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Emerson announces acquisition of KNet software
KNet is used to extract, clean, transform and analyze operational and manufacturing data. Using libraries of advanced statistical and machine-learning algorithms, the software consumes large quantities of diverse information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) data into actionable knowledge. -
Global Training Solutions announces online Infrared Thermography Training Courses for Level I, II and III
Course content has been prepared and written by a team of Subject Matter Experts who are Level 3 Certified Infrared Thermographers, each having over 20 years of professional experience. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Fastest "Electronic" Method to Bring a DC Motor to a Full Stop?
In regenerative braking, all of the motor's energy is fed directly back into the AC power line. -
What Do Your Motors Really Do?
By Markus Brettschneider, ABB Food and Beverage This article explains how food plant managers can add a similar level of connectivity to retrofit most motors with smart sensors to bring their plants to the digital age. -
Endress+Hauser joins with other suppliers to found Open Industry 4.0 Alliance
With this cooperation, the companies want to overcome proprietary solutions and give a decisive boost to the digital transformation of the European industry. Founding members of the alliance are Beckhoff, Endress+Hauser, Hilscher, ifm, KUKA, Multivac and SAP. -
SICK announces partnership with AutoCoding Systems (ACS)
This partnership will enable SICK to provide customers with a combined package of SICK’s sensor technology and ACS’s software platform. -
Can Manufacturers Compete When Trapped in Existing Automation Architectures?
Manufacturing companies are becoming more aware of the need to modernize production methods and automation to compete globally, but many still find themselves stuck in a sunk investment trap. -
AutoQuiz: Unique Feature of a Pneumatic Differential Pressure Sensor/Transmitter
In a pneumatic transmitter, the nozzle faces a baffle, so, as the measured pressure increases, the baffle moves toward the nozzle. -
AIA Report: Machine vision market hits record numbers for sixth straight year
North American sales of machine vision components and systems that provide vision intelligence to robots and other machines reached $2.874 billion in 2018, an increase of 9.2 percent over 2017 -
What AF, ASCI, ISCI, and WCI Are Doing for You
ISA and its partner organizations are all heavily involved in helping you, your employer, and industry be more successful. -
ISA and Beamex release a second free calibration e-book
The e-book—featuring 23 pages covering essential topics related to effectively managing a calibration program—is a follow up to Calibration Essentials, the first collaborative publication on calibration between ISA and Beamex that was made available in February of 2018. -
Lincoln Mining announces appointment of Shing Lee as Director
Lincoln Mining Corp. is a Canadian precious metals exploration and development company with two projects in various stages of exploration and development, namely the Pine Grove gold property in Nevada and the Oro Cruz gold property in California. -
How Maintenance Managers Can Maximize Asset Performance with Automation and Control System Tools
Learn how maintenance managers use automation and control systems to manage the increasingly complex facilties, equipment and buildings -
ABB Customer World Wrap-Up: ABB positioning for industrial digitalization
By Bill Lydon, Automation.com Traditional automation suppliers are clearly positioning themselves, through investments or partnerships, to supply the software and hardware for manufacturing customers to be able to achieve the higher productivity and profitability promised through Industrial Digitization/Industry 4.0. -
Improving Manufacturing Productivity with Autonomous Machine Vision
By Nir Zamir, Inspekto Having a happy workforce may be the first step to improving productivity, but proper tools and advanced technologies will take productivity significantly further, particularly for industrial manufacturers. This article explains how manufacturers can improve productivity with Autonomous Machine Vision systems. -
E.ON Energy acquires TUM energy technology from BayPAT
The TUM technology is based on optimizing the steam extraction of cogeneration plants equipped with gas turbines, enabling to achieve higher overall efficiencies and increasing the flexibility of the power plant. -
Development of a Hybrid Controller for Renewable Energy and Automotive Applications [technical]
Research focus on development of a hybrid controller for a two-interleaved boost converter dedicated to renewable energy and automotive applications. -
Siemens announces acquisition of Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) quality testing business of Saab Medav
The NVH quality testing solutions offered by Saab Medav are in the domain of end-of-line quality testing of combustion engines, transmissions, electric motors and motor driven components and systems. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Definition of Restore Time in Industrial Maintenance?
The restore time includes all activities required to diagnose and repair the device. This includes diagnosing the problem, isolating the device from the system, traveling to the device, and repairing -
2019 ARC Wrap-Up: Digitalization at the Forefront as Users Share Experience
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com The digitalization revolution was on full display at the 2019 ARC conference, and it was clear throughout the event, that forward-thinking users are leading the way.