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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.
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Sirius Modular Systems for Industrial Control Panel Design
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Advanced Process Control for Food Processing Equipment
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Smooth New Case Packing at Fisher Nuts
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Trends in Adoption of Remote Access
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Motor Controller Reduces Cabling Requirements and Equipment Footprint
Does not require a protective enclosure
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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.
Automation
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.
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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.
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Controllers and Couplers Are Designed to Work in Harshest Environments
Feature -40⁰C to 70⁰C operating temperature range
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Yaskawa America Introduces Innovative Microdrive
GA500 poised to take on today’s challenges of sustainability, flexibility, and ease of use.
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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.
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Automation Helps Non-Profit Reach More Starving Children
Adding automated equipment, process control, and analytics to its operations has enabled Edesia Nutrition to almost triple the output of its ready-to-use therapeutic foods, helping to reach the most vulnerable populations around the world.
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Software Provides Foundation for IoT-based Automation Strategies
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Mind-Reading Wearables?
A potential revolution could be coming to the world of wearables with the introduction of a technology that enables the control of devices via thought.
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PLC controls large machines or small-scale manufacturing facilities
Up to 63 I/O expansion modules can be added
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Upgraded automation platform delivers processing accuracy
A major Italian wine producer adds more automation tools to provide accurate process data between its processing and bottling facility.