• Uncertainty Tempers Manufacturing Outlook

    Updated: 2010-10-01 00:00:00
    Business leaders in the manufacturing space are pessimistic, with only a third (33 percent) expecting the U.S. economy to improve in the next six months, according to a quarterly survey of U.S. business leaders by Grant Thornton LLP (www.GrantThornton.com (http://www.GrantThornton.com)), the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd.

  • Both Sides of Innovation

    Updated: 2010-10-01 00:00:00
    “I’ve looked at life from both sides now, from win and lose, and still somehow, it’s life’s illusions I recall, I really don’t know life, at all,” sang Joni Mitchell in the ’60s.

  • Saying Good-bye to a Member of our Automation World Family

    Updated: 2010-10-01 00:00:00
    Automation World magazine, and the automation and controls industry, have lost a stalwart champion with the passing of our publisher, David Harvey, on September 22, 2010.

  • Prepare To Fall Back With These Products For Daylight Saving Time!

    Updated: 2010-09-30 16:00:13
    With our nights getting darker a lot earlier these days, these products can help you prepare for Daylight Saving Time which will occur in November! Outdoor Dusk-to-Dawn Plug-In Timer with Photocell Hot Deal $19.98 Price: Normally $21.99 Customer Review: Product … Continue reading →

  • Machine Tool Sales Up as IMTS Opens in Chicago

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:01:16
    Following a strong July, U.S. consumption of machine tools and related equipment is up nearly 60 percent over last year, says report.

  • Nolio Data Center Application Deployment and Release Automation Management

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:01:15
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  • Mintchell Report: Emerson Exchange 2010

    Updated: 2010-09-30 11:04:54
    Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief, reports on products, conferences and the buzz among customers at the Emerson Exchange Global Users Conference in San Antonio, TX.

  • Best-in-class manufacturing ops

    Updated: 2010-09-30 08:04:56
    At Heineken South Africa and Microsoft Europe, efficiency-minded suppliers help make processing and packaging logical extensions of each other.

  • Teaching retorts how to communicate

    Updated: 2010-09-30 08:02:17
    Operations management in all types of manufacturing is under constant pressure to continually achieve efficiency improvements.

  • FDT Adds .Net Support

    Updated: 2010-09-30 04:57:01
    Many, if not most, field devices in production plants contain digital information relating to the part of the process they are controlling.

  • Pulp & Paper Red Ink Turning Black

    Updated: 2010-09-30 04:56:59
    If someone said that the North American pulp-and-paper industry now plays catch-up with its South American and Asian counterparts, that would be understatement.

  • Smarter Machine Technology Drives Safer Bottom Lines

    Updated: 2010-09-30 04:56:56
    Safeguarding machinery while protecting the workers: What could be simpler to comprehend about design and use of machine-safety components?

  • India Considers New Manufacturing Policy

    Updated: 2010-09-30 04:56:52
    The new policy would lead to “mega-manufacturing hubs” to attract foreign investment to the country.

  • Clarification on PackML

    Updated: 2010-09-30 00:23:54
    After a recent post in which I mentioned PackML, I received a response from Dave Chappell pointing out what has become a pervasive bit of confusion about the official ISA document that contains the PACKML guidelines. I was unaware of this situation and have been contributing to the confusion, so let's try to set the record straight.

  • Another important concept - Integrated Robotics

    Updated: 2010-09-30 00:19:19
    For some time I've mentioned the term integrated robotics in my posts.

  • Deal Of The Day!

    Updated: 2010-09-29 22:00:43
    This NEW PRODUCT can save you $19.12 off of the original price! Lockey Systems M220JB Keyless Machanical Digital Deadbolt Door Lock – Jet Black Hot Deal $84.82 Price: Normally $103.94 For Right or Left handed doors Simple installation Easy code … Continue reading →

  • Identity Automation

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  • Products To Help Out During Your Morning Rush!

