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  • ControlAir Achieves SIL 3 certification for volume boosters

    Type-6500 Aluminum and Type-6600 stainless steel large flow capacity volume boosters were awarded a Certificate of Compliance to IEC 61508 for a SIL 3 safety rating.
    15 January, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • Review: HIMA 2015 Roadshow through Europe

    Last year, the first European HIMA Roadshow got underway. With our fully equipped truck, which toured Europe and visited our customers and prospects directly on site. Have a look at some of the pictures!
    15 January, 2016 | 1 minute
  • AutoQuiz: What Type of Circuit Break Protection Should Be Used for Motor Control?

    AutoQuiz: What Type of Circuit Break Protection Should Be Used for Motor Control?

    Symbols in the post image are used to represent thermal and magnetic overload protection for electric motors.
    By: Joel Don
    15 January, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Industrial IoT - It’s the technology, stupid

    By Bill Lydon, Editor IoT is pushing functionality to the cloud and into edge devices. Many automation suppliers emphasize how important IoT technologies are for manufacturing to remain competitive. These suppliers are far up the hype curve and very low on implementing IoT technologies in products. Specifically, most automation suppliers are not embedding IoT technology in controllers and sensors.
    15 January, 2016 | 3 minutes
  • What is an open standard?

    By Bill Lydon, Editor Efficiently achieving the vision of Industry 4.0, Industrial IoT and Smart Manufacturing will require the use of COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) technologies that are open architecture. In every industry there has been resistance to open systems until a majority of customers demand them from suppliers. The industrial automation industry still has a long way to go.
    15 January, 2016 | 4 minutes
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