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Integration Objects announces Unified KnowledgeNet Industrial Internet of Things Platform
Based on an IoT platform architecture, KNet IIoT extracts a large amount of data from assets based on OPC Unified Architecture standards integrating multiple wide-spread systems into a cohesive whole. -
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Bedrock announces availability of Cybershield 3.0
Cybershield 3.0 is a firmware upgrade with advancements designed to help end users and developers to build control applications that are both open and secure. -
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DCS Upgrade: How to Reduce Stress During Execution
DCS upgrades must consider the safety, reliability, and operation of a plant. Be careful when selecting a system, so you do not fall in the frequent-migration trap. -
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Taking the Driver Out of the Factory: How manufacturing is benefitting from autonomous vehicles
By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation In the 1993 science fiction film, Jurassic Park, visitors could take a tour in an autonomous Ford Explorer that used tracks on the ground to navigate. This was a good prediction of future technological advancements, but the autonomous vehicles of today are far more advanced than the Jurassic Explorer. This article explains how autonomous vehicles are beginning to transform the manufacturing industry. -
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RTP Company announces expansion with new Polish facility
This manufacturing location will support regional demand and provide a consistent supply of RTP Company’s custom compounded thermoplastics to customers operating in Europe. -
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Axiomtek introduces IFB125 industrial IoT gateway
The IFB125 is suitable for a variety of applications including applications that require remote control and monitoring management functions, i.e., unmanned control, industrial automation, automatic parking lot control, traffic light control and more. -
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Beckhoff releases EL3783 EtherCAT Terminal for power monitoring
Three-phase AC voltage systems up to 690 V can be analyzed simultaneously on six channels and with 20 ksamples/s directly in the PLC. For each of the three phases, the EL3783 EtherCAT Terminal from Beckhoff samples voltages up to 400/690 Vrms and currents up to one or five Arms as instantaneous values with 16-bit resolution. -
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CAMI Research releases 64-pin Header Isolator for its CableEye cable and wire harness test systems
Recommended when there is a need for repeat connection and disconnection of test fixture cables, it is designed to allow users to minimize bent pins and wear of the headers on the main unit, expansion modules, and free-standing QuickMount housings. -
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Emerson announces Plantweb Insight applications with Pervasive Sensing
Pervasive Sensing uses the power of sensing technologies to provide continuous, real-time data that power Plantweb Insight applications to support customers’ operational programs in key performance areas such as safety, production, and energy and emissions management. -
FeatureAutoQuiz: Can You Identify the P&ID Symbol?
A "circle" enclosed in a "square," which indicates it is an instrument with a shared display or a shared control. -
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ABB to help enable first digital substation in Latin America
When fully operational, these projects are intended to produce enough clean energy to power more than 350,000 households, reducing CO2 emissions from conventional generation by more than 1.5 million tons. -
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Korenix introduces JetCon 2301S media converter
Korenix JetCon 2301S is a single port 10/100 TX to 100 FX media converter. It fulfills latency requirements with invariant forwarding latency from 64 to 1600 bytes. The Auto Link Loss Forwarding technology allows fault detection in a short time. -
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Eaton introduces XV100 HMI, XV300 HMI and XP500 industrial PC
The XV100 basic human machine interface (HMI) is designed to provide machine visualization and control, the XV300 HMI offers next generation performance and functions, and the XP500 industrial PC can operate as a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) solution. -
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Honeywell introduces Honeywell Connected Plant Asset Performance Insight
Honeywell designed the Asset Performance Insight solution to be deployed to customers through pre-configured templates. These templates are based on the company’s industry experience and real-world customer challenges enhanced with advanced analytics. -
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IFR Report: Robot Density Rises Globally
74 robot units per 10,000 employees is the new average of global robot density in the manufacturing industries (2015: 66 units). By regions, the average robot density in Europe is 99 units, in the Americas 84 and in Asia 63 units. The top 10 most automated countries in the world are: South Korea, Singapore, Germany, Japan, Sweden, Denmark, USA, Italy, Belgium and Taiwan. -
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Precision Drive Systems announces opening of Washington office
The office is located in Arlington, WA, part of the Seattle Metropolitan area. PDS provides full service precision spindle sales and service for CNC routers, milling machines and robotic units. -
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Falkonry to help Invasystems enhance machine learning at Texas facility
As part of their agreement, Invasystems will adopt the Falkonry LRS machine learning system and empower well operation engineers to predict equipment and system failures. This is designed to help oil and gas operators reduce downtime and increase production by detecting patterns and conditions in existing operations data. -
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SCALABLE Network Technologies announces Network Defense Trainer (NDT) version 2.0
NDT integrates real and simulated cyber-attacks, wired and wireless virtual networks, live and virtual equipment and applications, and traditional kinetic warfare training simulators into a full, instrumented, synthetic cyber warfare training environment. -
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Integration Objects announces latest version of OPC .NET Client Toolkit product
The OPC. NET Client Toolkit enables programming of OPC client software using .NET and without dealing with OPC and COM complexities. The resulted applications provide real-time data, historical data, alarms and events access. -
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Applied Motion Products introduces range of UL-Listed and CSA- Certified stepper motors and servo motors
Units are recognized to Standard UL-1004-6 for Servo and Stepper Motors, UL 1004-1 Standard for Rotating Electrical Machines, and Canadian CSA Standard C22.2 No. 100-14 for Motors and Generators.