    Updated: 2010-09-29 20:04:46
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  • Home Automation for the Disabled and Elderly

    Updated: 2010-09-29 18:50:46
    When most of us think of home automation, we think of hyper-convenient items like whole-home audio, and a killer home theater system that blows away the local Cinemark. The fact of the matter is that home automation has much more to offer to a segment of the population that we often don’t think about: The [...]

  • Emerson Network Power Launches MicroMP1 Power Supply

    Updated: 2010-09-29 12:04:45
    With the launch of its latest ac-dc power supply, Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity[tm], is encouraging design engineers to “go configurable, not custom!” The µMP1 (MicroMP1) extends the company’s successful line of configurable power supplies, providing market-leading density, efficiency, reliability and certifications, at a [...]

  • ABB Invests, Partners In Energy Applications

    Updated: 2010-09-28 16:27:31
    Two recently announced North American initiatives underscore the company’s focus on smart grid and energy technologies.

  • Defending Against the Next Stuxnet

    Updated: 2010-09-28 15:49:54
    Experts agree that defense in depth is the best approach to guard against future cyber attacks targeting industrial control system networks. Here's a look at two emerging technologies that may provide added tools for defense-in-depth strategies.

  • Courses Available on How to Select the Best Image Processing Tools

    Updated: 2010-09-28 00:00:00
    Matrox Imaging is offering two courses on the Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) (http://www.matrox.com/imaging/en/products/software/mil/) processing tools and the MIL/MIL-Lite environment.

  • ISMI Symposium on Manufacturing Effectiveness Features Business Case for ESH

    Updated: 2010-09-27 18:15:09
    International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI) will host a panel discussion entitled “The Business Case for ESH” at its 7th Annual ISMI Symposium on Manufacturing Effectiveness, scheduled to take place at the Renaissance Austin Hotel in Austin, October 31 – November 4, 2010. The panel discussion, to be held on Thursday, November 4, at 1:45 p.m., [...]

  • Laser Module for Machine Vision

    Updated: 2010-09-27 11:24:11
    Power Technology, Inc. (PTI), a leader in the Photonics Industry for over 40 years, is introducing the new PNF™ laser module designed specifically for Machine Vision applications.

  • Podcast: Interview with Rune Reppenhagen at Emerson Exchange 2010

    Updated: 2010-09-27 09:50:20
    Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief, sits down with Rune Reppenhagen, Emerson Process Management DeltaV Brand Manager at the Emerson Global Users Exchange 2010, San Antonio, Tx. Gary talks with Rune about DeltaV announcements and presentations at the conference.

  • Podcast: Interview with Mike Boudreaux at Emerson Exchange 2010

    Updated: 2010-09-27 08:46:54
    Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief, interviews Emerson Process Management DeltaV SIS brand manager Mike Boudreaux about what's happening at Emerson Global Users Exchange 2010 in San Antonio, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.

  • 2010 Version of LabView Implements Customer Ideas

    Updated: 2010-09-26 09:50:39
    The latest edition of National Instruments’ flagship graphical programming environment features faster compiler technology, pulls in customer ideas and enables integration of third-party FPGA designs.

  • TPControl Transforms Android Smart Phones to Touch Panel Remotes

    Updated: 2010-09-24 12:01:40
    Touch Panel Control Ltd, an AMX Authorized Product Partner (AMX APP), is pleased to announce TP Control for the Android mobile platform. TPControl for Android follows the phenomenal success of the application for Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad. TPControl is an easy-to-use application that enables smart phones and tablet devices to transform into [...]

  • Registration Open for Imaging Smart Camera/Software Workshops

    Updated: 2010-09-24 00:00:00
    Matrox Imaging and North Coast Technical Sales are offering free 3-hour workshops on the Matrox Iris GT smart camera and Design Assistant software exhibiting at PACK EXPO International.

