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This white paper was written and provided by Omron Electronics. Omron Electronics LLC is a leading manufacturer and provider of industrial automation and electronic component products and solutions. Offering complete automation connectivity, extensive product groups include programmable controllers, sensors, operator interfaces, machine vision sensors, timers, counters, servo motors and drives, software, switches and relays. Omron also provides system integration services and offers data collection, inspection systems, motion systems and automation systems services and products. Omron Electronics LLC is the Americas subsidiary of Omron Corporation, a $4.5 billion global leading supplier of reliable, advanced electronics and control system components and services.
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    ARC Advisory Group and B&R Industrial Automation issues OPC UA and TSN brief

    B&R Industrial Automation sponsored this ARC Brief in the public interest, and the opinions and observations stated in this report are those of ARC Advisory Group.
    27 March, 2019 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for ISA and Beamex release a second free calibration e-book

    ISA and Beamex release a second free calibration e-book

    The e-book—featuring 23 pages covering essential topics related to effectively managing a calibration program—is a follow up to Calibration Essentials, the first collaborative publication on calibration between ISA and Beamex that was made available in February of 2018.
    27 March, 2019 | 2 minutes
    Sponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA)
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    Wibu-Systems introduces CodeMeter Triple Mode Redundancy (TMR) Server

    To the user, the entire TMR system appears as a single entity. Although there is complexity in the architecture to ensure that availability is coupled with protection and security against license fraud, everything has been designed with “business as usual” as a core feature.
    27 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for AMETEK EDAX introduces Velocity Super and Velocity Super Plus cameras

    AMETEK EDAX introduces Velocity Super and Velocity Super Plus cameras

    The Velocity EBSD cameras can be integrated with EDAX EDS detectors to provide an analytical system for simultaneous EDS-EBSD collection. Furthermore, combining the collection with EDAX ChI-Scan analysis results in integrated data for phase differentiation.
    27 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for ADVANCED Motion Controls (AMC) releases FE060-25-EM servo drive

    ADVANCED Motion Controls (AMC) releases FE060-25-EM servo drive

    At 1.5 x 1 x 0.6 inches (38 x 25 x 16 mm) in size, the footprint of the drive is approximately the same as two standard postage stamps. In other words, four of these drives can fit on a standard business card.
    27 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Abaco introduces Obox R&D evaluation platform

    Abaco introduces Obox R&D evaluation platform

    A rugged (-40°C to + 71°C) enclosure houses customer-specified combinations of Abaco’s 3U VPX single board computers, FPGA/DSP subsystems and AI/GPGPU-enabled platforms to deliver up to 14 TeraFLOPS of computing power, together with high speed network switches.
    26 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Siemens announces launch of "Fast Ramp-Up Challenge" competition

    Siemens announces launch of "Fast Ramp-Up Challenge" competition

    Prototypes will be tested at the ARENA2036 innovation factory in mid-October. As part of the "Fast Ramp-Up Challenge" competition, production cells from several companies are to be set up within two days using MindSphere, the open cloud-based operating system for the Internet of Things (IoT) from Siemens.
    26 March, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for ABB Customer World Wrap-Up: ABB positioning for industrial digitalization

    ABB Customer World Wrap-Up: ABB positioning for industrial digitalization

    By Bill Lydon, Automation.com Traditional automation suppliers are clearly positioning themselves, through investments or partnerships, to supply the software and hardware for manufacturing customers to be able to achieve the higher productivity and profitability promised through Industrial Digitization/Industry 4.0.
    26 March, 2019 | 3 minutes
  • Thumbnail for TT Electronics announces acquisition of Power Partners

    TT Electronics announces acquisition of Power Partners

    This acquisition supports TT’s global growth strategy, to expand its focus on design-led technology solutions and value-added complementary products.
    26 March, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Fluke Calibration releases 8588A and the 8558A 8.5-Digit Multimeters

    Fluke Calibration releases 8588A and the 8558A 8.5-Digit Multimeters

    These instruments offer a user interface and color display with a configuration menu to train new users. A graphical display allows visualization of trends, histograms, complex waveforms, and statistics.
    26 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for AW-Lake introduces PCU Series of Controllers

    AW-Lake introduces PCU Series of Controllers

    The PCU Series offers process control functionalities for batching, setpoint control, resettable dual totalizer and valve override control. Gas factor scaling allows users to set units to any fluid. Units are programmable to provide alarm status for high and low rates both visually and audibly.
    26 March, 2019
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    ABB introduces Superstrut metal framing with half-slot holes punched on three sides

    The configuration will allow installers to make side-to-side strut connections or attach various side-mounted accessories to all sides of the strut without performing custom drilling.
    26 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for NovaTech announces release of Augmented Manual Procedures (AMP) software, version 2

    NovaTech announces release of Augmented Manual Procedures (AMP) software, version 2

    Based on patented NovaTech technology, AMP software bridges the gap between people, procedures and plant systems, ensuring the accurate execution and validation of manual tasks
    26 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for HELUKABEL introduces HELUKAT PROFINET Type R Torsion cable

    HELUKABEL introduces HELUKAT PROFINET Type R Torsion cable

    HELUKAT PROFINET Type R Torsion is rated Category 5e and offers transmission characteristics in EMI-heavy environments due to its double-shielding design that is suited for robotic applications that undergo continuous torsion loads.
    26 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Optimal-Engineering Systems announces the AU200-100x100-SC XY stage

    Optimal-Engineering Systems announces the AU200-100x100-SC XY stage

    An XY stage measuring 80 mm (3.150 in.) high with a footprint (including the motors) of 348 mm x 348 mm (13.701 in. x 13.701 in.), the stages are designed for: Alignment, assembly, laser drilling and machining, industrial, medical, testing, scanning, semiconductor handling, and optical applications.
    26 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Antaira introduces AMS-7131 Series of industrial wireless device

    Antaira introduces AMS-7131 Series of industrial wireless device

    Antaira Technologies’ AMS-7131 Series is designed for industrial and enterprise wireless access applications. Embedded with the Atheros XSPAN family chipset, it boasts network stability, and network coverage with a low voltage input of 9VDC to a high voltage output of 48VDC.
    26 March, 2019
  • Development of a Hybrid Controller for Renewable Energy and Automotive Applications [technical]

    Research focus on development of a hybrid controller for a two-interleaved boost converter dedicated to renewable energy and automotive applications.
    By: ISA Transactions
    25 March, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Improving Manufacturing Productivity with Autonomous Machine Vision

    Improving Manufacturing Productivity with Autonomous Machine Vision

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    25 March, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for E.ON Energy acquires TUM energy technology from BayPAT

    E.ON Energy acquires TUM energy technology from BayPAT

    The TUM technology is based on optimizing the steam extraction of cogeneration plants equipped with gas turbines, enabling to achieve higher overall efficiencies and increasing the flexibility of the power plant.
    25 March, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Cambashi announces launch of Industrial IoT Charter Program

    Cambashi announces launch of Industrial IoT Charter Program

    The IoT Charter Program began as a result of a Cambashi study of the industrial IoT market in 2016, which concluded that there was not a reliable or authoritative source for segmentation, size or growth estimates.
    25 March, 2019 | 2 minutes
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