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Understanding Analog Versus Digital Signals in Control Systems

Understanding Analog Versus Digital Signals in Control Systems

Start to understand the difference between analog and digital communications, and read a few examples of how analog, digital, and discrete signals can be used in a control system.


Schneider Electric Adds Automatic Temperature Control and Expansion Capabilities to Its Data Center

Schneider Electric Adds Automatic Temperature Control and Expansion Capabilities to Its Data Center

The Micro Data Center C-Series offers smart battery backup, integrated vision security, automated temperature control, and remote monitoring to advance Edge computing.


News May 24, 2021 by Shawn Dietrich
Top Five Machine Safety Risks and Automated Solutions for the Shop Floor

Top Five Machine Safety Risks and Automated Solutions for the Shop Floor

Each machine on the factory floor comes with risk; learn common safety risks and corresponding automation solutions.


Omron’s Newest SCARA Robot Series Boasts a Compact Footprint

Omron’s Newest SCARA Robot Series Boasts a Compact Footprint

Automation solutions provider Omron Automation Americas plans to start selling a new industrial robot series: the i4L, featuring compact design and flexible programming.


News May 21, 2021 by Nancy Chenyizhi Liu
Who Performs an Industrial Machine Risk Assessment?

Who Performs an Industrial Machine Risk Assessment?

Facilities must create a risk assessment team made up of top-level experts in their fields and then must ensure that the team has proper training according to the regulating bodies.


L-com Aims to Help Big Data Companies with Cable and Panel Solutions

L-com Aims to Help Big Data Companies with Cable and Panel Solutions

L-com releases a suite of connective devices to support companies utilizing 5G and big data applications.


News May 20, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Microsoft Finds Memory Allocation Vulnerabilities Affecting IIoT Devices

Microsoft Finds Memory Allocation Vulnerabilities Affecting IIoT Devices

Microsoft’s Section 52 discovered a series of critical memory allocation vulnerabilities in several IoT and operational technology (OT) tools.


Risk Assessment for Industrial Equipment

Risk Assessment for Industrial Equipment

Learn the basics of risk assessment implementation, including the types of machines that need risk assessment and the process used to analyze them.


MIT Startup Pickle Launches First Cobot: Dill

MIT Startup Pickle Launches First Cobot: Dill

MIT startup Pickle's cobot reportedly has the fastest pick-and-place capabilities to date.


News May 16, 2021 by Damond Goodwin
FANUC Expands Its Best-Selling Robot Series to Include Three Arm Variations

FANUC Expands Its Best-Selling Robot Series to Include Three Arm Variations

FANUC has expanded its tabletop industrial robot family to feature a higher weight-payload ratio, six-axis articulation, and up to 911 mm reach.


News May 14, 2021 by Nancy Chenyizhi Liu
SICK’s LiDAR for AMRs Aims to Keep Safety a Priority

SICK’s LiDAR for AMRs Aims to Keep Safety a Priority

The LiDAR solution by SICK is SIL-certified for AMR safety purposes.


News May 12, 2021 by Seth Price
Emerson Expands Tank Gauging Software to Include Multiple Platforms

Emerson Expands Tank Gauging Software to Include Multiple Platforms

Electronics manufacturer Emerson has unveiled the “world’s first” cross-platform inventory management software application for tank gauging systems.


What is Baud Rate and How Does It Work?

What is Baud Rate and How Does It Work?

Data transmission rates are auto-negotiated in modern protocols, but for older serial connections, both devices must agree on what baud rate to use to ensure reliable communications.


AWS Utilizes Machine Learning for Predictive Maintenance

AWS Utilizes Machine Learning for Predictive Maintenance

Amazon Lookout for Equipment from AWS is a machine learning service that simplifies predictive maintenance by leveraging real-time data streams with artificial intelligence.


News May 08, 2021 by Sara McCaslin
Everactive’s Batteryless Wireless IoT System Helps Large-Scale Steam Trap Predictive Maintenance

Everactive’s Batteryless Wireless IoT System Helps Large-Scale Steam Trap Predictive Maintenance

Batteryless solutions provider Everactive announced a new family of Steam Trap Monitoring (STM) systems.


RE2 Intelligent Robotic Arm Designed for Operational Efficiency and Worker Safety

RE2 Intelligent Robotic Arm Designed for Operational Efficiency and Worker Safety

Sapien is RE2’s new intelligent robotic arm whose objective is to serve as an extension of human workers rather than as a replacement.


News May 04, 2021 by Sara McCaslin
Protocols for Industrial Remote Monitoring

Protocols for Industrial Remote Monitoring

Dive into why protocols are essential in industrial remote monitoring along with the most common types of open protocols seen in facilities.


Schneider Electric’s Newest Software Update Aims to Increase Speed, Efficiency, and Accuracy to BIM

Schneider Electric’s Newest Software Update Aims to Increase Speed, Efficiency, and Accuracy to BIM

Automation giant Schneider Electric announced an update of its LayoutFAST software.


Liquatite Conduits Boast “Heavy-duty” CSA Certification for Harsh Environments

Liquatite Conduits Boast “Heavy-duty” CSA Certification for Harsh Environments

Liquatite’s ATLA and LAFG range of conduits have been approved for conformation to Annex A “heavy-duty” for CSA certification.


News Apr 30, 2021 by Robin Mitchell
Devices and Equipment Used in Industrial Remote Monitoring

Devices and Equipment Used in Industrial Remote Monitoring

This article in our continuing series about remote monitoring covers equipment and devices necessary to establish a remote monitoring mechanism.