  • White Paper: Overview & Design of Data Center Cabinets

    Updated: 2010-09-24 00:00:00
    Pentair Technical Products announces an Overview & Design of Data Center Cabinets white paper which can now be requested from the Hoffman web site.

  • Low-cost 900 MHz Hopping Spread Spectrum Module

    Updated: 2010-09-24 00:00:00
    RF Monolithics, Inc., a leader in RF module technology and M2M solutions provider, introduced a new low-cost 900 MHz frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) module – the DNT90 – today at the ESC Boston (Booth #911) in the Hynes Convention Center.

  • USB Isolators

    Updated: 2010-09-24 00:00:00
    At just 2.0 x 1.7 x 0.8 inches, these little isolators pack a powerful punch against electrical noises, surges and spikes – up to 4kV isolation.

  • Automation World Loses a Friend, Colleague

    Updated: 2010-09-23 00:30:06
    Automation World magazine, and the automation and controls industry, have lost a stalwart champion with the passing of our publisher, David Harvey, on September 22, 2010.

  • Improvements Made to WirelessHart Test System

    Updated: 2010-09-23 00:17:35
    Enhancements provide improved test performance, tool usability and technician productivity for manufacturers developing WirelessHart products.

  • TURCK Ethernet Cables With High-Flex Jackets Resist Harsh Environmental Conditions

    Updated: 2010-09-22 20:23:21
    TURCK's Cat 5e Ethernet cables feature flexlife® cable jackets to resist abrasion, crushing forces and chemicals in harsh areas. These Gigabit-capable cables are available with four or eight conductors and may be specified with straight or right-angle RJ45 or M12 connectors to meet diverse application needs.

  • TURCK Inclinometer Features Dual Programmable Setpoints with Two Discrete Outputs

    Updated: 2010-09-22 20:19:47
    TURCK's compact single axis inclinometer with dual programmable setpoints utilizes MEMS technology to solve unique feedback requirements. This inclinometer replaces the traditional analog output with two discrete outputs and is programmable for settings such as on or off points, span and hysteresis.

  • TURCK True Torque Connectors Ensure a Secure Connection Without Overtightening

    Updated: 2010-09-22 20:15:48
    M12 true torque connectors enable users to confirm hand-tighten connectors to a predefined torque, with no tools required. This design prevents overtightening, thus maintaining the integrity of the mechanics and the o-ring connection. True torque connectors are compatible with all existing M12 products.

  • High Resolution Linear Position Sensors Replace Magnetostrictive and Potentiometer Devices

    Updated: 2010-09-22 20:12:06
    TURCK's LI-Q25 series linear position sensors deliver precise, repeatable measurements with a resolution of up to 1 µm. The sensors are unaffected by metal debris, easily replacing magnetostrictive and potentiometer devices in metal processing machines, rolling mills or injection molding machines.

  • M12 Adapters Connect Incompatible Couplings and Plugs, Saving Equipment Costs

    Updated: 2010-09-22 20:09:03
    TURCK's compact M12 adapters save installation time and equipment costs by connecting incompatible round connectors quickly and easily, eliminating cable replacements or additional junction boxes. Adapters may be used to connect two couplings, two plugs or a plug and a coupling to meet diverse application needs.

  • Siemens Provides Stuxnet Update

    Updated: 2010-09-22 16:20:44
    On Sept. 22, Michael Krampe, spokesperson for Siemens Industry Inc., released the following update on the Stuxnet virus affecting Siemens’ Simatic WinCC supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.

  • Freescale Acquires PEG Product Line from Swell Software

    Updated: 2010-09-22 12:01:02
    Freescale Semiconductor announced that it has acquired certain key assets of Swell Software, an industry leader in graphical user interface (GUI) software tools. Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Swell Software, based in Port Huron, Mich., was founded in 1997 with the mission to provide a GUI solution for embedded systems. Read more: [...]

