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Two major concerns that prevent the plant operators from maintaining assets digitally are: lack of normalized field diagnostic data and absence of an IAMS application to predict asset failure.

Using 20 MP Blackfly S cameras, Instrumental imaging stations capture high levels of detail required for inspecting small electronic micro assemblies where very small errors can lead to failures.

ABB’s Baldor-Reliance Cooling Tower Direct Drive (CTDD) reduces energy usage and maintenance costs for Marriott Hotel in Pune.

In Bad Säckingen, WERMA's red flashing beacons warn citizens when the fire service is called out. "When we receive an alert, every second counts," said Mark Jagenow, who has volunteered as a deputy commander for the past six years.

To ensure customers thrive in a competitive market, FourPhase rethinks process industry solutions, harnessing powerful automation technology from Beckhoff.

DTM provides functions such as graph display, trend display and log acquisition to visually confirm changes in sound levels and frequencies.

Pennsylvania-based engineering services company RDI Controls designed distributed control systems to retrofit three turbine peaking plants with Opto 22’s groov EPIC and SNAP PAC controllers. This article was originally published in the Automation 2021: Control Systems Ebook.

Hymer uses WERMA CO2 traffic lights to ensure the health and safety of all persons present.

Case study: Cavanna optimized its flow-pack machines with the Beckhoff XTS intelligent transport system to improve the feeder component. The results included improved flexibility for product changeovers and gentle and efficient product handling.

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Providing around 8 billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine is no easy task. Glass vials are a crucial factor in the delivery of the billions of doses of vaccine. Any interaction between the container and the liquid inside must be prevented, as any chemical interference could affect the vaccine. An extremely reliable solution for inspecting vaccine vials comes from Isotronic GmbH, which developed the automatic tubular glass inspection system "VialChecker." IDS industrial cameras from the uEye CP camera family are used as image processing components for dimensional and surface inspection.

Learn how ShopVue's MES solution helped this division of Parker Hannifin Aerospace manage human resources to improve profitability.

The standardization achieved with EPLAN Cogineer saves the Siemens electrical engineers a lot of time, while simultaneously improving quality–as does the three-dimensional control cabinet design made with EPLAN Pro Panel, which the company implemented at the same time.

C&C Power, Inc. identified that it was on a burning platform which was getting in the way of being able to make essential business changes. This is the story of how the company achieved a reduction in stock-outs by 25% thanks to real (not general) materials requirements planning (MRP) functionality, reduced the impact on processes associated with design changes after orders are released to manufacturing, and achieved faster order turn time and a hugely improved customer experience.

For many years, the industry has relied upon pneumatic rope balancers to handle and position loads with precision. However, the compressed air required is not always available and, in some cases, is even prohibited. ZASCHE handling turned to Delta Industrial Automation to draw upon their expertise in motor control solutions.

Nike-backed start-up automates the impossible.

FreeFORM Technologies delivered a complex end-of-arm tooling solution in 17-4PH stainless steel for a high-volume automotive inspection process using binder jet 3D printing technology from ExOne.

One leading industrial automation giant, specialized in Manufacturing, Production and Lifecycle Services for Valves, Actuators & Regulators, and other plant assets faced practical difficulty in configuration and maintenance of their various field devices. Utthunga developed a single Device DTM, which reduced the operational time and time to market while ensuring compliance with FDT 1.2 standard.

With more than 70% of labor in warehousing being dedicated to picking and packing, numerous companies are gradually investing in logistics automation. But what happens when the robots must handle an unlimited number of (unknown) stock keeping units? These companies need a fast, reliable and robust way to automate picking and placing of a large variety of objects.

In the pharmaceutical industry, hygiene is of the utmost importance. From material processing to filling & packaging goods, all production facilities have to be spotless and contamination-free.