White Papers: Energy Efficiency from ABB

Browse through case histories and white papers on saving energy in a wide range of applications.

Jun 29th, 2009

Soaring energy prices and concern about climate change from man-made emissions of carbon dioxide have propelled energy efficiency to the top of the agenda in the boardroom, in public debate and in public policy. This portal provides an overview of the challenges, how governments are tackling them and the ABB solutions already at hand.

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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.

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Field Device Integration Eases Equipment Installation

Now part of Emerson’s AMS Device Manager, the Field Device Integration (FDI) standard provides a unified framework for installing and configuring field devices.

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

Learn the key differences among programmable automation controllers, programmable logic controllers, and industrial PCs.

Error Detection Automation Simplified: Introducing the In-Sight 2800

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.

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.

Error Detection Automation Simplified: Introducing the In-Sight 2800

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.

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 Hypervisor Enables Virtual Machines for 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.

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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.

Zebra Technologies Acquires Matrox’s Imaging Division

The acquisition will allow Zebra to leverage machine vision expertise from Matrox to grow its new machine vision business unit.

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PackML and Machine-to-Machine Communication

At PACK EXPO East 2022, Ron MacDonald of OMAC walked attendees through key states of PackML, highlighting their impact on successful packaging line operation.

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Automated Adhesive Applicator

Baumer HHS highlights its automated adhesive applicator system that uses electric actuation to apply adhesive in a dotting pattern to create a stronger bond and save on adhesive costs.

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Cobot Case Erector

Onexia显示其协作机器人erector system using a Universal Robots cobot.

Artificial Intelligence Framework Addresses End User Concerns

The Industrial Internet Consortium releases a framework providing guidance on the development, training, documentation, communication, integration, deployment, and operation of artificial intelligence-enabled Industrial Internet of Things systems.

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Cobot Case Packing System

Onexia highlights its collaborative robot-based case packing sytem featuring a Universal Robot cobot to reduce the case packing footprint.

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Solving Supply Chain Issues with Conversational AI

Conversight.ai’s Athena smart assistant makes user interaction with artificial intelligence easier to improve supply chain operations such as monitoring safety stocks, forecasting stockouts, and receiving supplier price alerts to avoid margin loss.

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Line Clearance Assistance Technology for Life Sciences

Xyntek takes a manual process and automates it using a series of cameras and software.

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Copia自动化给工业带来了现代DevOps。前者l Control

The startup builds ergonomic workflows on top of the IT-based Git version control tool so that it works with visual control system programs.

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Cobot Palletizing System

ONExia demonstrates its PalletizHD robotic palletizing system available with three cobot types—a 20kg Doosan cobot, a UR10 Universal Robot, and a CRX cobot from Fanuc.