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How Cobots are Helping With the Welder Shortage

The welder shortage is continuing to grow. Are cobots the answer to help relieve the welder shortage gap?

3 days ago by Seth Price

Mitsubishi Electric Pushes New Initiatives Toward Eliminating Black Boxes in AI Controls

Mitsubishi Electric seeks to eliminate the black-box approach to AI controls—and takes steps toward establishing a more human-centric AI ethics policy.

3 days ago by Sara McCaslin

John Deere Reveals Its Fully Autonomous Tractor at CES 2022

John Deere developed the 8R autonomous tractor, geared toward feeding worldwide hunger.

5 days ago by Seth Price

Parametric Modeling in CATIA CAD Software for Process Optimization

Learn about CATIA, a CAD software program used for parametric modeling, and how it can improve automated processes.

January 17, 2022 by Maher Elkhaldi

What Control Technologies Does the James Webb Space Telescope Use?

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has numerous control systems that must be remotely maintained accurately throughout the life of its operation.

January 16, 2022 by Seth Price

Alternative Devices for Measuring Fluid Volume

Flow totalizers, flow sensors, and flow meters are popular devices for measuring flow. However, this article discusses alternative methods, such as ultrasonic level detection and resistive tape.

January 14, 2022 by Shawn Dietrich

Predictive Maintenance Challenges and Mitigation Techniques

Learn about obstacles businesses face implementing predictive maintenance and how to overcome them.

January 12, 2022 by Antonio Armenta

OMRON Creates a Camera Network for Its Cobots

OMRON developed new vision and image processing capabilities for their collaborative robots (cobots), benefiting the machine tending and quality assurance divisions in manufacturing facilities.

January 11, 2022 by Seth Price

SICK Expands Wireless Networking of IIoT Devices With Acquisition of MOBILISIS

SICK completed its acquisition of Croatian IT company, MOBILISIS, in the new year.

January 11, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida

Choosing Instrumentation in Fluid Power Systems

This article takes a look at several products that can help you make your fluid power systems smarter.

January 10, 2022 by Jeff Kerns

Delta Electronics, Inc is Set to Acquire Universal Instruments

Delta, an electronic component manufacturer, advances into smart manufacturing by acquiring Universal Instruments.

January 08, 2022 by Damond Goodwin

Introduction to Smart Sensors

Smart sensors differ from traditional sensors in that they offer benefits such as self-diagnostics, simplified wiring and communication, and more efficient remote monitoring.

January 06, 2022 by Muhammad Asim Niazi

Hexagon Aims to Close the “OEE Gap” With Latest Asset Management Tool

Data is invaluable in industry. This is no different for CNC machines and shop floors. Hexagon’s latest tool allows for remote data collection and monitoring.

January 05, 2022 by Shawn Dietrich

How To Start A Smarter Maintenance Plan for Fluid Power Systems

Smart connected devices are providing savings and increasing productivity for companies. Let's dive into using connected devices for hydraulic and pneumatic power solutions.

January 03, 2022 by Jeff Kerns

igus Introduces New Monitoring Sensors to Promote Preventive Maintenance in Industrial Applications

What are these new monitoring sensors from igus, and how could the chainflex feature help engineers with their predictive and preventive maintenance needs?

December 29, 2021 by Shawn Dietrich

Protecting Control Systems with Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)

Safety is of utmost importance in the day-to-day operations of any system, especially a system where humans and machines work together. Learn all about Safety Instrumented Systems and what it takes to keep workers safe, and the system running smoothly!

December 28, 2021 by David Peterson

Siemens Launches Comos Mobile Worker App for Industrial Monitoring and Maintenance Management

Siemens provides process plant maintenance teams with a mobile management software to process data from multiple sources and in real-time.

December 28, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida

How to Utilize Real-time Production Data and Achieve Better Manufacturing Results

Struggling to find the best ways to utilize real-time production data? This article reviews six steps to achieve better manufacturing results.

December 27, 2021 by Eric Whitley, L2L

Matrox Imaging Announces New Version of Flowchart-Based Vision Software

Matrox Imaging just announced the release of the latest version of Matrox Design Assistant X for machine vision application development.

December 26, 2021 by Sara McCaslin

Developing Totalizer Function (Flow Totalizer) on a PLC

When dealing with large volumes of fluid, it may be necessary to know the flow totalizer. Let’s review flow totalizing from theory to practice on a PLC.

December 22, 2021 by Shawn Dietrich