  • Security Update: More Clues about the Stuxnet Worm

    Updated: 2010-09-21 14:18:47
    Security content heated up in the Summer and continues into the fall on AutomationWorld.com. A new story, via the New York Times, hints at an Israel link for the Stuxnet worm, see below.

  • Arrow Electronics Acquires Nu Horizons Electronics

    Updated: 2010-09-21 12:04:08
    Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. (Nasdaq: NUHC; “Nu Horizons”) announced the signing of a definitive agreement providing for the acquisition of Nu Horizons by Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW; “Arrow”) in an all-cash transaction in which Nu Horizons shareholders will receive $7.00 for each share of Nu Horizons common stock they own. Nu Horizons is a [...]

  • 10 Principles of Sustainable, Cost-Effective Design: Building a Safer, More Efficient Machine

    Updated: 2010-09-21 10:00:10
    By Steve Ludwig, Programs Manager, Rockwell Automation and John Pritchard, Product Manager, Rockwell Automation

  • Complying with International Safety Standards Gives U.S. Machine Builders Competitive Advantages

    Updated: 2010-09-21 09:48:30
    By Mike Miller, FS TÜV Expert, Global Safety Market Development, Rockwell Automation

  • Safety Automation Forum – Protecting People, Productivity and Planet – November 2, 2010

    Updated: 2010-09-21 09:37:11
     

  • Identity Automation

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  • Training: Linear Actuators - EZ Limo Series

    Updated: 2010-09-21 00:00:00
    The EZ Limo EZS II Series motorized linear slides incorporate an AlphaStep stepping motor, feedback system, ball screw and table in an all-in-one compact body.

  • Feedthrough Terminal Block

    Updated: 2010-09-20 21:01:37
    WAGO Corporation's 828 Series feedthrough terminal block is now UL Certified for 600V/40A.

  • Synopsys HSPICE Precision Parallel Technology Speeds Up Simulation

    Updated: 2010-09-20 18:44:24
    Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, unveiled new HSPICE® Precision Parallel (HPP) multi-threading technology that delivers up to 7X simulation speed-up for complex analog and mixed-signal designs. In addition to the new HPP technology, the HSPICE 2010 solution includes enhanced convergence algorithms, advanced analog [...]

  • Programmable Linear Actuator Drive

    Updated: 2010-09-20 00:00:00
    Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, Inc. introduces the Haydon RoHS compliant PCM4806 IDEA™ programmable linear actuator drive.

  • Junction Bricks Approved for Hazardous Locations

    Updated: 2010-09-20 00:00:00
    TURCK announces that the company's JBBS junction bricks for AS-interface® networks are now FM approved for Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C and D hazardous locations.

  • DCS Marshalling Terminal Blocks

    Updated: 2010-09-20 00:00:00
    Weidmuller announces the introduction of an innovative new terminal block series, the WMF 2.5 (Weidmuller Multi Function).

  • Handheld Infrared Cameras

    Updated: 2010-09-20 00:00:00
    The new handheld i5 and i7 Infrared cameras, from FLIR Systems, offer image quality with +/- 2% thermal accuracy.

  • Brushed DC Motors in Industrial Versions

    Updated: 2010-09-19 20:04:04
    maxon motor is expanding its existing range of industrial type versions with the addition of two new motor sizes with IP54 protection rating as well as mounting brakes.

  • SMIC Selects Cadence Silicon Realization Tools

    Updated: 2010-09-17 12:08:31
    Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, announced that the most advanced foundry in Mainland China, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (“SMIC”, NYSE: SMI and SEHK: 0981.HK), has adopted the Cadence Silicon Realization product line for advanced node, low-power designs. The Cadence Silicon Realization product line is composed of tools [...]

  • Industrial Ethernet Market Study

    Updated: 2010-09-17 00:00:00
    POWERLINK and PROFINET are the most used industrial Ethernet protocols for transferring machine and sensor data in true real-time.

  • Contest Introduces Students to the World of Automation

    Updated: 2010-09-17 00:00:00
    Phoenix Contact announces its third annual Nanoline® Contest.

