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Microchip Delivers 12 Billionth PICR Microcontroller
Microchip delivered the 12 billionth MCU approximately 10 months after delivering its 11 billionth. -
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AMT opens Sao Paulo Technology Center
The AMT Sao Paulo Technology Center in Brazil lets AMT members establish operations within Brazil, build relationships and explore the market’s potential. -
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LXI Consortium certifies 2,000 instruments
There are currently 2172 LXI (LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation) compliant instruments, in 231 different product families, developed by LXI Consortium member companies. -
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European Pumps for Food and Beverage to focus on Energy-efficiency
As end users increasingly focus on energy-efficient production, pump manufacturers for the food and beverage industry will need to design cost-effective offerings that support energy optimisation. -
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IO-Link Mapping Guide for sercos released
This user guide helps an automation engineer uniformly connect and integrate sensors and actuators equipped with an IO-Link interface into a sercos system. -
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When Will Cloud ERP Take Off?
By: Pat Garrehy, Rootstock While analysts project that the adoption rate for Cloud HR is over 60 percent and for Cloud CRM over 75 percent, the present adoption rate of Cloud ERP for manufacturers is less than ten percent. One major obstacle is that the larger ERP vendors are On Premise providers. -
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Europe doesn't want Gearboxes and Geared Motors This Year
The market for industrial gearboxes and geared motors in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) is expected to decline by 4.2 percent this year as economic troubles continue to take their toll. -
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ISA announces advanced cybersecurity course
Advanced Industrial Cybersecurity (TS13) course covers the latest developments in cybersecurity, including practical guides to the design, implementation and testing of industrial networks and applications to ensure their security and reliability. -
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GAM Gear publishes 2013 Catalog
102-page catalog covers gear reducers, servo couplings, and linear mounting products. -
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Monsanto Muscatine Named 2012 HART Plant of the Year
Monsanto engineers used the full capabilities of HART Communication to “get connected” and integrate the intelligent information from more than 600 HART-enabled devices into their control systems. -
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Deutsche Messe appoints Oliver Frese to its managing board
Frese will take over responsibility for the world’s biggest IT show, CeBIT, as well as for the Hannover exhibition grounds and on-site construction plus DMAG subsidiaries. -
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ETSI publishes specification for Ultra Low Energy wireless
DECT ULE (Ultra Low Energy), a low power consumption radio technology, is intended for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications. -
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March manufacturing technology orders up 30%
March U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $507.91 million according to AMT, up 30.4% from February and up 3.2% when compared with the total of $491.96 million reported for March 2012. -
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Outsourcing Automation Design & Engineering – Short-Sighted Strategy?
By Bill Lydon, Editor Downsizing has become a way to increase profits by “leaning out” operations. Most engineers are working with lean staff, which limits their scope of work to basic necessities. In most cases this means they do not have the time to work on improving the competitiveness of their companies. -
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New Breed of Robots Expand Applications & Opportunities for Small Manufacturers
By Bill Lydon, Editor The Danish company, Universal Robots, has created a new breed of robots that are significantly lower in cost than traditional robots. With this new bread, even small companies can use them to improve productivity. I recently interviewed Thomas Visti, Vice President/CCO of Universal Robots, to learn more. This article highlights my interview questions along with Visti’s responses. -
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Bestobell to supply cryogenic valves to Wärtsilä Gas Power Systems
Bestobell Valves will be supplying LNG cryogenic valves to Wartsila for two Offshore Support Vessels– one for Siem Offshore, and the other project for RemØy Shipping. -
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Book describes MTConnect interface
"MTConnect: To Measure Is To Know," by Dave Edstrom, shows how machine shop owners and plant operators can apply open standards that make it easier for IT equipment to interoperate. -
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Market for Sensors to Reach $116.1 Billion by 2019
BCC Research says the sensor market was valued at $68 billion in 2012 and is expected to increase to $79.5 billion in 2014, reaching $116.1 billion by 2019. -
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Global Motion Control Shipments fall in First Quarter 2013
Global shipments for motion control products fell by 7.7% in first quarter 2013, according to the Motion Control Association (MCA). But there's hope. -
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Major Tool & Machine to supply MAG with portal mill
Major will supply a VTC 2500, U5 XL 2500 universal portal mill with turning capabilities, and a rebuild/retrofit of a DSI mill/turn gantry machine.
