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Schaeffler handheld vibration monitor checks traction motors at Siemens
Handheld FAG Detector III vibration monitoring systems minimize the number of traction motor repairs due to bearing deterioration. -
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Overview of the Americas Market for Hard Wired Surge Suppressors
Automation.com, May 2011 By David A. B. Laing, VDC Research Group VDC Research Group teamed up with Automation.com to conduct a survey on the market for power protection products including the hard wired surge suppressors often used in industrial machines and facilities. This article provides a summary of those survey results. -
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MAG to automate Solar process
MAG will provide processing systems, installation services and global service and support for the CIGSolar cell manufacturing lines being developed by XsunX. -
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Make-to-order Job Shops face unique automation challenges
Automation.com, May 2011 By Thomas R. Cutler Accu-Chek Machining Inc, a low to high volume production machine shop, implemented a technology solution by Shoptech. Previously, everything, including managing tooling for jobs, scheduling jobs, and configuring production and daily rates, was done by hand. -
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INITEC Energía adopts AVEVA Diagrams software
INITEC Energía uses the software to develop and manage HVAC diagrams and P&ID systems. -
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Why doesn’t everyone use remote access?
Automation.com, May 2011 By Frank Hurtte, River Heights Consulting The question we would like to explore is pretty simple. Back 20 years ago it was significant, today it’s huge. To illustrate the point, let’s look at what might happen when a special machine builder experienced issues in the field. -
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Networks diagnostics made easy - Monitoring PROFINET and PROFIBUS Networks
Automation.com, May 2011 By Dr. Christine Eckert SZST Salzgitter Service und Technik GmbH thoroughly tested Trebing + Himstedt’s TH SCOPE unified diagnostics solution at a SIL-based installation in a steel mill. -
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Adeneo provides Windows Embedded Compact 7 support for TI’s OMAP 4
OEMs can now use Adeneo Embedded’s support services to optimize the newly-released Windows Embedded Compact platform on TI’s latest OMAP technology -
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ARC unsure about Process Automation Market
ARC expects the tepid growth seen during 2010 to accelerate in 2011, but remains skeptical about the process automation market reaching pre-recession growth levels. -
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NORD Drivesystems publishes electric motor catalog
The catalog provides an overview of NORD's asynchronous low-voltage motors, and addresses in detail the implications of the switch to IE2. -
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East Hills Instruments acquires Applied Resources
F.Y.I., A.R.I. operations will be relocating to E.H.I. home offices in N.Y., P.D.Q. -
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Multivendor Ethernet Safety Protocol - Noble Goal
Automation.com, April 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor The openSAFETY standard supporters are posing an interesting idea to the industry - use a single Ethernet-based safety protocol, openSAFETY, on all automation applications regardless of industrial Ethernet protocol used for controls. -
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Haydon Kerk supports FIRST Robotics Competition
Haydon Kerk is a Silver Supplier of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). -
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DENSO publishes Robot Catalog
The 62-page catalog contains detailed descriptions, specifications and technical drawings of all of DENSO’s four-axis SCARA and five- and six-axis articulated robots. -
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ERP can hinder enterprise agility
Almost 60 percent of respondents to a study conducted for IFS North America said their ERP software slows them down and prevents their organizations from changing the way they do business. -
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EnOcean interoperable with TCP/IP
EnOcean Alliance announced that its wireless, battery-less energy harvesting sensors and associated control systems are now fully interoperable with TCP/IP. -
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Energy Optimization - Creating another Tower of Babel?
Automation.com, April 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor Energy has become a hot topic with vendors and standards organizations, many of which are offering and creating solutions for energy users. -
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Identifying Automation System Tribbles
Automation.com, April 2011 By Roy Kok How did Scotty know? How do you know when your systems are normal? Are the Dilithium crystals at their proper temperature and vibrational frequency for this Warp Speed and area of space? Could he be sure he caught every last Tribble, and none are blocking the cooling ducts to the Anti- Matter Drive? -
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ENSCO Acquires IData Product from Quantum3D
The IData product line consists of a software development toolkit and application elements for digital display devices. -
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IEEE starts Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Project in India
IEEE P2030 will provide a knowledge base for understanding and defining Smart Grid interoperability of the electric power system with end use applications and loads.
