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Feedforward provides preemptive corrective action for production rate and grade changes enabling key PID controllers to provide consistent product quality.

The Topboard can drive an industrial I/O Baseboard in the form of a complete PLC. It is M0+ based Arduino compatible PLC. It offers direct 24V digital I/O and 4-20mA/0-10V analog I/O control using Arduino code.

These RTUs can be used for the implementation and monitoring of measurement points for important process data such as level, flow and fill level, as well as pressure and temperature, even for plants spread over a wide geographical area.

These innovations are designed to offer the user enhanced process reliability and make the PushPull fit for demanding applications. The HARTING PushPull V4 Industrial – for Data, Signal, and Power in a modular concept.

SAP and Hilscher executed a co-development on implementing a bi-directional integration of the sensor / actuator level via the netIOT Edge Gateway from Hilscher to the SAP Asset Intelligence Network (AIN) and the SAP Cloud Platform.

These are preliminary results published by the Statistical Department of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). During the same period, the number of jobs in the US automotive sector rose by 260,600 - according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

By Jason Andersen, Stratus Technologies The vision of an intelligent, connected automation infrastructure has the potential to dramatically reshape how industrial enterprises operate. No wonder some are calling it the “next industrial revolution.” But the journey to realizing that vision will be strictly evolutionary.

The cooperation between FIT and Telit will focus on transforming the business service and offerings of manufacturers, enabling them to capitalize on all the benefits of Industrie 4.0.

Visitors to the Rockwell Automation booth (NRG Center, Booth 847) will also learn about the latest control and safety solutions for subsea and topside, including emergency shutdown and blowout prevention.

By Paul Gruhn, ISA Society Leader Pat Gouhin (ISA CEO and Executive Director), Robert Lindeman (AAES Board member and former ISA Society President), along with Eric Cosman and Paul Gruhn (two ISA Society Leaders), attended a number of meetings in Washington D.C. in late April, discussing the future of American engineering with the government

Gathering requirements are important because they define the objectives, purpose, scope, needs, and other key meters.

The TRH150A Series features a universal input voltage range of 90~264VAC and are available in single output voltages of 12, 15, 18, 19, 24, 28, 36 and 48VDC.

The Condence platform can be utilized in remote monitoring and control applications and it enables condition monitoring information to be coupled with relevant information on asset use, location, energy consumption and performance.

The SubMonitor Connect provides capabilities of real date and time-stamped system monitoring to improve troubleshooting while protecting three-phase motor and pump systems ranging from 1 to 700 hp, or those that require up to 1000 amps.

Ideal for any folder gluer that is being hand-packed, PackMate combines case erecting and positioning for packing in semi-automatic operation.

These innovations are a part of GE’s Industrial Internet Control System (IICS). IICS is an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solution that connects thousands of machines to the power of the cloud and brings computing to the edge.

The firmware allows devices to be connected to the cloud-based open Internet of Things (IoT) operating system MindSphere – for instance over the industrial IoT gateway Ruggedcom RX1400 with MindConnect or with the cloud gateway MindConnect Nano.

The module means that users can see the benefits of compressed air technology in frequently converted production facilities, too – e.g. in assembly plants, processing cells or production modules for loading and unloading machines.

With the new Modbus content and metadata extraction functionality, vendors of security products, such as firewalls or gateways, gain granular visibility and control of the Modbus protocol communication

By Alex West, IHS Markit Early this month ABB; a supplier of robotics, process automation, and electrification components, acquired B&R Automation, an industrial software and automation hardware company. So what does the B&R Automation acquisition mean for ABB?