Home ISA EXPO 2008: ABB video Automation World visited ABB's booth at the ISA show, Oct. 14-16, Houston, TX. Nov 26th, 2008 Analytics Dynamic Perspective Objects with Sepasoft's Batch Module By using the various tools in the Ignition toolbox, it is possible to create dynamic views that represent the ISA-88 objects of a process cell. Take Five The Next Stage of the Open Process Control Journey OPAF, Schneider Electric working on universal automation for industrial control. Plant Maintenance Quality Management Gets an Industrial Transformation Update Learn how quality management can be improved by integrating quality across the complete value chain. Analytics Revenue Management for Manufacturers Read about the 4 levers of revenue management: pricing basis, inventory allocation, product configuration, and duration control. IIoT Siemens Expands Xcelerator, Begins Industrial Metaverse Development Two major announcements from Siemens involve expansion of the company’s Xcelerator technology into a wider portfolio of hardware, software, and digital services, and a partnership with Nvidia to create an industrial metaverse. Sponsored Electric Forklift Batteries 101: Overcoming Charging Downtime Today’s warehouses rely on electric forklifts to improve efficiency and cost savings. That means equipment manufacturers face a new challenge: charging downtime. Here’s how to overcome it. Robotics Mobile Robot Top Modules from RoEq The TMS-CS1500 top module can increase the payload of a MiR 1350 autonomous mobile robot from 1350kg to 1500kg. Workforce 为什么选择工程和Simulatio的云吗n Software? How Emerson's DeltaV Simulation Cloud is used to effectively train operators, what industries are using it, and how cloud-based engineering and simulation software stacks up to on-premises software. Robotics Industrial Cobot Technology Comes to Palletizing Operations Veo Robotics’ partnership with Gray Solutions is designed to make industrial robot palletizing systems collaborative for the consumer packaged goods industry. Home CPG Cobot Use Expected to At Least Double in Next Five Years CPGs predict cobot usage in packaging will more than double in the next five years, with processing use expected to triple according to PMMI report. Control Address the Risk in Automation While automation projects carry substantial short-term risk, choosing not to undertake them could be far more disastrous in the long-term. Sponsored Easy to install and resistant to hydrolysis and microbes Festo’s PUN-H tubing is suitable for standard applications and wet areas or when in contact with water at up to 50°C. PUN-H tubing uses modified material so it will not crack through hydrolysis. Control i950 Servo Drives from Lenze Four of Lenze’s i950 drives were used to operate a juggling machine at Automate 2022. Factory Digital Twin, Analytics, and Cybersecurity Dominate at ROKLive 2022 Rockwell Automation’s annual event, presented in partnership with its Plex Systems division this year, featured demonstrations of FactoryTalk Optix, Emulate 3D, and a focus on software as a service. Workforce Enabling the Industrial Workforce for a Mobile Future Siemens, Dow, and MxD are working together to demonstrate how the mobile workforce of tomorrow can be realized with today’s technologies. Robotics Universal Robots Unveils New 20kg Payload Cobot Universal Robots redesigned its collaborative robot technology to create the UR20—its longest reach and heaviest payload cobot. Target applications include palletizing and packaging. OEE OEE as a Tool for Continuous Improvement Four real-world application stories show why OEE remains a bedrock manufacturing metric for real-time data collection to enhance companies’ ability to take corrective actions continuously. Safety Qualification and Validation Fluency: A Must Have for Highly Regulated Industries In highly regulated industries, quality and validation procedures can be make or break, and getting them right requires working with system integrators who have industry-specific experience. Take Five Cloud Computing, Industrial Autonomy, and Corporate Sustainability By enabling industrial autonomy, use of the industrial cloud can have a significant impact on corporate sustainability initiatives. Supply Chain Management Inside the Investing Surge in Automation Explore the growing interest around investing in industrial automation with our guest Jim Carlisle, managing director at Thomas H. Lee, a Boston-based private equity firm. Carlisle manages the firm's $900 million automation fund.
