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By Steve Rubin, Longwatch Video monitoring can help companies survive through layoffs, plant closings, and idling of plants. The white paper explains that when plants have layoffs or shut down, much work remains to be done, often by a severely reduced workforce. Video can help pick up the workload.

On-line tool helps manufacturers understand the benefits that can be achieved through the use of machine vision and industrial identification.

Orders decreased 19 percent in the fourth quarter but full-year EBIT nevertheless reached a record $4.6 billion.

GKS now provides Computed Tomography scanning services for 3D scanning of parts with very complex internal geometry.

The catalog has an extensive line-up of over 400 products including high magnification zoom, telecentric, large format, motorized and video lenses.

Survey shows most Americans believe highly automated factories are important to economic growth. The majority support a stimulus package to modernize U.S. factories.

The INTERKAMA+ tradeshow at HANNOVER MESSE 2009 is gearing up to make a contribution of global significance in this area via its "Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes" display.

Technodigit developed 3DReshaper software, designed for 3D point cloud and 3D mesh manipulation for reverse engineering, rapid prototyping, product design and industrial inspection.

Instead of shooting on film, director of photography Pete Kozachik acquired the movie’s frame-by-frame footage using three dozen 11-megapixel Princeton Instruments MEGAPLUS cameras.

Buvé will be based in Belgium and oversee Navitar staff in Germany and the United Kingdom.

Catalog in product card format shows the company's suite of monochrome or color cameras on a single page for easier direct comparison.

Most recently, Telling served as GM's Advanced Global Metrology Lead where he developed business cases for the company’s metrology strategies.

Quality Measurement Technology will distribute Surveyor 3D laser scanning systems throughout the northwestern United States.

Datasheet details GiantDragon Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) machine vision cameras.

Honeywell will protect Woodside’s Pluto onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant with a sophisticated industrial security system.

Cross Automation will sell and support Precise Automation's controller products in Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia.

By Rick Zabel, Publisher Automation Insights Network is a select group of controls and automation professionals who agree to help us cover news, emerging trends and technologies on various automation topics. Every two months, we will ask people in the Network to share their observations, knowledge and expertise with us. We take that information, distill it, and pass it on to our reporters and editors for use in future stories.

OVS-400 Industrial video server is connected with EDS-231PRO and EDS-351PRO series Industrial rated IP-66 cameras to provide real time remote monitoring.

The acquisition added 60 technology patents and 10 product lines to Microscan’s portfolio. The acquisition was finalized on September 19, 2008.

Toshiba Teli's CSL8000CL linescan camera is being used in the OneTouch-LS station to scan parts with a stroke of 150mm (x axis) and 75mm (z axis).