J.M. Smucker Selling Natural Balance Business

The divestiture reflects the company’s strategy to focus on the core brands within Smucker’s pet food and pet snacks portfolio, such as Rachael Ray Nutrish, Milk-Bone, and Meow Mix.

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The J.M. Smucker Co. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell itsNatural Balance向Nexus Capital Management LP提供高级宠物食品业务$50 million。预计将在2021财政年度的第三季度关闭，该交易应遵守习惯结案条件。

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Panduit的SP1单对以太网屏蔽插头连接器为18 AWG 1对屏蔽铜线提供了简单的现场终止，符合ANSI/TIA-568.5（草稿）SP1和IEC 61156-13和-14（草稿）标准。

单对以太网如何将以太网带到边缘

旨在提供通信，功率和扩展距离电缆运行，单对以太网有望将模拟设备，简单的I/O和传感器连接到工业控制网络。

Unilogo Robotics’ Cleanline packaging system targets liquid product CPGs in industries like cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and household cleaners and chemicals.

Linear Servo Track System Allows Production-on-Demand for Liquid Filling

With the help of a track system from B&R, this Polish OEM is building machines that make it practical for liquid products CPGs, like cosmetics or pharma companies, to plan for short and specialized product runs.

Trademark Plastics Inc. cross-trains machine operators to be the first line of quality by inspecting parts beside the molding machine.

Trademark Plastics Adapts to Market Changes with ERP

商标Plastics Inc.将其所有生产设备数据连接到其Delmiaworks Enterprise Resources Planning软件，以使订单，生产和质量管理保持一致。

TMRW is a plant-based innovation company working to reimagine how plant protein can feed people.

ERP System Helps Startup TMRW Foods Grow in the Right Direction

Icicle Technologies’ enterprise resource planning system is helping the plant-based protein producer make sure it has the data it needs—for traceability, HACCP, costing, and more—to optimize its growth.

当今行业如何使用云，边缘和雾计算

Comparing 2021 survey data on industrial cloud, edge, and fog computing use to a similar 2019 survey shows how the pandemic is transforming industry’s use of these technologies.

Arcelormittal发起5G钢铁计划

ArcelorMittal France is launching a private 5G network with Ericsson and Orange Business Services to deliver high data throughput for all connected devices, including autonomous vehicles and remote-controlled machinery.

工业锂离子电池创新的数字线程

A new partnership between Rockwell Automation and Cadenza Innovation will create a digital thread to gather real-world data pertaining to the performance of lithium-ion batteries to improve their cost, efficiency, and safety.

在2022年初，网络安全处于行业关注的最前沿

随着新年的开始，Log4J向行业展示了另一个严重的安全问题。同时，ISA 99更新其网络安全方法。

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神秘数字操作:为什么OEE不是Only Tool You Need

发现新兴的数字物联网平台如何帮助协调操作员和设备有效地弥合OEE诊断到作用差距。

Industrial Robots Get Collaborative

Watch 2021's Top Automation World Video: Learn how new technologies are allowing industrial robots to work alongside humans in factory environments.

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无代码，用于复杂机器人应用的语音编程

COMAU的MI.RA/DEXTER软件允许最终用户使用简单的口头命令（例如“ Look”，“ touch”和“ Execute”）实时编程机器人。

戴夫·鲁萨（Dave Roosa）, Senior Engineer, Avanceon.

Don’t Fall Victim to Commissioning Gremlins: The Value of a Controls Expert

Having an experienced controls expert on your design team will bring valuable insight into what needs to be addressed during the design phase and how to implement it.

Rockwell自动化的新云与网络安全策略

Rockwell acquires Plex, Fiix, Oylo, and Avnet adding cloud-based software and cybersecurity services to its industrial control portfolio.

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Visual Dashboards for Robotic Workcells

OnRobot's WebLytics allows end users to create data visualizations of key performance indicators that can help them uncover new insights and improve OEE.

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PLC, PAC, or IPC?

确定在自动化系统中使用哪种类型的控制器会导致一些困难选择。专注于每种控制器类型的应用程序和特定功能有助于缓解这一决策过程。

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变更管理对数字转型的重要性

The addition of a new Archive Management of Change module to Rockwell Automation's FactoryTalk AssetCentre can help end users to increase uptime, ensure code quality, and mitigate cybersecurity risks.

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将人工智能应用于食品托盘生产

食品生产商Apetito使用Neurala的人工智能技术来自动化和优化对餐盘组件的视觉检查。

Remote Access Cybersecurity Management

对于制造商来说，下一个重大网络安全挑战是如何确保大流行期间在工厂地板上实施的远程接入点，然后黑客可以将这些新渠道充分到组织。

丹·莱利（Dan Riley）, Analytics Manager, Interstates

分析决定：购买或制造功能

分析平台的三个价值驱动力是对供应商，开发工作和平台成本的信心。查找软件即服务平台和OpenSource平台如何比较这些类别。

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改造何时合适？

改造可以节省大量成本，并为行业4.0计划提供增量方法。但是，在每种情况下，它们可能不是正确的选择。

OPC基金会更新现场级别通信规范并启动云库

New specifications address OPC UA information models and networking services, while the OPC UA Cloud Library provides information model access for applications.

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Accelerating the Industrial Enterprise

Using insights and lessons learned from industry executive surveys, discover a framework that companies can use to assess their own growth efforts and build accelerated growth into the DNA of their business.

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How Time-Sensitive Networking Delivers Determinism

随着时间敏感的网络准备将决定论带入工厂地板上的标准以太网，了解该技术如何支持您的工业网络决策是有帮助的。

由于对Cloud ERP进行了投资，核心技术成型不仅能够继续运营，而且在大流行期间的业务增加了两倍。

Pandemic Accelerates Edge-to-Cloud Digital Transformation

一项自动化世界调查显示，随着制造商推出性能监控，协作，质量保证和预测性维护应用程序，以支持新远程和分布式劳动力队伍，云和边缘部署的增长。

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为什么质量管理系统如此必不可少

了解QMS系统的历史记录，如何超越制造业以及对生产线的建议。

How to Decide Whether to Use a PLC, a PAC or an Industrial PC?

In this episode of the 'Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered' podcast series, we learn about the key differences between programmable logic controllers, programmable automation controllers, and industrial PCs.

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Producing Omega-3 Oils from Marine Algae

A broad automation project, for a joint venture by Evonik and DSM, enables initial annual production to meet about 15% of the industry’s current total demand for omega-3 oils.

自动成分处理带来了益处

雷达工艺的自动化系统为谷物食品提供了饼干制造操作，以更准确地称重，消除异物，改善库存控制以及对工人的安全风险大大降低。

Common Questions on Cloud Deployments After Internet Disasters

What happens if the internet goes out? What happens to our data during an outage? Will my HMI/SCADA still talk to my PLCs? Discover answers and solutions that will set you up for success in the face of an internet failure.

MQTT Security and Industrial Networking Trends

了解MQTT的固有和其他安全配置功能以及影响工业网络技术的关键趋势。

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Cybersecurity Benefits of a CNC Retrofit

Fanuc’s Panel i Replacement Program ensures that industrial PCs attached to computer numeric control machines can receive vital cybersecurity updates.