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Pack Expo Wrap-up V2: The Future of Packaging Automation

Pack Expo Wrap-up V2: The Future of Packaging Automation

Join us for a second look back at a few more excellent exhibitors at the recent Pack Expo demonstrating key technologies that solve problems in the packaging and handling industries.


News Nov 13, 2024 by David Peterson
Honeywell and Google Cloud Partner To Accelerate Industrial AI Adoption

Honeywell and Google Cloud Partner To Accelerate Industrial AI Adoption

The Honeywell-Google Cloud partnership combines the companies’ respective technologies to increase industry-wide automation and upskill the workforce via a new AI-powered solution.


News Nov 12, 2024 by Damond Goodwin
OnLogic To Help Businesses Adopt AI-Powered Solutions With Latest Partnerships

OnLogic To Help Businesses Adopt AI-Powered Solutions With Latest Partnerships

In an effort to expand its industrial AI consulting and implementation services, OnLogic has partnered with industry-leading AI experts Big Vision, Data Monsters, and Mosaic Data Science.


News Nov 08, 2024 by Shawn Dietrich
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.


Tutorial: Using a Beckhoff IPC for Timing and Counting

Tutorial: Using a Beckhoff IPC for Timing and Counting

Timers and counters are two of the most important fundamental function blocks in automation programming. Learn how to use TwinCAT 3 to program and monitor these important function variables.


The Latest in 3D Printing: Speed-Modulated Ironing and Acoustic Holograms

The Latest in 3D Printing: Speed-Modulated Ironing and Acoustic Holograms

Researchers are continually making developments in 3D printing, leading to advancements in the production of objects with different translucency and textures being printed at higher speeds and efficiencies.


News Oct 31, 2024 by Joshua Tidwell
Oriental Motor CVD Stepper Drives Provide Accuracy and Repeatability

Oriental Motor CVD Stepper Drives Provide Accuracy and Repeatability

The new multi-axis stepper motor controls are designed for two and five-phase motors, with an accuracy down to 0.15 μm and compatibility with high-speed EtherCAT communication systems.


News Oct 30, 2024 by Seth Price
Belden’s New LioN-Safety I/O Modules Link Hardware for Quick Response

Belden’s New LioN-Safety I/O Modules Link Hardware for Quick Response

The new LioN-Safety I/O modules integrate with safety and non-safety I/O hardware to simplify and enhance process control.


News Oct 25, 2024 by Seth Price
Using OPC UA | Industrial Connectivity with KEPServerEX

Using OPC UA | Industrial Connectivity with KEPServerEX

Learn about how one example platform, KEPServerEX by PTC, uses OPC UA to integrate machine centers with various communication protocol differences, the ultimate goal of M2M integration.


PickNik Robotics’s Movelt Pro 6 Platform Brings Flexibility to Robotics

PickNik Robotics’s Movelt Pro 6 Platform Brings Flexibility to Robotics

PickNik Robotics launched the upgraded Movelt Pro Release 6, an innovative hardware-agnostic platform for rapidly designing and developing robotics applications.


News Oct 21, 2024 by Stephanie Leonida
The Rolling Showdown: Belt vs. Roller Conveyor Systems

The Rolling Showdown: Belt vs. Roller Conveyor Systems

Conveyor systems come in all shapes and sizes, with factors like the drive motor and conveyor style influencing the control method. Join us as we dive into the world of automated conveyance.


wenglor’s New Ring Light and Dark Field Attachment Assist Machine Vision

wenglor’s New Ring Light and Dark Field Attachment Assist Machine Vision

With the use of wenglor’s new LRL ring light, machine vision inspection tasks are made easier through bright lights and dark field illumination.


News Oct 12, 2024 by Seth Price
Universal Robots Never Skips Arm Day: Higher Payloads for UR20/UR30 Cobots

Universal Robots Never Skips Arm Day: Higher Payloads for UR20/UR30 Cobots

Universal Robots have increased the payload capacity of their high-payload UR20 and UR30 cobots when the cobot is in the top lift position.


News Oct 09, 2024 by Joshua Tidwell
Guide to Wiring: Conductor Materials, Styles, Sizes, and Best Practices

Guide to Wiring: Conductor Materials, Styles, Sizes, and Best Practices

The simple tasks can lead to the most failures. Basic practices in the wiring assembly stages of a project can lead to long-term success or haunting tales of intermittent yet persistent failures.


Comparing SLC and ControlLogix PLCs: An In-Depth Review

Comparing SLC and ControlLogix PLCs: An In-Depth Review

The SLC 500 PLC family dominated automation control for well over thirty years and now, with the recent discontinuation of most of the series, we look at the differences between SLC and modern Logix PLCs.


KV-X: The Latest Generation in PLC Technology From Keyence

KV-X: The Latest Generation in PLC Technology From Keyence

Keyence has released its latest next-gen PLC, the KV-X, with an impressive quad-core CPU, providing a machine ops recorder and granting preset access to over 300 peripheral device EDS files.


News Sep 23, 2024 by Damond Goodwin
Rockwell Automation Welcomes SIS Safety Into the Logix Control Family

Rockwell Automation Welcomes SIS Safety Into the Logix Control Family

Rockwell Automation expands the lineups of both process automation and safety controls with the release of the new Logix SIS platform, which uses the Flex 5000 I/O modules.


News Sep 22, 2024 by Shawn Dietrich
All About PLCs: Input/Output Modules

All About PLCs: Input/Output Modules

If your facility or workplace uses a PLC, it’s almost certainly because it must interface with physical input and output devices. What kinds of I/O modules exist, and how can you tell the difference?


Calling All Engineers: The 2024 Control Engineering Survey

Calling All Engineers: The 2024 Control Engineering Survey

The quality of our educational content comes from truly understanding our audience. We need your help to give us the best snapshot of today’s industry, plus a chance to win Amazon gift card prizes!


News Sep 16, 2024 by David Peterson
Applications of Industrial AI: Quality Control

Applications of Industrial AI: Quality Control

Several use cases for industrial AI get a lot of attention, like maintenance and process optimization. Learn how AI has been used for years to ensure high-quality product monitoring and output.