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Roboteq’s FIM2360 is suited for use in Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGV’s), Warehouse Automation Robots, Police/Military Robots, materials handling equipment, electric boats, automated guided vehicles, agricultural robots or any other high-power, battery operated applications.

Available in ranges from 3 inches (75 mm) to 15 inches (375 mm), the LA-27-A is designed for valve position feedback in steam and hydro power plants, as well as use in heavy duty applications like factory automation, civil engineering, and fluid power systems.

IFS Labs has developed an integration between the enterprise applications suite IFS Applications and Microsoft HoloLens that enables service engineers to visualize holographic IFS software data on the HoloLens screen, which is plotted directly on the asset they are to service.

A range of materials are available to suit process requirements to ensure operating efficiency including stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium, chrome, and molybdenum.

As well as for displacement and distance measurements, these sensors are also used in special applications such as rotational speed measurement of e.g. shafts and large gear wheels.

By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com EPLAN's integration with the Siemens TIA portal is intended to enable engineering data to be exchanged bidirectionally between the worlds of electrical engineering and automation engineering.

For on-site & off-site analysis, industrial IoT delivers data to the right personnel without requiring connection to the plant’s real-time control system.

The goal of the conference, which took place on 28th June 2017 at the National Conference Centre in Birmingham,was to expand the horizons for OPC users and systems integrators by improving their knowledge and understanding of OPC technologies, as well as giving attendees an opportunity to view real-world demonstrations of cutting-edge applications for OPC and industrial data

By Dr David Pugh, IDTechEx The new report from IDTechEx Research, Low Power Wireless Networks 2017-2027, gives an independent and comprehensive analysis of the wireless networking ecosystem covering a range of technologies, using both licensed and unlicensed spectrum to communicate.

The integration of the Mek SpectorBOX with Haprotec’s automated production lines is designed to raise the quality and capabilities of Automated Assembly lines with AOI for THT.

In addition to RMR Enclosures, AmerisourceBergen also deployed CPI eConnect Monitored Power Distribution Units (PDUs), cable management and thermal management accessories.

LIQUI-VIEW Base instruments offer a solution for monitoring the flow or consumption of cleaning water, cooling water or spa water.

The indicators combine large six-digit LED and LCD displays, weighing and counting modes, along with an array of features and communication interfaces, including multiple hardware and software options.

The SBC314 3U VPX single board computer is available with either the Qualcomm (formerly NXP/Freescale) QorIQ T2081 processor for performance or with the QorIQ T1042 for applications where minimal power consumption is required.

Powered with an Intel HD Graphics chipset, support for VGA and DVI-D output is provided at 60Hz/1920 x 1200. HDMI is also offered, consolidating up to 4096 x 2304 at 24Hz, coming together to offer the user two independent displays.

Deploying the NPort IAW5000A-6I/O is designed to empower plant managers to wirelessly connect machinery to an IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n network for the collection, remote monitoring, and analyzing of real-time visual insights on machine performance.

The optoNCDT 1420 is used in sorting tasks, warehouse logistics, warehouse automation and robotics but also in the electronics production, wood processing, medical engineering, laser engraving equipment and machine building.

An orifice plate inserted in the line causes an increase in flow velocity and a corresponding decrease in pressure.

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By Greg Scheu, ABB Innovation can be disruptive. History shows us that, in the face of major disruption, the winners embrace change and adapt. We now stand at a new crossroads. The Fourth Industrial Revolution has brought artificial intelligence, cloud computing and predictive analytics to the workplace