FEATURED ARTICLES
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Smarter Tech and Safer Food: How is smart technology improving food safety?By Robert Glass, Food & Beverage, ABB
Food safety has been one of the top priorities for food manufacturers and consumers for many years. This... -
What Does the TDC ExxonMobil Migration Mean for The Open Process Automation Forum?By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com
The industrial automation industry has dramatically lagged in the adoption of technology, and a major reason... -
Move to Smart Automotive Manufacturing With StandardizationBy Larry Smentowski, Rockwell Automation
Smart manufacturing or Industry 4.0 initiatives present an opportunity to help all automakers address... -
Retrospective Digitalization: Making the most of legacy equipmentBy Nick Boughton, Boulting Technology
The proposed benefits of data collection from smart sensors are huge, but some manufacturers still feel that...
NEWS
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- Beckhoff Automation to highlight EtherCAT and TSN networking, Smart Factory technologies at Hannover Messe USA 2018
- HANNOVER MESSE USA 2018 announces Industrial Energy Systems Special Display
- Siemens to highlight Digital Enterprise portfolio at AMB
- Altizon announces partnership with Nanjing Intelligent Manufacturing Research to accelerate intelligent manufacturing
- Yushiro and QualiChem announce global partnership
- Johnson & Johnson and Fluke Corporation to discuss IIoT and Asset Maintenance at MaximoWorld
- FANUC America announces Michigan expansion plans
- ESMERA announces first call for experiment proposals
- Hexagon AB announces acquisition of External-Array Software
- Festo announces opening of Silicon Valley Festo Experience Center
- InfinityQS announces Eric Weisbrod as Vice President of Product Management
FEATURED PRODUCTS
PRODUCT NEWS
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ABB introduces IRB 14050 single-arm YuMi collaborative robotWeighing less than 10kg, and capable of being mounted from a ceiling, table and wall, this addition to the YuMi family offers increased flexibility...
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Aircuity announces enhancements to Aircuity 2.0’s MyAircuity web appThis most recent release also included both features and enhancements made to the Aircuity Engineering Tool; the proprietary software used by...
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Additive Innovation introduces Partfinder software for 3D printingThe "Partfinder" software analyzes 3D CAD data geometrically as well as on the basis of the construction history, PMI and metadata. The information...
MEDIA
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RESOURCES
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The latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report from AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology showed that orders totaled $417...
The AMP program will be offered in conjunction with the exida Academy Training course ALM 101: Introduction to Alarm Management Practices &...
CLPA’s activity with the OPCF aims to expand its existing CSP+ (Control & Communication System Profile) technology from just describing...
WHITE PAPERS
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By James McNamara, Sensata Technologies
Originally developed for audio speakers, voice coil actuation technology is now being used to provide...
By Radley Corporation
The IIoT connects devices with the digital world to provide data visibility. But the real value of the IIoT lies in how that...
By CAS Dataloggers
This brief overview has been designed to help guide users through the basics of data loggers and how they can simplify data...
CASE STUDIES
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As part of the collaboration, Renishaw is demonstrating the role that fun and creativity plays in engineering by supporting Beat Lab, an...
The original plant had been set up in 2009 and expanded in 2014. The operator‘s concept was based on the digestion of horse manure and sale of...
BIDCO Africa Limited, with HighJump and the support of iWMS, is gaining end-to-end supply chain transparency to improve workflows and adapt to its...
EVENTS
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Registration is now open for this year’s IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2018. Manufacturing professionals across the globe will gather at Chicago’s McCormick Place, Sept. 10-15, 2018,
The Symposium, 15-17 October 2018, will bring together an array of automation industry professionals from various disciplines to present on best practices, emerging technologies, developments, and applications.
