linear Actuator provides forces up to 650 N (146 lbf) and strokes up to 6.7 mm (0.264"), can be configured to supply a pushing or pulling force, and fits in a variety of applications
    18 January, 2018
  • Thumbnail for FANUC to introduce interactive education cart with CR-4iA collaborative robot

    FANUC to introduce interactive education cart with CR-4iA collaborative robot

    Designed for both industrial and educational settings, the cell highlights the CR-4iA robot’s capabilities to interact safely with a person while handling parts.
    By: FANUC Robotics America, Inc.
    17 January, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Control Station announces 2018 North America training services calendar

    Control Station announces 2018 North America training services calendar

    Control Station’s 2018 training services calendar currently lists a total of sixteen workshops scheduled in industrial centers across the United States and Canada. In particular the scheduled workshops target process manufacturers located throughout the Great Lakes, Gulf and Pacific Northwest regions.
    By: Control Station, Inc.
    17 January, 2018 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Smart Environment Management and Control in Buildings

    Smart Environment Management and Control in Buildings

    By Stefan Schauer, Texas Instruments Stronger legal restrictions, a higher awareness of the growing consumption of natural resources and increasing energy prices are all driving the installation of more intelligent and cross-linked environmental control systems in buildings.
    17 January, 2018 | 5 minutes
  • Thumbnail for ams announces AS7265X 18-channel multispectral sensor solution

    ams announces AS7265X 18-channel multispectral sensor solution

    The AS7265x chipset consists of 3 6-channel sensor devices, each 4.5 x 4.4 x 2.5mm, in land-grid array packages with integrated apertures. The master-slave-slave architecture appears as a single logical device.
    17 January, 2018
  • Thumbnail for PCB releases Models 352A91 and 352A92 piezoelectric accelerometers

    PCB releases Models 352A91 and 352A92 piezoelectric accelerometers

    They are single axis ICP voltage output with measurement ranges of +/- 5,000 g (model 352A91) and +/- 20,000 g (model 352A92).
    17 January, 2018
  • Thumbnail for AAEON releases NANOCOM-KBU COM Express Type 10 board

    AAEON releases NANOCOM-KBU COM Express Type 10 board

    In addition to its Core processor, the NANOCOM-KBU boasts an upgraded embedded controller structure with a real-time interrupt for faster response rates, and it addresses a customer demand for power control and battery management systems.
    By: AAEON Electronics, Inc.
    17 January, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Servo2Go introduces 6 Advanced Motion Controls servo drives

    Servo2Go introduces 6 Advanced Motion Controls servo drives

    This power range comes with a variety of network options including EtherCAT, CANopen, POWERLINK, Modbus and more.
    By: Servo2Go.com Ltd.
    17 January, 2018
    Sponsored By Servo2Go.com Ltd.
  • Thumbnail for Imagine Instruments introduces Model WDRXL-24-420MA transmitter/receiver system

    Imagine Instruments introduces Model WDRXL-24-420MA transmitter/receiver system

    This Wireless Analog Transmitter/Receiver System allows for remotely monitoring sensors or controlling process equipment from a distance up to 1 mile (LOS) line-of-site away using license free wireless 2.4GHz 802.15.4 communication.
    By: Imagine Instruments LLC
    17 January, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Binder USA introduces 570 ELC Series of connectors

    Binder USA introduces 570 ELC Series of connectors

    The female panel mount connector provides IP54 protection from intrusion of liquids, water splash and touching of the contacts. Mechanical resistance is greater than 5,000 mating cycles.
    By: Binder-USA
    17 January, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Seeq announces release of Seeq software R19

    Seeq announces release of Seeq software R19

    Scalability features in R19 include parallelization of complex calculations across CPUs within a single server, administration tools for performance optimization, and increased control and visibility by users into their efforts with real time progress indicators.
    17 January, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Tuning of IMC-Based PID Controllers for Integrating Systems with Time Delay [Technical]

    Tuning of IMC-Based PID Controllers for Integrating Systems with Time Delay [Technical]

    PID controller with a filter is designed for various types of integrating systems with time delay.
    By: ISA Transactions
    17 January, 2018 | 1 minutes
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