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Minimizing the Risk of Temperature Control Equipment Summer Downtime
July 2022

Minimizing the Risk of Temperature Control Equipment Summer Downtime

Dave Palmer, General Manager at ICS Cool Energy summarizes the main reasons provoking production downtime, and how manufacturers can future-proof their temperature control equipment against these unplanned effects.

Reducing Downtime and Improving Machine Health with Predictive Maintenance
July 2022

Reducing Downtime and Improving Machine Health with Predictive Maintenance

Unplanned downtime represents one of the major challenges facing factory and building operators worldwide: more than 80 percent of companies experienced at least one instance of unplanned downtime during the past three years.

Industry 4.0 Sensor Technology
How To Create a Secure Supply Chain?
June 2022

How To Create a Secure Supply Chain?

For many businesses, the supply chain is essential and operating a secure supply chain is critical to success. Without measures in place to secure your supply chain, your organization is at risk.

5 Flow Meter Considerations to Optimize Your Liquid Batching System
June 2022

5 Flow Meter Considerations to Optimize Your Liquid Batching System

Following the publication of a whitepaper, Titan reports on the considerations required when choosing a flow measuring device for batching control.

Test & Measurement
Powering a Greener Future with Photovoltaic Cells
April 2022

Powering a Greener Future with Photovoltaic Cells

Richard Bethell, Technical Director at Solid State Supplies, discusses use cases for outdoor energy harvesting photovoltaic (PV) cells and the far-reaching capabilities they provide for remote monitoring.

Energy Efficiency
Condition Monitoring Is Now Made Possible
April 2022

Condition Monitoring Is Now Made Possible

When vibration sensors directly measure the machine condition

Automation Sensor Technology Test & Measurement
Putting Energy in Storage with PC-based Control
April 2022

Putting Energy in Storage with PC-based Control

Governments are looking to speed up their transition from traditional coal and fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy. Effective automation and control systems are vital for managing a renewable energy network.

Energy Efficiency
Yokogawa to Release Equipment/Quality Predictive Detection Tool for SMARTDAC+ Paperless Recorders and Data Loggers
April 2022

Yokogawa to Release Equipment/Quality Predictive Detection Tool for SMARTDAC+ Paperless Recorders and Data Loggers

This addition to the OpreX™ Data Acquisition family is an AI-based tool for building equipment and quality anomaly predictive detection systems for GX series, GP series, and GM series SMARTDAC+™ paperless recorders and data loggers.

Artificial Intelligence
Maximize Linear Motion Accuracy and Durability with Informed Round Shaft Selection
April 2022

Maximize Linear Motion Accuracy and Durability with Informed Round Shaft Selection

Linear motion designers often choose round rails over square rails to reduce costs or when requiring high tolerance for misalignment. The intended benefit depends on how carefully they select from many available round rail shafting options.

Augmented reality: Actini's Key Asset for Remote Support to Customers
April 2022

Augmented reality: Actini's Key Asset for Remote Support to Customers

How to deal with travel bans when business asks for on-site technicians to be present at customers' facilities abroad? Actini chose augmented reality and PTC's Vuforia® Chalk™ remote support solution.

Automation Industry 4.0
Communication Solutions for Battery Energy Storage Systems
April 2022

Communication Solutions for Battery Energy Storage Systems

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) require communication capabilities to connect to batteries and peripheral components, communicate with the power grid, monitor systems remotely and much more.

Electronics & Electricity Energy Efficiency
HMI Solutions for Extreme Environments
April 2022

HMI Solutions for Extreme Environments

Input systems that are used in highly specialized HMI applications under harsh environmental conditions require extensive experience in development and design.

Electronics & Electricity
High Power Density Motors Create New Opportunities for Machine Builders
April 2022

High Power Density Motors Create New Opportunities for Machine Builders

ABB has re-engineered its range of High Dynamic Performance (HDP) induction motors to offer frame sizes between 80 and 400 and output capacities up to 2 megawatts (MW).

Energy Efficiency Motors & Drives
Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN): The Best is yet to Come
April 2022

Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN): The Best is yet to Come

You will find here a special series of articles related to Time-sensitive Networking such as a great whitepaper made by John Browett, General Manager from the CLPA and several examples of TSN implementation from organizations.

TSN is set to Become a Must in the Industry
April 2022

TSN is set to Become a Must in the Industry

More than a simple, product-level solution, TSN offers a systemic solution to support determinism, convergence and process transparency.

Automation Industry 4.0
Intel joins the CLPA
April 2022

Intel joins the CLPA

Intel sees CLPA membership as an opportunity for industry leaders to help develop the future of Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN)

Automation Industry 4.0
TSN: an Evolving Technology for the Continuous Improvement of Ethernet
April 2022

TSN: an Evolving Technology for the Continuous Improvement of Ethernet

Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is preparing industrial Ethernet to support tomorrow’s industrial communications needs by providing innovative, highly beneficial features.

Automation Industry 4.0
Why TSN will soon be a Must-have for Competitive Manufacturing
April 2022

Why TSN will soon be a Must-have for Competitive Manufacturing

Advanced industrial networks that incorporate Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) are key enablers for such systems. By selecting them, companies can benefit from high-speed, reliable communications for Industry 4.0 applications.

Automation Industry 4.0
NXP’s latest products support CC-Link IE TSN for advanced capabilities
April 2022

NXP’s latest products support CC-Link IE TSN for advanced capabilities

These devices, among the first to leverage Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) technology, provide next-generation functions and features for advanced Connected Industries applications.

Automation Industry 4.0
A Guide for your TSN Product Development
April 2022

A Guide for your TSN Product Development

This summary of the whitepaper published in IEN Europe March sheds light on the CLPA TSN open development ecosystem and how automation vendors can deliver advanced solutions that leverage this technology.

Automation Industry 4.0

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