  • Online Lnear Motion Resource Center Launched

    Updated: 2010-09-17 00:00:00
    Bosch Rexroth, the Drive & Control company, has launched a new online Linear Motion Resource Center, providing Rexroth linear motion customers with easy access to its most popular linear motion resources.

  • Interlock Switches for Safety Applications

    Updated: 2010-09-17 00:00:00
    Elobau Sensor Technology Inc. announces that it now has a complete line of interlock switches for safety applications for the automation and specialty machine market.

  • Podcast Bytes - IMTS: SERCOS III Advances

    Updated: 2010-09-16 21:03:02
    By providing SERCOS III interfaces across its product line, Bosch Rexroth is reducing infrastructure costs for users. In this podcast interview, recorded on Sept. 14 at the IMTS show in Chicago, Automation World Managing Editor Wes Iversen talks with Scott Hibbard, Bosch Rexroth vice president of technology, electric drives and controls, about the latest advances.

  • Podcast Bytes: IMTS - Bringing Manufacturing Home

    Updated: 2010-09-16 20:35:55
    When U.S. manufacturers consider "offshoring," or moving production out of the country, 60 percent use "rudimentary total cost models" and ignore 20 percent of the cost of offshoring. That's according to the Reshoring Initiative, which offers free software to help companies determine the "true" cost of offshoring. In this podcast interview, recorded on Sept. 14, 2010, at the IMTS show in Chicago, Reshoring Initiative Leader Harry Moser speaks with Managing Editor Wes Iversen about the group's efforts to bring manufacturing back to America.

  • Automation Minutes - 09.16.10

    Updated: 2010-09-16 20:13:49
    Automation World Editor in Chief Gary Mintchell discusses the MESA Metrics Makeover contest with Julie Fraser, principal analyst at Cambashi and leader of the MESA Metrics Working Group. Studies have shown that measuring performance against the correct metrics correlates to business performance improvement.

  • Easier Integration for PACs and PLCs with Machine Tools

    Updated: 2010-09-16 18:04:07
    Separate announcements at IMTS 2010 signal a trend to more tightly link machine tool CNCs with other controllers and factory equipment.

  • Machine Vision: High Speed GigE Cameras

    Updated: 2010-09-16 13:11:42
    Baumer boasts 240 MB/sec data transfers for its new SXG Dual GigE Cameras.

  • Energy Monitoring Solutions buildaroo.com

    Updated: 2010-09-15 14:17:55
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  • Podcast Bytes: IMTS - MTConnect Links to OPC

    Updated: 2010-09-15 13:02:32
    The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the OPC Foundation to work together to link MTConnect, a new open communication standard for machine tools, with OPC. In this podcast interview, recorded on Sept. 14, 2010, at the IMTS show in Chicago, AMT Vice President of Technology Paul Warndorf talks with Automation World Managing Editor about MTConnect and the agreement with OPC.

  • ASSET Announces ScanWorks DDR3 Memory Toolkit for Intel Processors

    Updated: 2010-09-15 12:15:38
    A new toolkit for ASSET’s ScanWorks® platform for embedded instruments will allow memory suppliers to thoroughly validate the connectivity of their DDR3 memory chips with certain advanced Intel® processors. ASSET® InterTech is the leading supplier of open tools for embedded instrumentation. The ScanWorks DDR3 memory toolkit will verify the performance of the bus that connects [...]

  • Automation Minutes - 09.15.10

    Updated: 2010-09-15 09:07:45
    Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief, provides an essay on process automation, upcoming user conferences and curious movement of talent in the industry.

  • Mintchell Video Report: User Conferences and Automation Talent

    Updated: 2010-09-14 16:33:21
    Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief, dives into this weekly video essay on process automation, upcoming user conferences and curious movement of talent in the automation industry. 

