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By Catherine Simon, Innorobo Whatever the editorial stance and target audience, all of the media are talking about robotics. Yet the reality of the robotics transformation varies , and many innovations are having a hard time carving out a place for themselves on the market.

By Leonard Patti, STEUTE Industrial Controls This article compiles the most frequently asked questions as they relate to the range of currently available industrial-grade wireless digital switches, sensors and accessories (e.g. receivers, range extenders, antennas, power supplies, field strength monitors, et al)

By Dave West, Icon Labs In this white paper, Icon Labs describes the challenges and potential solutions of ensuring network and device security in an IoT industrial environment.

By connecting machines and industrial big data, the industrial Internet enables you to better understand your operations.

By James Fennally, MEMSIC In most cases, equipment designers have a choice between capacitive-based or thermal MEMS (microelectromechanical) accelerometers. To select the right accelerometer for the application, they need to consider several design variables.

AutoQuiz: To meet velocity and Reynolds Number constraints for a particular Doppler flowmeter sizing application, what factors should be considered?

By: David Zaveski, Antaira No single technology is ideal for every application. ERPS rings have found a niche where they not only excel but may provide the best option.

Content marketing does not replace sales; it complements every business function that contributes to "the sale."

Machine Condition Monitoring Market: There is always a risk associated with working machinery and to overcome this problem, machine condition monitoring gives a perfect solution. The demand for machine condition monitoring equipment is increasing rapidly which would help increase the potential of industrial output.

Automated factories are flexible, highly configurable, and are equipped with different electrical products like Inverters, relays, PLCs, Fuse, Connectors, displays, cable glands, storage devices and others. The report contains the most detailed and in-depth segmentation of the top 75 electrical components in the USA factory Automation market.

Market of Optical Position Sensors is expected to grow due to ongoing technological innovation which is leading to the development of smaller and efficient chipsets and modules with added functions.

Smart Machines Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2016 - 2024

When diversity and inclusion issues arise, asking for help is a solid starting point in the conversation.

By Nick Boughton, Boulting Technology While PCs and PLCs have the same basic architecture, the evolution has been very different. This article contrasts the relationship between technology and standards in the commercial and industrial spheres.

By Moazzam Shamsi, Emerson Process Management This article discusses the maintenance and reliability aspects of wired and wireless infrastructure, and the mechanisms employed to ensure sustained performance of wired and wireless field networks

According to IEC 61511-1, embedded software should follow software guidelines in IEC 61508-3. IEC 61511 and ANSI/ISA84 are system standards and not product standards.

By Bill Lydon, Editor A discussion with CEO Jerry Chase and Director of Products Dave McCarthy about the company’s Internet of Things (IoT) offering DataV and related services.

Process control and automation in general is the key technology of our era when it comes to process improvement.

By: Bill Lydon, Editor This article will share some of the key presentation points, and the lively discussion that followed, from the 2015 PAR Benchmarking Survey on Project Management.

Research engineers investigate a boiler-turbine coordinated multivariable control system based on improved sliding mode controller at a power plant.