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By using math and Trio Motion’s MC series servo motion and machine controls, LMS ServoTechnics was able to significantly simplify the size, complexity and costs of the mechanical design in two of its recent applications.

ProcessVue ensures that data from safety-critical plant is always logged, enabling engineers to identify the cause of a plant upset, including the sequence of events (SOEs) leading up to this.

The CHIMP humanoid robot uses Kollmorgen frameless motor technology in each of its drive joints, providing multi-limb manipulation and human-like grasping capabilities not found in today’s industrial robots.

By MTConnect Institute White paper demonstrates the tangible benefits of monitoring a manufacturing plant using MTConnect, the open and royalty-free standard, as the way to collect data and information from the shop floor.

From 2011 to 2017, Asia-Pacific is also forecast to be the fastest-expanding region for flowmeter sales with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.5 percent.

The 2013 CSIA Annual Executive Conference in St. Petersburg, Fla., saw a record number of CSIA members gathered to examine how to improve their industry of automation and control system integration.

The high standard of living in Europe has popularised packaged goods, including packaged food, beverages, toiletries and cosmetics, thereby spurring demand for packaging machinery in the region.

32-page Solenoid Valve Catalog details five separate series of 2- and 3-way direct acting solenoid valves ranging from the miniature .65 watt Wattmizer to the 17 watt 2-Series solenoid valves.

The interactive platform has 30 online courses covering metrology fundamentals, basic and intermediate software- and hardware-specific concepts for portable arms, CMMs, vision systems, laser trackers, and more.

CalsonicKansei manufactures climate control, electronics, engine cooling, exhaust, interior and automotive integration systems and has over 50 manufacturing sites across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific.

The KUKA Systems manufacturing operation in Toledo, Ohio, produced its one millionth body-in-white Jeep Wrangler JK this month with the help of 246 robots.

Project Gemstone is intended to make the digital fieldbus automation experience easier than conventional analog control systems in every conceivable way, from device setup to device replacement and daily maintenance practices.

A joint conference of the International Society of Automation (ISA) and the Machinery Failure Prevention Technology (MFPT) Society attracted more than 200 attendees to Cleveland, Ohio.

Initially developed in order to standardize connectivity among computers, printers, servers and other devices inside a local area network (LAN), IEEE 802.3 was first published as a draft in 1983 and as a standard in 1985.

The 8th Marketing and Sales Summit will be held 11-13 September 2013 at the W New Orleans hotel, just steps from the famed French Quarter.

Lighting Science uses the HandHeld laser scanner from NVision to ensure the dimensional integrity of the extremely complicated castings it purchases and uses in its roadway light emitting diode (LED) fixtures.

Almost 200 technology providers, systems integrators and end users gathered at Haystack Connect 2013 to exchange knowledge and share experiences about smart building technologies, energy management and operational efficiency solutions.

ANSI/RIA R15.06-2012 standard has been updated for the first time since 1999 and is now harmonized with the International ISO 10218:2011 standard for robot manufacturers and integrators.

Interview with Sam Harkreader, Maintenance/Reliability/Engineering Improvement Lead at the Chocolate Bayou Plant with Ascend Performance Materials

By Bill Lydon, Editor In February 2013, Schneider Electric announced the PlantStruxure PES (Process Expert System) as, “The innovative Process Automation System that brings together the best from the PLC/SCADA and DCS worlds and combines this with integrated energy management features…” To gain a better understanding, I had the opportunity to ask their Product Marketing Manager some questions about this new offering.