RSB Managed Switches

Ideal for OEM and network-edge level managed performance, Hirschmann RSB20 swtiches provide a cost-effective, customized Ethernet communications solution.

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5 Steps to First-Time Right Machining

Heidenhain Corp.’s Gisbert Ledvon explains the connection between first-time right machining and high-mix, low-volume manufacturing of metal parts.

Digital Workflow Tools for Knowledge Transfer Across Operations

J.M. Smucker, Covestro, Pretium use digital workflows for factory, field workers.

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Geek+ Partners with Bosch Rexroth on Intelligent Mobile Robot Systems

Geek+’s MP1000R autonomous mobile robot has been updated with Bosch Rexroth’s Rokit Locator software.

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Intelligent Robotic Palletizing System

Designed to address labor shortages in manufacturing and warehouse operations, mixed-case palletizer systems, such as those available from Universal Robots and Mujin Corp., can handle complex tasks without the need for advanced programming.

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Proficy Operations Hub Updated

The new version of GE Digital’s Proficy Operations Hub includes an expanded widget library for programming, enhanced visualization capabilities, and improved cloud functionality.

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Error Detection Automation Simplified: Introducing the In-Sight 2800

See how easily the Cognex In-Sight 2800 can automate error detection. Powered by deep learning, it can solve a wide range of inspection applications quickly and easily — no programming experience required.

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ABB Showcases Its ASTI Mobile Robotics

At Modex 2022, ABB demonstrated the autonomous mobile robot capabilities of the ASTI Mobile Robotics Group, acquired by ABB in 2021.

Validating Automation Machine Learning Models – The Oracle Problem

Unless commissioning protocols are updated, automation control software may become difficult to perform validation testing on as machine learning and AI become more common.

Robot Predictions for 2022

Activity in the automotive industry, e-commerce, and other sectors will shape the growth of robotics technologies in the coming year.

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Defining the Digital Twin

Siemens explains its view of ‘comprehensive’ and ‘executable’ digital twin technology and how a shift to the left in thinking about product lifecycle management can put companies in verification mode with the first design.

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How Intelligent Conveyance Tech Delivers Operational Flexibility

Rockwell Automation highlights its MagneMover Lite material handling technology designed to provide greater flexibility for assembly, filling, or packaging operations in a variety of industrial environments—from food and beverage to semiconductors.

LOGO! 8.3 Logic Modules

LOGO! module now performs functions previously reserved for larger controllers. Users are no longer limited by the storage volume of the SD card but can now send it to the cloud.

How to Evaluate PLC Programming Languages

The differences among and preferences for Instruction List, Structured Text, Ladder Diagram, Function Block Diagram, and Sequential Function Chart PLC programming languages, as well as C and C+, are discussed with Doug Yerger of system integrator Grantek.

Embrace Control System Modernizations to Improve Your Manufacturing Processes

The decision to upgrade a control system was once a calculation based on risk reduction. Now, it also includes evaluating and weighing new features and options.

Assessing Industrial Controller Options

学习的关键差异可编程的奥特曼ation controllers, programmable logic controllers, and industrial PCs.

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ABB’s 3 Robotics Predictions for 2022

With activity in the robotics space showing no sign of slowing, ABB’s Mark Segura weighs in on the developments you can expect to see this year.

New Industrial Control System Security Threat

The U.S. government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency issues new alert about attacks targeting ICS/SCADA devices.

Expanding the Talent Pipeline with Manufacturing Pre-Apprenticeships

A partnership between Festo-Didactic and two Ohio high schools underscores a growing interest in teaching automation technology skills at the primary and secondary levels.

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Digital Twin Applications by Small Companies

Applications of Siemens digital twin technologies by two startups—Saildrone and Nemo’s Garden—demonstrate how the delivery of advanced automation technologies as a service are expanding opportunities for new and established manufacturing operations.

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Digital Twins Can Help Turn Manufacturing Data Into Insight

See how digital twins are creating real-time virtual representations of physical systems that not only bring data together from multiple sources, but also unify and contextualize that data.

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Lenze Highlights Automation Technologies for Machine Builders

At Modex 2022, Lenze showcased its hardware and software portfolio designed to integrate with third-party technologies and shorten OEM equipment development time.

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Digital Transformation of the Industrial Workforce

The tools that help Pretium Packaging, Covestro, and J.M. Smucker Company tap into and transfer tribal knowledge on the factory floor.

How Do You Stack Up in Automation?

While you may not be able to make the leap from PLC to ERP integration all at once, beginning the journey toward OT/IT Integration is now more important than ever before.

The Benefits of Raman Spectroscopy for Process Analysis

While yet to be commonly used for in-line industrial applications, Raman spectroscopy could offer several potential advantages for liquid analysis.

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The Next Generation of Cobots Will Transform the Workforce

Lean about the next generation of industrial and collaborative robots that will be integral components of Smart Manufacturing.

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PACK EXPO International Returns with Eight New Show Additions

In response to unprecedented demands on the industry, the most comprehensive packaging and processing show in the world in 2022 gets even bigger.

Securing Controls with Defense in Depth

Created with input from end users and system integrators, this article outlines the most prevalent threats to industrial cybersecurity systems and how to prevent them, with a specific focus on the defense-in-depth approach.

Doug Schuchart, global intralogistics industry manager at Beckhoff, explains the TwinCAT/BSD Hypervisor technology.

Beckhoff虚拟机监控程序允许虚拟机为Control Applications

The use of virtual machines in a manufacturing environment helps ensure the uptime operation of real-time control systems while other operating system functions reboot or are adapted as needed.

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4 Ways to Ensure Your Data Lake Doesn’t Become a Data Swamp

To make data lakes work for time-series data, it’s important to add good metadata, ensure the ability to connect your analytics platform to your data lake, and take steps to improve data lake performance for data analysis.

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Robot Cart Conveyor System Doubles Capacity

RoEq’s new TMS-C500 Ext and S-Cart500Ext allows users of the MiR250 to double the mobile robot’s load carrying capacity. At Modex 2022, RoEq also highlighted its GuardCom system for sensor-driven transfer of materials from mobile robots to conveyors.

The Value of Generative Leadership

As working conditions, culture, and technology change, so must our approach to leadership.

At PACK EXPO East: Adaptable Cobots, DevOps for Industrial Control, and Line Clearance Technology

Engineering firms enable robots-as-a-service, efficient software development, and automated line clearance to avoid product recalls.