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Lock Out/Tag Out: The Law, The Purpose, and The Details

Lock Out/Tag Out: The Law, The Purpose, and The Details

The purpose of LOTO is to create a method of reducing the chance that a worker will be exposed to hazardous energy. It’s important for companies to establish an SOP for standardized LOTO practice.


New u-Control PACs From Weidmuller Speed Industrial Automation

New u-Control PACs From Weidmuller Speed Industrial Automation

Weidmuller releases two new PACs in the u-Control series, capable of running widely used automation software and communicating to enterprise-level servers.


News Dec 25, 2024 by Shawn Dietrich
A Visit From Safety Nick

A Visit From Safety Nick

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: like you’ve (probably) never heard it before.


Marvel Over DC Voltage: Permanent Magnet vs. Field Wound Motors

Marvel Over DC Voltage: Permanent Magnet vs. Field Wound Motors

Since their creation, DC motors have become a part of our everyday lives. In this article, we’ll examine the differences between various types of field-wound and permanent magnet DC motors.


Balluff Masters the Link for Smarter Industrial Communication

Balluff Masters the Link for Smarter Industrial Communication

Balluff's new IO-Link masters in Entry, Standard, and Advanced classes offer high performance, robust construction, and advanced features.


News Dec 17, 2024 by Austin Futrell
Merry ControlByWeb-mas! A Fun Holiday Light Show Project

Merry ControlByWeb-mas! A Fun Holiday Light Show Project

As an engineer, why would you settle for simply plugging and unplugging your Christmas lights when you could, instead, spend many hours automating this very important December job? Let me show you.


Tech Hubs Unite, Igniting Innovation in Automation Solutions

Tech Hubs Unite, Igniting Innovation in Automation Solutions

The University of Tulsa announced the opening of its Institute for Robotics & Autonomy, and other tech hubs are seeking to advance robotics-based operations.


News Dec 16, 2024 by Stephanie Leonida
Light ‘em up! Banner Introduces the TL70 PRO Tower Light Series

Light ‘em up! Banner Introduces the TL70 PRO Tower Light Series

Banner has introduced the TL70 Pro Tower Light series, which allows for a fully customizable visual or auditory indicator system to communicate the status of automated systems or facility issues.


News Dec 07, 2024 by Joshua Tidwell
Autonics Updates Sensor and Stop Button Offerings to Improve Safety.

Autonics Updates Sensor and Stop Button Offerings to Improve Safety.

Two new automation products are now available: one geared towards sensing and one towards safety.


News Dec 05, 2024 by Seth Price
Shine Bright Like a Beacon: PATLITE’s GL10 Lights Up Industrial Efficiency

Shine Bright Like a Beacon: PATLITE’s GL10 Lights Up Industrial Efficiency

PATLITE Corporation has announced the upcoming release of its GL10 series flashing beacon. This innovative beacon brings multi-color signaling, robust durability, and advanced integration options to industrial applications.


News Nov 26, 2024 by Austin Futrell
Make It Matter: Revisiting Rockwell’s 2024 Automation Fair

Make It Matter: Revisiting Rockwell’s 2024 Automation Fair

Join us for an exciting recap of the training sessions, keynotes, and technology exhibitors, live from Anaheim at Rockwell’s Automation Fair expo.


News Nov 25, 2024 by David Peterson
Weidmuller’s Engineering Services Offer Custom PLC Interfaces

Weidmuller’s Engineering Services Offer Custom PLC Interfaces

Weidmuller has expanded its engineering services to simplify troubleshooting, installation, and interfacing between PLCs and other hardware.


News Nov 21, 2024 by Seth Price
IIoT For All: KEB Brings Software to Builders to Speed Development

IIoT For All: KEB Brings Software to Builders to Speed Development

KEB offers machine builders the ability to sell their customers custom software for machine learning and predictive maintenance without years of development.


News Nov 20, 2024 by Shawn Dietrich
Schneider Electric Introduces All-New Automation Tech at SPS

Schneider Electric Introduces All-New Automation Tech at SPS

New technology at the show highlights Schneider’s advancements in control, I/O, motor and motion drives, robotics, and software platforms, aiding companies in the march toward IT/OT integration.


News Nov 14, 2024 by David Peterson
Flexxbotics’s Integration with LMI Technologies Aids Precise Manufacturing

Flexxbotics’s Integration with LMI Technologies Aids Precise Manufacturing

Flexxbotics enhances robot-driven quality inspection in smart manufacturing environments by introducing robot compatibility with LMI Technologies’s 3D measurement tools.


News Nov 13, 2024 by Bob Odhiambo
Mitsubishi Electric Expands its Low-Cost Robot Series with the MELFA RV-12CRL

Mitsubishi Electric Expands its Low-Cost Robot Series with the MELFA RV-12CRL

Mitsubishi Electric Automation announced the launch of a new robot for their low-cost robot series: the MELFA RV-12CRL vertically articulated robot boasting the largest reach in their series.


News Nov 12, 2024 by Joshua Tidwell
OPC UA Implementation: Rockwell, Siemens, and Beckhoff

OPC UA Implementation: Rockwell, Siemens, and Beckhoff

Machine-to-machine (M2M) communication is a critical component of the modern connected facility. OPC UA stands out as an open protocol for making the link between shop floor and cloud systems.


Universal Robots Launches Automated Robot Development with AI Accelerator

Universal Robots Launches Automated Robot Development with AI Accelerator

Universal Robots empowers industrial robot application developers with its low-code, NVIDIA-backed AI Accelerator toolkit for advanced robot application development.


News Nov 11, 2024 by Stephanie Leonida
Ignition: An Example of OPC UA Data-Driven Manufacturing

Ignition: An Example of OPC UA Data-Driven Manufacturing

Truly understanding how to implement IIoT technology requires tangible examples of machines, platforms, and data insights that give relevance to high-level concepts.


The SIMOCODE M-CP Offers Flexibility and Scalability in Compact Form

The SIMOCODE M-CP Offers Flexibility and Scalability in Compact Form

A motor control center from Siemens offers efficient monitoring, data collection, and feedback, enabling more accurate control decisions.


News Nov 07, 2024 by Seth Price