FEATURED ARTICLES
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How to Choose the Right Power Supply: Starting with accurate DC/DC converter measurementsBy Florian Haas, TRACO POWER GROUP
It is well-known that there are many manufacturers out there, so the quality, as well as price of a specific... -
How Lean Manufacturing Eliminates Waste in Industrial EnvironmentsBy Rob Sullivan, AutoGuide Mobile Robots
The mobile robot proliferation is an extension of lean manufacturing principles. Whether labor savings... -
PLC and DCS: How Do They Differ & How Did They Come About?By Mondi Anderson, RealPars
A DCS or distributed control system is similar to a PLC in that it has rugged computer controllers, however, the DCS... -
Augmented Reality in the Manufacturing SpaceBy Nick Boughton, Boulting Technology
While AR is becoming increasingly popular in popular culture, how does the world of manufacturing keep up...
NEWS
in Factory Automation- Hong Kong Polytechnic University develop WiseEye intelligent fabric defect detection system
- ABB to help electrify Indian railways
- Universal Robots' UR5e cobot to ring closing bell for New York Stock Exchange
- Atos and Bentley Systems announce strategic partnership
- AVEVA helps Anglian Water enhance smart leak detection
- exida announces National Instruments as winner of 2018 exida Safety Award
- Honeywell to help modernize Austrian paper plant
- ABB announces new Indoniesian manufacturing facility
- VDMA Machine Vision group announces results of board elections
- Kistler announces addition of SMETEC to Kistler Group
- EMX Industries announces Joe Williams as new CEO
- Scottish universities to partner with Mexican government to launch energy sector education program in Mexico
FEATURED PRODUCTS
PRODUCT NEWS
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Real-Time Innovations introduces Connext 6 connectivity softwareConnext 6 includes connectivity software designed to accelerate the development and deployment of autonomous systems. It provides autonomous...
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Bentley Systems introduces iTwin Services digital cloud offeringiTwin Services can be provisioned within Bentley’s Connected Data Environment (CDE) for ProjectWise and AssetWise users.
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Honeywell Intelligrated introduces TechSight augmented reality solutionTechSight is an augmented reality solution that uses smart glasses to enable remote video collaboration, connecting on-site technicians to...
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RESOURCES
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Replacing HIT 2.0, this online training program is launching a revised 3-axis machining learning program. With the new guided programming function,...
There will be two different kinds of dev kits - community and commercial. For options in the community track, the bill of materials will be...
The total number sold in this robot category rose by 85 percent (2017). Logistic systems show the strongest demand, accounting for 63 percent of...
WHITE PAPERS
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By CAS Dataloggers
With advances in technology and computing power, modern data loggers can reduce the amount of time and effort required to...
By Edward E. Herceg, Alliance Sensors Group
The strengths and weaknesses of magnetostrictive, variable resistance, and variable inductance...
By Walter Smith, Sensata Technologies
The advent of rare-earth magnets and advanced brushless DC motor (BLDC) motor design has empowered a new...
CASE STUDIES
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zenon’s application as an HMI gives SWR operators flexibility to set welding parameters. This is a requirement for the environment in which SWR...
Based in France, Vallourec is a supplier of drill pipe for energy companies around the globe. The manufacturer has a presence in 20 countries,...
The facility will bring together academics from different disciplines to explore the full potential of additive manufacturing (AM) for medical...
EVENTS
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The 2018 Process Control & Safety Symposium and Exhibition (PCS) returns to Houston, TX. Sponsored by the Process Measurement and Control, Safety and Security, Chemical and Petroleum, Communications, Education, Pulp and Paper, and Management Divisions of ISA and the ISA Houston Section who are teaming up to bring another world-class program, exhibit, and networking event this November.
TRAINING
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The 2018 Process Control & Safety Symposium and Exhibition (PCS) returns to Houston, TX. Sponsored by the Process Measurement and Control, Safety and Security, Chemical and Petroleum, Communications, Education, Pulp and Paper, and Management Divisions of ISA and the ISA Houston Section who are teaming up to bring another world-class program, exhibit, and networking event this November.
