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Wonderware PacWest to resell MatrikonOPC
Wonderware PacWest is a MatrikonOPC authorized reseller in Western Canada and the United States Pacific Northwest region. -
Linamar uses Kepware software to automate auto parts line
Linamar deployed KEPServerEX Communications platform to gather data from sixty production machines controlled by six disparate systems. -
Automation Usage of IT Network Technology
Automation.com, May 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Participants of the Pharmaceutical Automation Roundtable discussed the topic of networking approaches while considering the differences between manufacturing automation control system networks and business IT networks. -
Sercos announces Safe Motion Profile for CIP
The Safe Motion Profile guarantees that the safety-related functions of peripheral devices are available across the entire network in a uniform and manufacturer-independent way. -
SERCOS announces practical results of the machinery initiative
The first practical results of the machinery initiative, which was launched jointly by Sercos, ODVA and OPC Foundation in April 2011, was announced at the Hannover trade fair 2012. -
Sercos III Specification Update V1.3 Now Available
Specification V1.3 not only broadens the functionality and the range of applications of the globally accepted real-time standard Sercos but also includes new trends in machine and plant construction. -
Sercos releases diagnostic tool for Sercos III
The diagnostic tool allows a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the data traffic in Sercos III networks. -
Update on ODVA Machinery Initiative
ODVA, OPC Foundation and Sercos International plan to combine Sercos III and EtherNet/IP compliant devices on an integrated network infrastructure. -
ODVA releases energy specification enhancements for 2012
ODVA expanded capabilities for the optimization of energy usage on EtherNet/IP and other CIP Networks. -
Kepware signs distributor in Brazil
Kepware signed Exata Sistemas de Automação Ltda as its Preferred Distributor partner throughout Brazil. -
Machinery and Systems Networking with Sercos III and EtherNet/IP
The first practical results of the machinery initiative, which was launched jointly by Sercos International, ODVA, and OPC Foundation in April 2011, were announced at the 2012 Hannover trade fair. -
Elmo Motion Control drives gain EtherCAT Approval
Gold Servo Drives have passed the rigorous EtherCAT Conformance Tests. -
Endress+Hauser joins ODVA as principal member
Endress+Hauser will become a principal member, joining Bosch Rexroth, Cisco Systems, Rockwell Automation, Omron and Schneider Electric. -
Finesse Solutions joins MatrikonOPC Global Partner Network
Finesse Solutions is a maker of solutions for managing complex bio-process applications in the life sciences industry. -
ExperTune introduces Virtual Classroom for PID Training
The interactive training is provided by a live instructor, and includes hands-on practice using ExperTune’s “Virtual Classroom.” -
Kepware signs distributor in Italy
EFA Automazione will resell KEPServerEX and supporting products LinkMaster, RedundancyMaster and ClientAce. -
Creating value added with Condition-based maintenance
Automation.com, April 2012 By Josef Schindler, Siemens Industry Describes how the Simatic Maintenance Station offers support for condition-based maintenance through plant-wide diagnostics in both continuous and discrete automated production processes. -
Ford Powertrain Standardizes on PROFINET
Automation.com, April 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Ford's Powertrain Group has taken a complete systems approach to automation, driven by goals to improve operations, efficiency and flexibility. PROFINET has been an enabler for Ford's manufacturing architecture and became one of the tools used to achieve their goals. -
Sercos publishes Sercos III Specification Update V1.3
V1.3 specification broadens the functionality and the range of applications of the international Sercos real-time standard, while considering new trends in machine and plant construction. -
Sercos Robotic Band
The Sercos robotic guitar is played by a system that interprets MIDI files using an MLP industrial control from Bosch Rexroth and bus terminals from Phoenix Contact to actuate a group of lifting solenoids via Sercos commands.