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OPC Foundation announces Veronika Schmid-Lutz of SAP as Chair of the OPC Foundation’s Board of Directors
In this position, the Chair manages the strategic and tactical directives of the Board of Directors and ensures the marketing, technical, and overall business activities of the OPC Foundation consistently align with its vision and objectives. -
Are Industrial Protocols Going the Way of AppleTalk, DecNet & Netware?
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com The industrial automation industry has a reputation and history of being behind the technology adoption curve. With an prganizational need for reliability and system availability, the key question is: When is a new technology reliable enough that the benefits outweigh the risk? -
Position Sensor Technology Comparison for Hydraulic Cylinder Feedback
Recent electronic advancements and the flexibility of package designs make LVIT variable inductance sensors very cost effective for mainstream in-cylinder applications, especially those that tend to be near the peak of that bell curve. -
ABB to highlight ABB Ability solutions at CEPSI 2018 in Malaysia
Highlights from ABB’s showcase include solutions that can enable digitalization and enhance the grid, in line with this year’s conference theme, “Re-imagining utility of the future.” -
Why You Can’t Afford to Ignore Robot Batteries
By Michele Windsor, Ultralife Corporation For robots to be truly reliable and safe, engineers should ensure they have the correct power solutions. This article explains the impact poor design and integration of batteries can have on industrial robots. -
Rockwell Automation announces support for Energy Observer expedition
To help ensure 24-hour energy autonomy throughout its global expedition, the Energy Observer uses a combination of intermittent renewable energy: solar panels, wind turbines, lithium-ion batteries and a hydrogen production system. -
CIMdata announces strategic partnership with the Institute for Process Excellence
Under this partnership, CIMdata and IpX will launch several industry initiatives. These joint programs will provide organizations with the tools and services to solve complex challenges facing global enterprises. -
HANNOVER MESSE announces "Integrated Industry – Industrial Intelligence" theme for 2019 event
The theme of HANNOVER MESSE 2019 underlines the growing importance of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the production and energy industries, including such areas as energy efficiency and use and autonomous production processes as well as challenges in terms of interfaces, protocols and security. -
Seeq to sponsor Ignition Community Conference
The ICC is hosted by Inductive Automation for partners and customers of the Ignition SCADA system. -
Position Sensor Technology Comparison for Hydraulic Cylinder Feedback
By Edward E. Herceg, Alliance Sensors Group The strengths and weaknesses of magnetostrictive, variable resistance, and variable inductance sensors are examined in this white paper, along with a chart for feature-by-feature comparisons.