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The Technical Advantages of Polyamide Cable Protection Systems
For the past several decades, most industries within the US market have been dominated by the use of PVC jacketed metallic conduits. In Europe, they use polyamide conduits and fittings. What's the difference? -
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NIST says MTConnect works with robots
In the test at NIST, MTConnect enabled a robot conversant in ROS-Industrial to load and unload parts into an MTConnect-conversant lathe for cutting, precisely when the machine tool was ready to perform the task. -
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Machine tools demand growing from Auto, Aerospace and Defense
Frost & Sullivan says the Global Machine Tools and Cutting Tools Market earned revenues of $15.72 billion in 2012 and estimates this to reach $21.18 billion in 2017. -
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World Relays Market Fell in 2012
After two years of double-digit growth, the world market for electro-mechanical and solid-state relays contracted by $125 million, or 3.6 percent, to approximately $3.35 billion in 2012. -
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Multi-Tenant vs. Hosted Cloud ERP – Pros and Cons
By Pat Garrehy, Rootstock There is a general consensus that, by 2023, most of the installed MFG ERP systems will be Cloud-based. But, will they be multi-tenant or hosted? There are arguments for both. -
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Process Automation I/O Market Driven by Safety
The market for process I/O modules is mainly driven by two forces: an increasing need for intrinsically safe I/O modules and the increasing demand from the Middle East and the BRIC countries. -
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Manufacturing technology orders level off for April
$372.50 million in orders were down 26.6% from March and down 12.6% when compared with the total of $426.44 million reported for April 2012. -
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Improving Equipment Utilization with vimana
By Thomas R. Cutler Curtiss Wright Controls in Shelby, NC used vimana to improve equipment utilization on a production cell with 4 high-end CNC-based Horizontal Milling machine tools by over 20% in just ten weeks. -
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Open Source Building Automation
By Bill Lydon, Editor The inaugural Haystack Connect event introduced a movement that has the potential to be the next big wave in building automation by fostering an entirely new open system in the industry that goes beyond open protocols to encompass system software. -
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Honda gives Grant for STEM Education
Honda of America has committed $75,000 to support the SME Education Foundation’s PRIME program over the next three years. -
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ISA Fugitive Emissions-LDAR Symposium report
More than 200 plant and refinery professionals responsible for maintaining leak detection and repair (LDAR) programs attended ISA’s 13th annual Fugitive Emissions-LDAR Symposium held 21-23 May 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. -
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85% of manufacturers need ERP but few have it
IFS says traditional enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is not meeting all of the needs of project-driven companies. -
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Demonstration of blended Sercos III and EtherNet/IP at SPS show
The demo will show various Sercos III and EtherNet/IP devices connected to controller prototypes from Bosch Rexroth and Schneider Electric using a common Ethernet infrastructure on a single cable. -
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Building Automation Systems Analytics
Automation.com, November 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Analytic computing methods are increasingly being applied in business and technology with software emerging in the automation industry giving users actionable insights and understanding of performance based on data and statistical methods. -
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Modernization Program with Broader Analysis of Existing Systems
Automation.com, November 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Invensys Foxboro describes their Modernization Program as taking a holistic approach based on business requirements with four major goals - Reduce risk of failures, operational improvements, new & existing systems integration, and securing automation systems from cyber-attack. -
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Training & Improving Operator Efficiency...Wasted Investment?
Automation.com, November 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Improving operator interaction is a good topic but this perspective may be holding back automation industry progress. It seems to me the industry should be putting more effort into developing more advanced automation with the goal of eliminating operators. -
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IFS to supply ERP to Maersk Drilling
The contract includes licenses and services worth $11.5 million. -
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ISA publishes book on automation careers
"101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career," by Gregory K. McMillan and P. Hunter Vegas, offers career planning recommendations, guidance on technical issues and challenges, and interpersonal and workplace advice. -
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Online Development promotes three executives
OLDI promoted Jeff Besola to President, Mark Knebusch to VP of Marketing, and Todd Parker to CFO. -
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IndustrialGreenTec joins Hannover Messe 2013
The trade fair IndustrialGreenTec will take place as part of HANNOVER MESSE 2013 April 8-12, 2013.