  • Silicon Labs, Xilinx Team on Solutions for Digital Broadcast Video

    Updated: 2010-09-14 12:07:22
    Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, announced support for a range of Xilinx development platforms that increase flexibility and performance in applications such as digital broadcast video. Xilinx, a leader in complete programmable logic solutions, leverages Silicon Labs’ frequency-flexible timing IC solutions in a number of its latest development [...]

  • iPhone Smart Phones Influence Automotive Infotainment

    Updated: 2010-09-13 12:07:17
    Already having impacted the automotive telephony, digital music and navigation segments, the smart phone is poised to have a greater influence on car infotainment systems in the future, according to the market research firm iSuppli Corp. “Apple Inc.’s iPhone changed the smart phone from a communication-focused device to an application-centric, multi-purpose mobile platform that can [...]

  • UL Functional Safety Listing Mark

    Updated: 2010-09-10 13:58:53
     

  • UL Functional Safety 3-Year Certificate

    Updated: 2010-09-10 13:55:32
     

  • Introduction to IEC 61800-5-2

    Updated: 2010-09-10 13:49:43
    Adjustable Speed Power Drive Systems— Part 5-2: Safety Requirements— Functional

  • Integrating Functional Safety Across the Supply Chain

    Updated: 2010-09-10 13:45:26
    How UL’s Functional Safety Component Recognition Facilitates The Process— And Makes Component Selection Easier for Designers

  • Functional Safety Takes Center Stage as Robotics Technologies Evolve

    Updated: 2010-09-10 13:39:31
    How Robot Manufacturers Can Work with UL to Drive Down the Costs and Complexity of Safety Evaluation 

  • Silicon Image Lowers Test Cost, Time with DFTMAX Compression

    Updated: 2010-09-10 12:01:23
    Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, announced that Silicon Image, Inc., a leading provider of semiconductors and IP for the secure distribution, presentation and storage of high-definition content, employed DFTMAX[tm] compression, an integral part of the Galaxy[tm] Implementation Platform, to significantly lower manufacturing test [...]

  • A Review of the 2010 MCAA Compensation Report

    Updated: 2010-09-10 00:00:00
    It comes as no surprise that MCAA members employed fewer people during 2010.

  • Absolute Miniature Encoders

    Updated: 2010-09-10 00:00:00
    TURCK announces that the Kübler by TURCK 2430 shaft and 2440 hollow shaft miniature encoders are now available in absolute versions.

  • Flow Control Industry Ripe for More Consolidation

    Updated: 2010-09-09 17:45:43
    Conditions are right to drive continuing merger-and-acquisition activity involving makers of valves, pumps and filters, says a recent report by a Chicago investment bank.

  • Analog Devices Rolls Out AD8207 High Voltage Current Sense Amplifier

    Updated: 2010-09-09 12:07:27
    Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a world leader in semiconductors for mixed-signal processing applications and leading supplier of signal conditioning technology, introduced the industry’s most accurate high-voltage amplifier for current sensing applications. The AD8207 zero-drift, high-voltage, bi-directional current sense amplifier meets the robust performance and quality requirements for motor and solenoid control in industrial and automotive [...]

  • Automation Products: Press Releases

    Updated: 2010-09-09 05:25:25
    These press releases were submitted directly to this Web site by the supplier. Automation World assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies.  

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  • Identity Automation

    Updated: 2010-09-09 05:24:03
    Identity Automation My Account Register Login Products ARMS ARMS Overview ARMS Account Management ARMS Group Management ARMS Sponsorship ARMS Workflow Data Comparison Tool Data Synchronization System DSS Overview DSS CLI Adapter DSS Database Adapter DSS Google Apps Adapter DSS GroupWise Adapter DSS KeepnTrack Adapter DSS LDAP Adapter DSS Live EDU Adapter DSS Text Adapter DSS Web Services Adapter DSS Zendesk Adapter Solutions Managed Solutions Managed Desktop Managed Identity Managed Platforms RAPiD Solutions RAPiD Identity RAPiD Education Portal RAPiD Enterprise Portal SiMPLE Identity Services Identity Consulting Infrastructure Consulting Resource Consulting Partners Citrix Condrey Corporation Dell Microsoft NComputing Novell SecuGen Stoneware Symantec Information Library All Contents

