708 Wireless Acoustic Transmitter

The transmitter communicates acoustic level and temperature as well as device and event status via the WirelessHART network for integration into host systems, data historians or energy management software, provides users with time stamp data when release occurs. (Approximate Time - 0:58)

Oct 15th, 2012

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Innovation Day 2022 │Check Your Valves and Actuators' Health and Performance with Digital Diagnostic

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Innovation Day 2022 │ Optimising Performance with the Right Ingredients

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Maintain the Health of Your Plant Operations by Transforming Data into Actionable Decisions

Maintain the Health of Your Plant Operations by Transforming Data into Actionable Decisions

Creating the Smart, Sustainable Factory

Manufacturers on a journey to lower carbon emissions and optimize energy use need to measure consumption from the supply chain to the line, the cell, and the product being produced.

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Is Your Automation Technology Delivering on Expectations?

Automation is generally viewed as a value-adding technology, but it can also add costs due to complexity and an inability to deliver on investment justifications.

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4 Ways to Improve Network Threat Detection

As industrial cybersecurity threats increase, taking every measure possible to secure vulnerable OT systems is vital, particularly in a legacy environment.

Automation Startup Companies to Watch

Four industrial automation startup companies—InOrbit, Turntide, Noodle.ai, and Zededa—address issues such as the use of robots at scale, industrial motor modernization, supply chain waste, and secure, open-source edge computing.

New Survey Charts Industrial Autonomy Progress

In a recent survey conducted by Yokogawa, environmental sustainability was identified as one of the areas where autonomous technologies would have the most significant impact.

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In-Line Raman Spectroscopy for Process Optimization

With their ability to provide highly accurate material analysis in real-time, Raman spectrometers are moving outside the lab to help end users improve product quality, speed cycle times, and increase yields.

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Casa Sauza Automates Tequila Production in Mexico with Industry 4.0

Casa Sauza, with the help of Festo, adopts Industry 4.0 methods to advance its automation of Tequila production in Mexico.

Using Remote I/O in the Main Control Enclosure

Learn the differences among remote I/O, distributed I/O, and local I/O; why using remote I/O in the main control enclosure makes sense, even though it may seem counterintuitive; and how wireless remote I/O can be beneficial depending on the application.

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Supply Chain Headaches Reveal Golden Opportunities in the Industrial and Utility Worlds

While current supply chain disruptions may be frustrating in the short term, they could offer an opportunity to accelerate innovation.

The Benefits of Change Management in Industrial Automation Workflows

而长期使用,变更管理has yet to become standard operating procedure in the OT space, despite its many benefits.

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5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Industrial Wearable Devices

智能监控员工的姿势和衣物movements can reduce workplace injuries and improve a company's bottom line, but understanding how to get the most out of the data they provide is key.

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The Automation, Supply Chain, Reshoring Connection

Supply chain disruptions over the past two years put a spotlight on the need to reshore critical manufacturing operations and the role automation will play in making this happen.

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Managing the Risk of Remote SCADA Access

How the use of virtual private networks, multi-factor authentication, serial communications, and dedicated remote access devices reduce the risk of viewing SCADA data over the internet.

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Digital Transformations and the Role of the Integrator

As more companies pursue digital transformation, system integrators can play an important role by helping to bridge the knowledge gap between IT and OT.

Inside Krispy Kreme’s Automation Upgrade

Krispy Kreme upgrades the Siemens drives on their doughnut-making equipment in all its stores to optimize production, save costs, and improve worker safety.

In the chemical industry, reactors are often a bottleneck in the manufacturing process. There is significant latency in chemistry, which makes control difficult and losses can be identified by collecting process data and reconciling it with human context.

Combining OEE and IoT Data to Improve Production

Andreas Eschbach, CEO of Eschbach, explains how capturing operations data via Internet of Things tools supports OEE in a proactive manner, potentially leading to year-over-year OEE improvement of 3% to 15%.

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The Case for More Colorful HMI Graphics

Despite the trend toward more grayscale HMIs, a number of users cite a preference for high-intensity HMI graphics to enhance human interaction.

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Volkswagen Deploys Private 5G Network

Provided by Nokia, the 5G network will allow Volkswagen to wirelessly upload data to manufactured vehicles and enable intelligent communication between robots and wireless assembly tools.

Amazon and MassRobotics Partner for Robotics Accelerator

The new Amazon Web Services Robotics Startup Accelerator offered by MassRobotics will provide participating companies with four weeks of mentorship, as well as opportunities for investment and co-marketing of their products.

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Put Your Cyber Defenses Up Before They Take You Down

As cyber attacks escalate, the food and beverage sector eyes a fresh course of action to safeguard operations and prevent disruptions to the supply chain.

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Peer-to-Peer FAQ: AI, Machine Vision, and Smart Instrument Sensors

Get up to speed with the basics of machine vision and smart instrument sensors, as well as how data from these sensors can be used by artificial intelligence to improve operations.

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Carlsberg Leverages IoT to Scale Digital Transformation Across Global Sites

The partnership with Autoware enables the brewing company to design, deploy, and scale real-time performance monitoring.

The Smart Farm and Autonomous Tractors

Future smart farms include digital operations, AI, and autonomous tractors.

Krispy Kreme’s Drive Retrofit

The world-famous doughnut maker is upgrading its Siemens drives to optimize production, save costs, improve worker safety, and enable remote monitoring of equipment.

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Improving Human-Machine Interaction with Spatial Computing

The Digital Twin Consortium and AREA are working together to accelerate use cases for spatial computing—technologies that integrate digital twins and augmented reality to facilitate more dynamic interactions between workers and machines.

Evolve's B&R-controlled process fuses 2D-printed layers into solid 3D parts, combining the flexibility of additive technology with the material quality and production volume of injection molding.

Motion Control Brings Injection Molding Quality to Additive Manufacturing

With the help of B&R’s automation technology, Evolve’s selective thermoplastic electrophotographic process produces product 10 times faster than 3D printing while delivering assembly quality materials.

To bridge the IT/OT divide, OT personnel will need to become more familiar with IT methodologies, and IT personnel will need to spend more time familiarizing themselves with the nuts and bolts of OT.

Solving the Industrial Skills Gap

While the skills gap facing industry has been well publicized, overcoming the challenges it presents requires a targeted approach that considers the nuances of the problem.

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A Solid Foundation for Design

Often, limitations in time, staff, and resources lead companies to skip the design phase when pursuing automation projects. However, doing so can be extremely detrimental.

Is Internet of Things Control via SCADA Too Risky?

Ben Manlongat of system integrator Outbound Technologies explains the risks of remotely accessing SCADA data—even if it's 'read only'—and how to secure this critical automation system component.

ERP’s Growing Importance to Production Operations

How manufacturers are leveraging the connection between ERP and plant floor systems to improve production operations.

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TwinCAT3 Adds Virtualization, OPC UA Pub/Sub Functionality

With its new TF6105 function, TwinCAT 3 supports OPC Unified Architecture pub/sub communication methodologies. TwinCAT/BSD Hypervisor allows for the simultaneous execution of virtual machines and TwinCAT real-time applications on an industrial PC.

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Demand-Driven Smart Manufacturing

The new MESA International Smart Manufacturing Model provides the answers the industry is seeking on production agility, resource effectiveness, and quality control.