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Siemens Ruggedcom RS950G achieved a transmission rate of 1 Gbps during an interoperability demonstration by the UCA International Users Group (UCAlug).

For observed sensor events, selection of larger time feature values of sensor events will generate relatively better results on the activity sequences recognition performances.

June U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $181 million, up 7.3 percent from May’s total and up 9.9 percent from June 2013.

Braskem, a petrochemical company in Brazil, will install AVEVA PDMS software to convert the engineering and design data of 12 of its plants.

PAS-X was delivered with the entire user interface in Japanese. Werum carried out this project in cooperation with their Japanese integration partner CST Chiyoda System Technologies.

The awards are open to manufacturers, machine builders (OEMs) or system integrators, as long as they demonstrate a true commitment to safety. Nominations are due Sept. 15, 2014,

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Congatec signed Eltech as a distributor of electronic components and modules in Russia and neighboring C.I.S. countries.

micro ScoutCam 1.2 is being used as the borescope camera on VIPIR, a robotic, maneuverable, borescope inspection tool that is being tested as part of the Robotic Refueling Mission.

Tebis America develops CAD/CAM systems for tool, die and mold manufacturing.

3D Systems acquired American Precision Prototyping (APP) and sister company American Precision Machining (APM) in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

RIA now has 334 company members, AIA is also at 334 members and MCA consists of 111 members.

Since the establishment of their Sales and Marketing headquarters in Brea, California, Moxa has become increasingly active in industry associations and standards organizations.

ABB will supply an 800xA control system for K+S Potash Canada’s greenfield potash mine in Saskatchewan.

Automation and Power World will be held in Mexico City on August 21 and 22.

September Educational Opportunities from ISA

By Luigi De Bernardini, Autoware It’s important to analyze production data to understand what factors caused loss of quality, production or efficiency. However, it is much more useful to be able to recognize in real time the onset of any problem and be able to intervene and reduce the possibility of compromising the production target.

By Kip Larson, Littelfuse This article discusses today’s motor protection relays and explain how they can be used not only to protect motors but also to simplify integration, diagnose problems, and provide control variables.

Europe is down again, the U.S. PLC market is growing strongly, but the overall world market is down.

ISA presented Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering the “ISA100 Wireless Excellence in Automation Award” for a recently completed research project.

The system is a replacement of the original ABB QCS that had been in place for the last 25 years. The new system was commissioned in April 2014.

By Stewart Thompson, CAS DataLoggers Power Factor (PF) is the ratio of real power to the apparent power flowing to the load from the source. From a business standpoint it’s important to understand how having a low Power Factor raises your plant or factory’s power bill.

The show will be held concurrently with PCIM Asia from 24 – 26 June 2015 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center.

By John Pritchard, MAC Solutions The most successful OEMs and machine builders are now generating between 20-40% of their revenues and profits from services rather than ‘pure’ manufacturing. Here’s how to use Internet 4.0 in a safe, secure network.

The kit has a PIC32 microcontroller (MCU), HCI-based Bluetooth radio, and everything that a designer needs for rapid prototype and development of Bluetooth SPP designs.

13 example projects cover Express Logic products and include multifunction examples that illustrate how to use several products together.

June U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $405.73 million, up 12.6% from May but down 2.1% when compared with the total of $414.26 million reported for June 2013.

Yogawa will supply a CENTUM VP integrated production control system, InsightSuite AE plant asset effectiveness optimization services, PRM plant resource manager, Exaquantum plant information management system, and a plant operation training simulator.

The centers provide ABB customers with in-country dedicated and competent functional safety resources for safety instrumented system (SIS) project execution, design, engineering, modification and maintenance.

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