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Rockwell Automation introduces The Connected Mine
The Connected Mine helps mining companies collect and aggregate data to gain end-to-end visibility into their operations and make informed business decisions to improve mining operations. -
Does Instrument Placement Matter in Dynamic Process Control?
To control an industrial process you have must see it, and usually measure it, so that enough resolution to enable the underling picture to be seen. -
Visualising the Future of Plant Maintenance
By Nick Boughton, Digital Lead, Boulting Technology It has only been in the past five years where augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have made their way into industrial environments. This article explains how AR and VR are re-defining plant maintenance. -
Vortec announces updates to online heat load calculator
This online tool is designed for a range of industries and applications, including industrial/manufacturing, food, chemical, water and other processing environments, oil refining and petrochemical processing, and others that have become dependent on microprocessors, PLCs, and VFDs. -
How to Increase Plant Efficiency and Safety with Level Measurement Technology
By Patricia Mattsson, Emerson Automation Solutions The widespread departure from manual measurements to automated solutions has helped improve worker efficiency while providing more accurate measurements. New level measurement technologies can do even more. -
Famic Technologies and Koganei releases pneumatic catalog for Automation Studio
This catalogue has been specifically developed to support automation and manufacturing markets and includes products of Koganei, a user and reseller of Automation Studio -
Rockwell Automation announces enhancements to Machine Safety Portfolio
The additions to the machine safety portfolio are all designed to communicate over EtherNet/IP and are tested against machine safety standards to ease compliance. The products will also be included in the next release of the Safety Automation Builder software tool. -
OPC Foundation announces standardization and harmonization initiative for OPC UA including TSN enabled Ethernet networks
The goal of this initiative is to deliver an open, cohesive approach to implement OPC UA including TSN and associated application profiles. This will advance the OPC Foundation providing vendor independent end-to-end interoperability into field level devices for all relevant industry automation use-cases. -
Emerson to help modernize Algerian gas processing plant
In its role, Emerson will update control and safety systems, fire and gas systems, field instrumentation control and isolation valves, and other equipment to improve production efficiencies. -
CNCMachines.net announces $2,000 CNC scholarship
The competitive award is for students enrolled in a CNC machinist, CNC operations, engineering or manufacturing certificate or degree program. As part of the award process, the scholarship recipient's school will also recieve a $500 donation made to their machining or manufacturing department. -
Improving Productivity with Facial Recognition
By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation Technology has rapidly caught up with the human ability to read faces, progressing to a stage where facial recognition could improve industrial security. -
Virtual Commissioning in the Food Industry
By Brith Isaksson, ABB Food & Beverage Commissioning a new system for a food manufacturing plant requires software assistance to plan effectively and with digital twinning, manufacturers can optimize its ongoing operations. -
Emerson helps Alberta refinery enhance automation technology
Using elements of Emerson’s Project Certainty methodology, North West Redwater Partnership reduced global automation engineering complexity and completed the instrumentation and control scope for refinery automation. -
Robotic Revolution: Why Now? A hardware perspective
By Dr Khasha Ghaffarzadeh, IDTechEx In this article, we draw from that report to consider developments in price-performance ratio of hardware components to make up a new robotics: transistors, memory, sensors, energy storage, and electric motors. -
HEIDENHAIN introduces HIT 3.0 online CNC controls learning program
Replacing HIT 2.0, this online training program is launching a revised 3-axis machining learning program. With the new guided programming function, the user is able to gain realistic practice with Klartext programing and DIN/ISO programming within the learning packet. -
IFR Report: Service Robot sales up 39 percent in 2018
The total number sold in this robot category rose by 85 percent (2017). Logistic systems show the strongest demand, accounting for 63 percent of the total units and 36 percent of the total sales (in value) of professional service robots. Prospects for service robots remain positive, as it is also a primary field for start-ups. -
Universal Robots' UR5e cobot to ring closing bell for New York Stock Exchange
The bell ringer, Universal Robots’ UR5e, is a collaborative robot – or cobot – able to work alongside people with no safety guarding, giving watchers worldwide the opportunity to see just how cobots interact with humans. -
exida releases Implementing IEC 62443: A Pragmatic Approach to Cybersecurity book
This perspective is intended to help busy industry professionals get up to speed on the safety and cybersecurity lifecycle, keeping their facility safe from devastating cyberattacks using a straightforward, practical approach. -
Tesco Controls to join Water Design-Build Council
This marks the first time the WDBC has invited a system integrator to join the Council. Representing TESCO as an allied member on the WDBC Board of Directors is Brian Adams, P.E., Director of Design-Build Projects. -
How to Test and Validate a Pipeline Leak Detection System
Pipeline leak detection testing provides the assessment of how a system can work, how it’s working now, the tools for analyzing unusual occurrences, and a vehicle for training and testing operators.
