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Advanced gear shaping software and motion control hardware from NUM has been used to bring an old manually-controlled gear shaper machine up to modern day control standards.

The four-minute video by Emerson Network Power demonstrates the dramatic difference a power conditioner can make in overall power quality and in the protection of mission-critical electronics from harmful power disturbances.

Emerson supplied more than 1000 Fisher control valves, FIELDVUE digital valve controllers, and AMS ValveLink SNAP-ON software to the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij Groningen gas field in The Netherlands.

April U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $396.92 million, according to AMT.

AIA reported recorded robust sales across almost all major machine vision supplier markets, including cameras, lighting, optics, software, application-specific machine vision systems, and smart cameras.

The Eagle Quantum Premier (EQP) Safety System has earned certification to NFPA 72: 2010.

Siemens released a firmware update of its S7-1200 PLC that eliminates vulnerabilities and improves the security and robustness of its S7-1200 product family.

CAD downloads include motorized and non-motorized SplineRails with the flexibility to modify features such as linear actuator length, screw resolution, motor step angle, motor voltage, and other design parameters.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Bosch Rexroth Packaging containers can sometimes be quite elaborate. The faster, the better, the more accurate so as not to damage delicate products. This is the challenge for pick-and-place robots and the control technology behind them. Chocolate, for example, is one such product that must be handled with care.

Automation.com, June 2011 By Katherine Voss, ODVA The expression "Less is More" reminds us about the importance of simplicity as a design goal. This goal is especially true when moving information quickly and seamlessly between supply chains, distribution systems and the production domain is critical to overall business competitiveness. Users are looking to industrial Ethernet to integrate systems and layers.

Collectively, Alliance members support 750 interoperable products deployed in over 200,000 buildings that use energy harvesting wireless technology designed for building automation systems.

Replacing the plant’s existing level transmitters, the new equipment has helped avoid shutdowns that can cost as much as $20,000 an hour in lost production and potential equipment damage costing over $200,000.

K-TEK has made available technology tutorials and case histories from the technical conference at ABB Automation & Power World. Requires registration.

Metso will supply a DCS and environmental technology to control five biomass power plants to be built by Dalkia in France.

The video illustrates how to create system graphics using QA Graphics’ BAS Symbol Library, and serves as an introduction to using Photoshop and constructing system graphics.

Leader & Harvest manufactures medium voltage (MV) variable speed drives. The company employs over 750 people in China.

BAE Systems expects the $2 million upgrade to save more than $305,000 annually in equivalent energy and operational expenses

Automation.com, June 2011 By Bill Lydon, Editor According to industry veteran Gabe Rosica, a bad economy takes down bad companies or sick companies - it doesn’t take down good companies. Companies need to realize there is a difference between doing the right things and doing things right.

Aegis’ xLink software will gather real-time data from production/test equipment, and bridge the entire solution to the existing ERP system.

Video Walls can be used for digital signage and large-scale control rooms.