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The Wormhole module is intended for OEM integration of IEC 61131 Control into board level electronics.

Website visitors can explore parts and find machine tools used to cut specific parts for the automotive, aerospace and oil and energy industries.

Twelve Manta G-223B cameras from Allied Vision are being used by GEFRA to inspect screw joints for the brake lines of vehicles.

Global unified communications market will expand at a CAGR of 23.4% between 2014 and 2022 upon its 2013 valuation of US$5.68 billion.

The HMI standard defines the terminology and models to develop an HMI and the work processes recommended to effectively maintain it throughout its life cycle

World Professional 3D Camera - Market Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 - 2020

Bedrock is the latest in a growing number of companies to support the ISASecure Cyber Security Conformance Scheme.

The global printed and flexible sensors market will expand at a moderate 2.5% CAGR during the forecast period. The market was valued at US$6.28 billion in 2013 and is projected to be worth US$7.51 billion by 2020.

By Franco Gonzalez, IDTechEx Formula 1 hybrid racing technology is becoming commercialized.

By Bill Lydon, Editor MAVERICK Technologies, in cooperation with ISA, recently hosted an event called "Inside Automation - Theory Meets Reality" at MAVERICK Technologies Headquarters. The vision of the event is to proved a venue where automation industry professionals can exchange ideas and methods to solve problems and become more effective.

The Cable Management System Market to be rising at a CAGR of 11.8% from 2014 to 2020 and growing from a valuation of US$7,190.20 million in 2014 to US$15,609.10 million by 2020

The office in Brescia, northern Italy, will serve the Italian PROFIBUS and PROFINET market.

By Andreas Huhmann, HARTING Industry 4.0’s use of Cyber-Physical Systems has radically altered the face of industrial production. Still, Industry 4.0 will only become a reality when the cyber world and physical world are connected. It entails new demands on network technology and by extension on connection technology.

Global laser cutting machines market was valued at USD 2.16 billion in 2013, growing at a CAGR of 10.3% from 2014 to 2020 to account for USD 4.37 billion in 2020.

Workforce development can be turned it into a major competitive advantage for the industrial automation industry.

AutomatedBuildings.com By Varun Nagaraj, Sierra Monitor Corporation With the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) still new to the industry, who does the IIoT actually talk to?

ReportBazzar has announced a new report titled “Mobile DRAM: Market Trends and Major Players Deployment Strategy” to their offerings.

Machinist Calc Pro 2 for phones, tablets and PCs provides hundreds of fast, precise machining-specific solutions for face, end and slot milling plus turning, drilling and boring. Price: $39.95

Commerce Controls installed Stahlin non-metallic enclosures on filter control panels and a phosphoric chemical dosing panel at the City of Detroit, Springwells Facility

By Amy Wells, Electroustic Over the last few years, we’ve seen a move towards more robust Mil-spec connectors. Originally developed in the 1930s by the US Department of Defense, these heavy duty connector ranges are now a common sight in manufacturing environments

Progea recently presented an example of taking supervision to the next level with augmented reality. The concept is to provide industrial automation operators a tool to use for visualizing automation system data when connected in Wi-Fi or a broadband mobile network.

With a production line requiring tens to hundreds of workers for daily operations, manufacturers see automated production and man-machine collaboration as innovative ways to increase production efficiency while cutting labor costs.

By Fluke This Web Card by Fluke provides a brief tutorial on how to measure frequency with your digital multimeter.

ABB’s simulation and offline programming software allows robot programming to be performed without disrupting production.

STEGO enclosure heaters are touch-safe, positive temperature coefficient (PTC) convection and fan heaters that are used to prevent the formation of condensation and provide evenly distributed interior air temperature in enclosures.

The global electric motors market is expected to reach a value of $120.68 billion by 2019, at a CAGR of 6.3% from 2013 to 2019

The German machine vision industry reached a new record high of € 1.9 billion in 2014 and is estimated to account for at least approximately 40% of the total European market.

Brochure describes solutions to efficiently remove and recover condensate under all operating conditions.

According to a new report published by ApacMarket.com titled, “APAC Proximity & Displacement Sensors(China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia) Market (Type, Application, End User and Country) – Analysis, Segmentation and Forecast, 2014–2020”

RACO connectors are for use on flexible metallic liquid-tight conduit and Type B flexible non-metallic liquid-tight conduit in outdoor or indoor locations.

Honeywell will supply ultrasonic flowmeters, flow computers and temperature and pressure transmitters for China’s long-distance Guangxi liquefied natural gas (LNG) high-pressure pipeline.

Before the implementation of Unidrive M, Render’s machines were able to deliver 25 or 26 cycles per minute. Since adopting Unidrive M, the business has seen returns of 30 cycles per minute.

More than 1600 Skilmatic actuators have been supplied through Indian valvemakers to the three main oil companies in India.

Industrial control and robotics tools serve to monitor and control various processes within the industries. Demand for these systems is expected to show continuous growth attributed to increased requirements of high product quality, precision, and reliability in large volume production.

The global IT robotic automation market was valued at US$ 183.1 Mn in 2013 and is forecast to grow at 60.5% CAGR from 2014 to 2020.

Hurco acquired Milltronics Manufacturing in the U.S. and Takumi Machinery in Taiwan.

Volkswagen de México commissioned Strothmann to modernize a press line in the Volkswagen production plant in Puebla, Mexico.

By Michael Marciante, Macro Sensors Connectors and lead wires provide the electrical connection between the coils of an LVDT position sensor and signal conditioning electronics. Choosing between a connector and lead wires, when specifying an LVDT or other sensor, often depends on the application and its environment.

ABB will provide a power management system based on System 800xA, plus transformers, shunt reactors and associated equipment.

Global non-destructive testing equipment market was valued at USD 3.21 Billion in 2014; growing at a CAGR of 5.8% from 2015 to 2021 to account for USD 4.78 Billion in 2021.

The global physical security market is estimated to grow significantly and reach a value of US$125.03 billion by 2019. The CAGR at which the market is estimated to grow is 14.9% during 2013 to 2019.

How eliminate oscillations associated with the discontinuity and changes in phase between heating and cooling and make the response of the secondary temperature loop faster.

NEMA TC 13 covers materials, dimensions, and physical properties for Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing (ENT).

North America is the highest revenue generating region in the global fiber optic connectors market and would continue to be the leading market over the forecast period.

Remtec provides robotic systems and integrated automation for robotic palletizing and de-palletizing, robotic case packing, robotic picking, and robotic material handling applications.

The global converged infrastructure solutions and services market is expected to reach a value of US$ 50.56 Bn by 2022. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 28.9% during the forecast period from 2015 to 2022.

The soc market was valued at USD 35.95 Billion in 2014 and is expected to reach USD 71.98 Billion by 2021, growing at a CAGR of 10.5% from 2015 to 2021.

ISA President Rick Roop recaps the 2015 Spring Leaders Meeting as ISA continues to build on its path to success.

By M. Taccolini, Tatsoft Empower yourself with updated tools, and find how the reliability, flexibility and ease-of-implementation of automation projects can be 10 times greater than it was 10 years ago.

The Engineering Competency Model is designed to establish a more consistent guideline for the engineering profession.