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Mike Blasdell

Mike Blasdell is co-founder of MindHARBOR, a technology services firm with more than 26 years of experience helping manufacturing and distribution companies connect enterprise systems, operational technologies, and modern digital platforms. His work focuses on practical approaches to integrating ERP, operational data and analytics to improve real-world decision making in complex business environments. 

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  • Thumbnail for FDT Group announces Flowserve Corporation to join Board of Directors

    FDT Group announces Flowserve Corporation to join Board of Directors

    Based in Irving, TX, Flowserve has been a member of FDT Group and a participant on the organization’s technical working groups, and recently upgraded its membership to “Sponsor” status and assumed roles on both the FDT Board of Directors and Executive Committee.
    20 May, 2020 | 1 minutes
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    Digital transformation: Getting started, accelerating quickly

    To gain insight about how organizations are keeping up with the changes and transformations taking place, the Digital Transformation Council and ARC Advisory Group, in conjunction with ISA and Automation.com, conducted a survey of industrial companies.
    By: Greg Gorbach
    20 May, 2020 | 3 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Bentley joins Digital Twin Consortium

    Bentley joins Digital Twin Consortium

    Digital Twin Consortium aims to influence the direction of digital twin technology development, become the focal point for digital twin thought leadership, and promote, evolve, and refine digital twin best practices and benefits.
    20 May, 2020 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Acromag releases VWB2000 signal wire replacement system

    Acromag releases VWB2000 signal wire replacement system

    This point-to-point wireless signal bridge takes analog, discrete, or Modbus signals at one location and reproduces them at a second location.
    20 May, 2020
  • Thumbnail for Matrox Imaging announces Matrox AltiZ 3D profile sensors

    Matrox Imaging announces Matrox AltiZ 3D profile sensors

    Matrox AltiZ 3D profile sensors have a dual optical-sensor design and data-fusion capability, which offers 3D reproduction fidelity through their ability to combat occlusion and outlier data.
    20 May, 2020
  • Thumbnail for The Future of Automation: Will Robots Take Your Job?

    The Future of Automation: Will Robots Take Your Job?

    Does automation always lead to job losses? Will you lose your job to a robot? Let's dive into the research and debates surrounding these questions.
    By: Chris Sciulli
    19 May, 2020 | 6 minutes
  • Thumbnail for A Snapshot of Digital Transformation Progress

    A Snapshot of Digital Transformation Progress

    To develop insight about how organizations are keeping up with the changes and transformations taking place throughout the industrial sector, the Digital Transformation Council and ARC Advisory Group, in conjunction with ISA and Automation.com, conducted a survey of industrial companies. This white paper summarizes the results of the survey.
    19 May, 2020
  • Fingerprints introduces FPC1025 fingerprint authentication touch sensor

    The FPC1025 sensor version is the fourth addition to Fingerprints’ access control portfolio, which focuses on offering biometric performance and enabling a variety of form factors.
    19 May, 2020
  • Thumbnail for OPC Experts Interviews: What is OPC?

    OPC Experts Interviews: What is OPC?

    The OPC Experts Interview is a series taking a deep dive into open platform communications, OPC/OPC UA and related technology. This interview is with Stefan Hoppe, President and Executive Director of the OPC Foundation.
    By: Michael Clark
    19 May, 2020 | 11 minutes
  • MassTech & MassRobotics announce ‘Robot Stories’ student-focused ‘STEMinar’

    The ‘Robot Stories’ series is targeted primarily at middle and high school students who get the opportunity to interact with several roboticists about what the future of robotics looks like. The series will be broadcast on Wednesday afternoons starting tomorrow, May 20th, with additional episodes launched on May 27th, June 3rd, and June 10th.
    19 May, 2020 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Coordinate Metrology Society and PrecisionPath Consortium announce launch of 3D Measurement Industry-at-large Survey

    Coordinate Metrology Society and PrecisionPath Consortium announce launch of 3D Measurement Industry-at-large Survey

    The 2020 CMS-PPC survey examines the principal factors affecting measurement professionals today. 3D measurement practitioners are asked to share their perspectives on career requirements, technology usage, workforce trends, job challenges and the anticipated support needed to move the industry forward.
    19 May, 2020 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Koch Engineered Solutions announces acquisition of DarkVision

    Koch Engineered Solutions announces acquisition of DarkVision

    In conjunction with the acquisition, KES has also made a significant growth equity investment in DarkVision to fund future growth, R&D and expansion. DarkVision is an early stage industrial acoustic imaging company.
    19 May, 2020 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Interact Analysis Report: Most countries will surpass 2019 levels of manufacturing production by 2024

    Interact Analysis Report: Most countries will surpass 2019 levels of manufacturing production by 2024

    Interact Analysis’s latest update to its Manufacturing Industry Output Tracker (MIO) forecasts a steady but varied recovery for global manufacturing, notwithstanding the fact that some sectors have been hit harder than others during the COVID-19 crisis.
    19 May, 2020 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Endress+Hauser releases Turbimax CUS50D sensor

    Endress+Hauser releases Turbimax CUS50D sensor

    The sensor can be used in a range of applications; for example, turbidity measurement in processes within the chemical industry, concentration measurement of hot process water in the food industry, and solids measurement in industrial wastewater.
    19 May, 2020
  • Thumbnail for FCI Aerospace introduces Model AS—LLE Liquid Point Level Sensor

    FCI Aerospace introduces Model AS—LLE Liquid Point Level Sensor

    The AS-LLE Point Level Sensor can be used with most any liquid, including water, oil, hydraulic fluid, coolants, and more.
    19 May, 2020
    Sponsored By FCI - Fluid Components International
  • Thumbnail for L-com announces NB302411-series NEMA enclosures

    L-com announces NB302411-series NEMA enclosures

    The NB302411-series NEMA enclosures are weatherproof enclosures for use in both indoor and outdoor applications. Constructed from molded fiberglass, these enclosures can be used as electrical junction boxes in high temperature or corrosive environments providing protection to equipment and operators from indirect electrical contact.
    19 May, 2020
  • Thumbnail for IBASE introduces AMS210 embedded box PC

    IBASE introduces AMS210 embedded box PC

    Designed for factory automation, machine vision, digital signage and a range of industrial IoT applications, the AMS210 can be outfitted with 9th/8th Gen Intel Core processors, up to 32GB of DDR4 memory and two 2.5” disk drives with RAID 0/1.
    19 May, 2020
  • Thumbnail for Avalue Technology introduces RiVar POS terminal

    Avalue Technology introduces RiVar POS terminal

    It is suitable for use in any system that requires human-machine interface (HMI), such as self-service ordering system, ticket machine, kiosk, digital display, cash register and kitchen display system (KDS), it enables information input, display, monitoring and preview.
    18 May, 2020
  • Thumbnail for Würth Elektronik introduces WE-LHMD SMT-mountable storage choke

    Würth Elektronik introduces WE-LHMD SMT-mountable storage choke

    Thanks to their iron powder cores, the high-current inductors for audio applications (available in 1008 and 1213 packages) display stable behavior at high peak currents.
    18 May, 2020
  • Thumbnail for Helios Gear Products announces Helios Hera 500 CNC gear hobbing machine

    Helios Gear Products announces Helios Hera 500 CNC gear hobbing machine

    This machine, built by YG Tech, is intended to offer gear manufacturers a versatile vertical gear cutting solution for medium to large parts.
    18 May, 2020
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