  • Ford Plans Wireless Software Downloads During Vehicle Production

    Updated: 2010-09-09 05:24:02
    The automaker is installing Wi-Fi access points on its assembly lines to wirelessly deliver its Sync software to new Wi-Fi-enabled MyFord Touch-equipped vehicles as they are being built.

  • Identity Automation

    Updated: 2010-09-09 05:24:00
    Identity Automation My Account Register Login Products ARMS ARMS Overview ARMS Account Management ARMS Group Management ARMS Sponsorship ARMS Workflow Data Comparison Tool Data Synchronization System DSS Overview DSS CLI Adapter DSS Database Adapter DSS Google Apps Adapter DSS GroupWise Adapter DSS KeepnTrack Adapter DSS LDAP Adapter DSS Live EDU Adapter DSS Text Adapter DSS Web Services Adapter DSS Zendesk Adapter Solutions Managed Solutions Managed Desktop Managed Identity Managed Platforms RAPiD Solutions RAPiD Identity RAPiD Education Portal RAPiD Enterprise Portal SiMPLE Identity Services Identity Consulting Infrastructure Consulting Resource Consulting Partners Citrix Condrey Corporation Dell Microsoft NComputing Novell SecuGen Stoneware Symantec Information Library All Contents

  • PC-based Solar Tracking Software

    Updated: 2010-09-09 00:00:00
    Beckhoff releases TwinCAT Solar Position Algorithm library that permits the exact calculation of sun angles anywhere in the world, with the use of sensors. 

  • Maintenance free wiring technology - CAGE CLAMP

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:23:14
    Learn more about what makes CAGE CLAMP a maintenance free technology that resists vibration, corrosion, and temperature cycling.

  • Electronic Circuit Breakers - Protect your automation investment

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:20:47
    Let WAGO show you how to better protect your PLC, HMI, and motion control investment with Electronic Circuit Breakers.

  • Hart Communication - I/O module provides easy access

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:17:35
    WAGO discusses the benefits and application of the Hart protocol, as well as the ease of integration into the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM.

  • Signal Conditioning - Unlimited potential

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:12:00
    Let WAGO show you how to maximize panel space without limiting signal conditioning functionality with the industries smallest foot print signal conditioners.

  • Ethernet Protocols Simplified

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:09:35
    WAGO covers the basics of industrial Ethernet, the available protocols, and integrating management with operations.

  • Bluetooth - More than less wire

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:06:50
    Let WAGO show you the power and robustness of using Bluetooth in industrial applications.

  • Power Measurement - Monitor, Measure and Save

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:02:30
    Let WAGO show you how to integrate energy management (power measurement) as part of your automation and control strategy.

  • Tracking Systems buildaroo.com

    Updated: 2010-09-08 21:22:51
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    Updated: 2010-09-08 21:22:42
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  • VDC Research Group Reports on Mobile Operating Systems

    Updated: 2010-09-08 19:00:34
    VDC Research Group’s recently published report on mobile operating systems indicates that today’s mobile devices are more dependent on robust, complex operating systems capable of supporting a diverse ecosystem of new software applications. However, it is no longer about a single component or components but instead about integrated solution stacks and the mobile operating systems [...]

  • Salaries Take a Hit in the Process Control Supplier Industry

    Updated: 2010-09-08 08:15:59
    Compensation levels in 2010 are down by an average of 5.2 percent across all positions, says a recent report from the Measurement, Control & Automation Association.

