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Applied Manufacturing Technologies Hires Business Development Managers George Toldy & Stephen McLaren
- News
AMT hires George Toldy, Jr., MBA and Stephen D. McLaren to support increase in demand for the company’s engineering services, turnkey automated systems, and control system integration solutions.

DOE Smart Manufacturing Institute Announces New Project Call to Address Manufacturing Challenges
- News
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) announced up to $4 million in new funding to improve energy-intensive manufacturing processes and strengthen America's manufacturing sector.

How Automation Can Create New Opportunities for High- or Lower-skilled Workers
- by Claudia Jarrett
- Feature
Claudia Jarrett, country manager at obsolete parts supplier EU Automation, explains how, through automation, manufacturers can greatly enhance their processes—and address the US’s continued labor skills shortage.

An Emerging Market for CO2 Gas Sensors to Assess COVID-19 Transmission Risk
- by Dr. Luyun Jiang
- Feature
Due to the close link of the indoor CO2 concentration and aerosol density, using CO2 gas sensors to monitor the indoor environment can be an efficient method to control the COVID-19 outbreak.

Entrepreneur Mark Cuban Joins OnRobot and Hirebotics CEOs to Discuss the Future of Manufacturing
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In a virtual panel hosted by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), robotics thought leaders gather Nov. 19 to discuss benefits of collaborative robotics applications, offering insights and advice for manufacturers implementing this fast-growing segment of automation.

Ouster and CronAI Partner to Bring Intelligent 3D Perception to Automated Machines
- News
Deep tech 3D perception platform start-up CronAI has partnered with Ouster, the leading supplier of digital lidar technology, to support Ouster’s current spinning lidar sensors and next-generation solid-state lidar.

Case Study: Fracking Water-transfer Application Reduces Upstream Costs in Remote Areas
- Case Study
An upstream service provider has implemented a Bedrock OSA Remote secure control node in a fracking water transfer application. This node, which replaces traditional PLCs to synchronize and monitor water pumping across miles of remote desert terrain, increased operational efficiency by over 50 percent.

Master Advanced Flow Measurements to Control Emissions
- by Renee Bassett
- News
Process plants install the world’s most sophisticated air pollution control systems, but they can be ineffective if the flow meters they rely on deliver inaccurate or unreliable data. This excerpt is from chapter 5 of the Air/Gas Flow Measurement Solutions Handbook covers everything from wet gas measurement issues to essential questions for specifying the correct flowmeter.

Dräger Signs Agreement with Vector CAG to Represent the Fixed Flame and Gas Detection Systems Portfolio
- News
Dräger, an international leader in the field of safety technology, is proud to announce the appointment of Vector Controls and Automation Group (Vector CAG) a leading manufacturers representative of control and automation solutions.

Object Oriented Industrial Programming (OOIP) Part 3: Interfaces and Methods
- by Gary L. Pratt, P.E.
- Feature
Your plant or equipment is assembled from objects–your control should be, too. New tools deliver the productivity of OOP without the complexity.
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