Articles & News on Sensors & Industrial I/O

Endress+Hauser announces groundbreaking for Houston facility

  • March 8, 2019
  • News

The facility will house teams to support Endress+Hauser’s products, solutions and services for process automation, SpectraSensors’ gas analysis systems for the U.S. and international customers and Analytik Jena’s product lines for laboratory instrumentation.

Carnegie Mellon research aims at identifying causes for defects in 3D Printing

  • February 22, 2019
  • News

New research published today in Science, led by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Argonne National Laboratory, has identified how and when these gas pockets form, as well as a methodology to predict their formation – a pivotal discovery that could dramatically improve the 3D printing process.

Inside the Advantages of Sensorless Closed Loop Control

  • February 21, 2019
  • Feature

By Mark Checkley, KEB Automation While feedback devices may be the usual choice for control of motors, sensorless closed loop control can provide design engineers and machine builders with the ability to add value and a competitive advantage to their machines.

Integro partners with Industrial Eye to enhance machine vision solutions

  • February 19, 2019
  • News

Industrial Eye and the Integro team are joining forces to provide vision solution applications to a wide array of industries.

Evaluation of Different Additive Manufacturing Processes with Liquids and Pastes

  • February 18, 2019
  • News

By Viscotec The use of additive manufacturing processes is increasing within industrial applications, as they bring some significant customer benefits compared to conventional processes.

Inside the Top Causes of PLC Control System Failure

  • February 14, 2019
  • Feature

By James Davey, Boulting Technology Despite their resilience and rugged design, PLC-based control systems can still break down and their failure can lead to costly downtime. This article discusses the top causes of PLC control system failure.

Inductive Automation announces partnership with FreeWave Technologies for enhanced IoT data visibili

  • February 13, 2019
  • News

The two companies span many common verticals to include oil & gas, utilities, and agriculture markets that require the collection of sensor data for process optimization, preventative maintenance, and compliance reporting.

MDISS announces best practices for securing medical systems based on ISA/IEC 62443 series of standar

  • February 13, 2019
  • News

The intent is to share the information across the network of MDISS member organizations, which includes medical device manufacturers, healthcare software companies, hospital networks, and insurance companies.

Alliance Sensors Group announces partnership with Digi-Key

  • January 25, 2019
  • News

Digi-Key Electronics has been committed to offering a selection of in-stock electronic components and is pleased to include ASG’s line of LVIT sensors to their product offering.

TOSIBOX helps Gröninger Cleaning Systems enable remote machine management

  • January 25, 2019
  • Case Study

Gröninger Cleaning Systems equipped its machinery in remote locations with TOSIBOX Locks, enabling remote control and maintenance. Behind each TOSIBOX Lock there are about 30 to 40 devices such as drives, PLCs, HMIs and control cabinets that are connected and directly accessible via a TOSIBOX Key.