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Nord Condition Monitoring Solution

Condition Monitoring Solution Extends the Life of Components and Machinery

Provides the necessary data for predictive maintenance

Beckhoff E Xtended Transport (xts) System

Transport System Creates Realistic Representations of Complete Systems

Siemens Motion Control Program

Motion Control Program Features Unprecedented Level of Integration

Sterling Batch Pro Sa Batching Automation And Control Application Module

Batching Module Eliminates Errors, Ensures Lot and Material Traceability

The Ignition SCADA system provides alarms for MWC operators, and also provides layers of data capabilities for track and trace, OEE, and more.

Cheesemaker Harvests the Data Cream of the Crop

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Two Key Areas of Cybersecurity Vulnerability in Manufacturing

By better understanding operational weaknesses, manufacturers can guard against future threats. Read about two key areas that require assessment.

SIRIUS components are compact and designed for quick and easy connection to facilitate industrial control panel maintenance.

Sirius Modular Systems for Industrial Control Panel Design

Allied Electronics & Automation and Siemens team up to offer systems for control panel building.

Tetra Pak partners with Rockwell Automation to add model predictive control to powder processing equipment.

Advanced Process Control for Food Processing Equipment

Tetra Pak partners with Rockwell Automation to add model predictive control to machines used in the manufacturing of powders.

From Cabrio Case to stackable club store to regular brown kraft corrugated shipper, the end-of-line equipment in Fisher Nuts’ new line handles it all. Behind the cases is the LSP-100 robotic case loader.

Smooth New Case Packing at Fisher Nuts

Secondary packaging on this new line includes the latest in case erecting, loading, and closing. The machines also accept three very different case styles all formed from one flat blank.

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Trends in Adoption of Remote Access

In a just-released report from PMMI Business Intelligence, 29% of CPG respondents said they do not allow any remote access in their facilities.

Precision Extraction Solutions’ new KPD 1500 and KPD Vulcan machines standardize on systems and controls from Beckhoff Automation to offer scalable solutions for CBD extraction.

A Cannabis Equipment Supplier Turns to Automation to Extract CBD at Commercial Scale

Precision Extraction Solutions’ new CBD extraction equipment uses modular systems and PC-based controls from Beckhoff Automation to enable reliable, high-performance large-scale processing.

Apex Motion Control Tray Stacker

Tray Stacking System Eliminates Human Error and Reduces Risk of Injury

Has a quick and easy tool changer

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IO-Link Capacitive Proximity Sensors

Carlo Gavazzi launches the CA18/30 capacitive proximity sensors with integrated IO-Link communications.

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Line Scan Cameras

Omron Automation launches the compact GigE Vision line scan cameras featuring PoE and PTP technology.

Honeywell’s Jason Urso releases a range of remote capabilities during the Honeywell VTech event.

Remote Technologies From Honeywell Enable Continued Operations

Encouraged by the COVID-19 pandemic to push remote capabilities out to a wider swath of industries, Honeywell Process Solutions has released products and services geared toward remote operations, safety, commissioning, lifecycle services, and more.

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Vision Inspection Maximizes Label Accuracy

For one North American food manufacturer, Omron’s SKU verification system dramatically lowered production costs and increased overall profitability.

Dr. Frank Melzer (middle) and Marcus Stemler (right) of Festo discuss how digital pneumatics can save energy.

Festo Explores How Digitization Affects Energy, Education

From digital pneumatics to bionic birds, the automation supplier discusses the technologies that will shape the factory of the future.

City Brewery upgraded two existing canning lines and installed a third canning line at its Latrobe, Penn., plant, boosting its production capacity to 48 million cases annually.

City Brewery Triples Production Capacity

The co-manufacturer upgraded its canning lines in six months with controllers, AC drives, and HMI software to quickly and nimbly accommodate changing consumer tastes as well as optimize operational efficiency.

Beckhoff Ep7402 Ether Cat Box Compact Controller

Motor Controller Reduces Cabling Requirements and Equipment Footprint

Does not require a protective enclosure

FDT IIoT Server (FITS) Architecture

FDT Group Releases Data Exchange Standard for Next-Gen Automation

The new FDT 3.0 standard and developer toolkits are secure, scalable and platform-independent, enabling remote access to device and network data across the enterprise without PLC/DCS host intervention.

A sophisticated system allows Smucker to add pack sizes without major impacts to the line.

Fast-Track Fulfillment of a Frozen Food Favorite

Now better positioned to keep up with yearly double-digit growth of its popular Uncrustables line, The J. M. Smucker Company creates a highly automated facility that boasts the largest single baking line in the world.

Bosch Rexroth’s ctrlX Automation platform features open software architecture, a wide choice of programming language options, and app-based functionality.

Bosch Rexroth Reinvents Its Automation Approach

The automation supplier went back to the drawing board to create ctrlX Automation, a software-driven open automation platform that provides flexibility and scalability through app-based functionality.

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World's First Outer Loop Control IC Released For Brushless DC and DC Brush Motors

Juno Outer Loop Control IC integrates a novel outer loop control function with velocity control and current control functions for 3-phase Brushless DC and DC Brush motors.

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Weighing Module

The Siwarex WP351 module is Siemens’ newest solution for intelligent weighing automation for a wide range of applications in pharmaceutical, food and beverage, chemical, and steel industries.

Controllers and Couplers Are Designed to Work in Harshest Environments

Feature -40⁰C to 70⁰C operating temperature range

Yaskawa America Introduces Innovative Microdrive

GA500 poised to take on today’s challenges of sustainability, flexibility, and ease of use.

KEB IP69K Stainless Steel HMI

Moisture and Water-Resistant, Stainless Steel HMI Panel

Supports more than 40 different communication drivers and includes a micro UPS and integrated remote maintenance capability.