  • Movea Introduces MotionIC Platform for Motion Processing, Control

    Updated: 2010-09-07 12:02:04
    Movea, the global leader in motion-sensing and motion control, is building on its twenty years of experience in the pioneering of motion sensing consumer electronics and its extensive development and patenting of motion processing technologies to launch its new MotionIC[tm] Platform. Movea’s MotionIC offering includes chips and chipsets, SmartMotion[tm] firmware, software API’s and developer kits, [...]

  • Air Conditioners to Enclosure cooling options

    Updated: 2010-09-07 00:00:00
    Heat inside an enclosure can decrease life expectancy in controlling units such as PLCs, HMI, and AC drives.

  • New Tofino OPC Enforcer from Byres Security

    Updated: 2010-09-07 00:00:00
    Byres Security Inc. today announced the release of the new Tofino OPC Enforcer firewall, part of the Tofino Industrial Security Solution.

  • Historian V9 for Small to Large Communication System Needs

    Updated: 2010-09-07 00:00:00
    Canary Labs announces Canary Enterprise Historian version 9.

  • Labor Day Weekend Beat the Clock Sale!

    Updated: 2010-09-03 18:13:32

  • Security Redux on AutomationWorld.com

    Updated: 2010-09-03 14:19:36
    Our security content focus for August leapt off the page from the print edition and landed nicely on AutomationWorld.com. 

  • Americans See Government Policies Disadvantaging Manufacturing

    Updated: 2010-09-03 00:25:42
    A Labor Day survey from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute finds that the public has faith in the U.S. workforce.

  • Streamline Panel/Machine Wiring

    Updated: 2010-09-02 22:06:54
    The 2020 and 2022 Series X-ComS Pluggable Connector Systems combine pluggable connectors, DIN-rail blocks and Cage ClampS connection to streamline and eliminate wiring errors during panel- and machine-building. 

  • Ethernet Switch Supports PoE

    Updated: 2010-09-02 22:04:23
    The LNP-1002G is an unmanaged 10-port Gigabit Industrial Ethernet switch with 8 10/100TX ports and 2 combo ports. 

  • Flexible, Modular Ethernet Switch

    Updated: 2010-09-02 22:02:21
    The Scalance XR-324 managed industrial Ethernet switch offers modularity and high-port density in a compact, 19-in. rack housing that is well suited for rugged industrial applications. 

  • Digitize Ingredient Preparation

    Updated: 2010-09-02 22:00:32
    The Proficy Accelerator Solution for weighing operations is said to digitize preparation and recording, decrease variation and improve product safety and quality in food, beverage and life science manufacturing. 

  • AC Drive Targets Machine Builders

    Updated: 2010-09-02 21:58:29
    With additional features designed to maximize its effectiveness for machinery applications, the ACS350 drive is now called the ACS355. 

  • Fast, Transparent Object Detection

    Updated: 2010-09-02 21:56:29
    The SA1E-X models of photoelectric sensors feature advanced optic function for transparent or translucent object detection, with optimum response speed of 500μs said to be one of the fastest on the market. 

  • Push Buttons Withstand Washdowns

    Updated: 2010-09-02 21:54:41
    The Harmony XB4/5 is said to be the first multiple-headed 22mm push button available that has attained the harsh environment IP66/IP69K rating without the use of a boot. 

  • ID Scanners Fit Tight Spaces

    Updated: 2010-09-02 21:52:37
    Barely larger than a USB plug, a CLV500 Series miniature bar code scanner can be easily installed where space is extremely limited, says the vendor. 

  • Linear Actuators Handle the Load

    Updated: 2010-09-02 21:48:50
    Downtime is the bane of any packaging application.

  • Vision System Helps Ensure Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Safety

    Updated: 2010-09-02 21:44:22
    To meet increasingly stringent automatic identification requirements, this pharmaceutical packager turned to camera-based code scanners to ensure correct packaging.

  • Pioneering a New Era in Paperboard Production

    Updated: 2010-09-02 21:31:59
    What does it take to succeed in the highly competitive European paperboard market?

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