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PcVue SCADA software monitors Industrial Aqueduct of Lake Como
Lake Como, in northern Italy, is served by nearly 40 miles (60 KM) of aqueducts. After 30 years of service, the SCADA system was in need of modernization. -
Mazak uses MERLIN MES and MTConnect at Kentucky plant
Mazak's turning and milling machine plant uses MERLIN's Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications platform with the MTConnect interoperability standard. -
Sercos powers innovative robot
The Sercos automation bus powers the revolutionary drive construction and unique rotation options of the Penta Robotics’ Veloce parallel robot. -
Au2mation installs RTUs in Panama City
The MMIM RTU has been deployed to control lighting on Line 1 of the metro system which currently links Los Andes County to the city centre. -
X-Scan Consortium revives robotic weld inspection system
X-Scan robot inspects ship welds by means of laser, ultrasound and electromagnetic methods, similar to systems developed by Babcock & Wilcox in the 1970s to check nuclear reactor welds. -
Rotork actuators control Sydney's water pressure
CVA electric control valve actuators are enabling the Sydney Water Corporation in Australia to control the pressure in the city’s water supply network with greatly increased response and accuracy. -
Heason actuator lets marine engines survive underwater
‘Inversion Protected’ technology cuts down restart time from typically 40 seconds to just 10 seconds and reduces internal engine damage or deterioration due to water ingress. -
Electroland lights up public art with interactive displays
Electroland used Phoenix Contact PLCs and relays to control the lights of the display, and terminal blocks to provide reliable connections. -
EnTouch energy management system cuts costs at Community Center
Lower energy rates from Houston-based Entelrgy and an energy management solution donated by EnTouch Controls keeps cooling costs down at the West Houston Community Center. -
FLIR cameras detect coal self-combustion hazards in Holland
Dutch bulk terminal company is using FLIR thermal imaging cameras to help monitor coal temperatures that signal potential self-combustion hazards before they have a chance to erupt. -
Roxtec seals up Haas-Meincke Food Processing Equipment
Roxtec seals keep dust out and prevent water from entering and damaging equipment for industrial bakeries during high pressure hosing. -
SEL Relays Protect K+S Potash Mine in Canada
SEL relays protect miner sleds that power the mining equipment, and drive sleds that power pumps, fans, lighting, and everything else in the mine. -
Emerson flow meters increase plant efficiency for CAROM in Romania
Vortex and Coriolis flow measurement technologies enabled accurate and reliable measurements that reduced product loss in the MTBE plant by 150 metric tons per month, and improved boiler efficiency by 3 percent. -
Machining Center saves energy with Hydraulic Power Packs
Using leakage-free seated valves, two-way pressure reducing valves and a higher efficiency radial piston pump, Schwaebische Werkzeugmaschinen achieved energy savings of 73 percent on its BA 400 machining centers. -
Roxtec Seals protect data center cables from water
The Project Q data center in the city of Queretaro, México, had to route multiple cables and pipes through 45-centimeter thick walls, while maintaining the protective integrity of the walls. Roxtec cable entry solutions proved effective protection. -
Kollmorgen automates blister packaging machine in India
Kollmorgen supplied a motion control automation solution to IMA PG for their PG Express blister packaging machine. -
New England Controls installs Emerson vibration analyzers at L.P. Larson
L.P. Larson is a predictive maintenance solution company based in Braintree, Massachusetts. -
Kuka installs mobile robot cell at Siemens
Siemens is using a mobile robot cell in its Bad Neustadt production facility for electric motors. -
Automated barrier doors protect employees at Rubbermaid Commercial Products shipping facility
Although it was a more costly option initially, the automated barrier door was clearly the best choice for protecting employees, minimizing downtime and keeping long-term maintenance costs low. -
Working with NASA's Ames Research Center
NASA's Ames Research Center had a need for a rugged, wide-input, compact PC to oversee all navigation and data collection processes for one of their ongoing planetary rover projects.
