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- Behind the Automation Scenes at Disney’s Toy Story Mania
Control Engineering gets an inside look at the automation, networks, and computing powering Disney’s newest attraction. - Sep 05, 2008, 06:42 AM

- Yaskawa V1000 Compact Vector Drive 1/8 to 25 HP Video
Efficient production and better maintainability are requirements in today's economy. Spurred by global competition, the V1000 is a world-class compact current vector drive made to meet these demands. Learn more by watching this video. - Jul 25, 2008, 08:22 AM

- Glass making: Real-time temperature monitoring
System with sensors and software from Raytek monitors temperatures in real-time. Outside set points, an alarm allows corrective action from an operator or through closed-loop operations. A glass manufacturing end-user explains. More: www.raytek.com. - Jul 14, 2008, 2:04 PM

- University and Siemens Partner for Ethanol Development
Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville) and Siemens are partnering to support corn to ethanol development and operational training for producers. Center will support research of improved manufacturing processes and control strategies. - Jun 24, 2008, 09:18 AM

- Carnegie Science Center Miniature Railroad Case Study
It's much more than a railroad set -- it's the world-famous Miniature Railroad and Village at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Find out about the automation behind this renowned diorama. - Jun 09, 2008, 07:54 AM

- Michigan Fish Hatcheries Case Study
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources operates six successful and highly automated fish hatcheries. Visit the Wolf Creek Fish Hatchery in Matawan, MI, to find out how they do it. - Jun 09, 2008, 07:52 AM

- Verizon Central Office Case Study
Telecom leader Verizon's "central office (CO) of the future" in Garden City, New York, monitors and controls vital electrical and mechanical systems, conserving energy and saving money in the process. - Jun 09, 2008, 07:55 AM

- Paywerks Payment Machine Case Study
PayWerks, Inc. builds the Advanced Toll Payment Machine (ATPM) outdoor payment kiosk for the toll road industry. The kiosk is currently considered one of the most advanced payment kiosks of its kind. - Jun 09, 2008, 07:55 AM

- Waterford Township Case Study
Waterford, MI, benefits from an advanced and highly automated water and wastewater treatment system. The system includes remote monitoring, integrated SCADA and GIS systems, and more. - Jun 09, 2008, 07:56 AM

- Engineers can solve the World's environmental challenges
National Instruments' Joel Shapiro has a vision of how engineers can become part of the solution through Green Engineering. - Jun 05, 2008, 09:09 AM

- Craft brewery adopts automation platform
Bell's Brewery discovered that sophisticated process control is available even to small facilities. Rather than buying many individual temperature controllers, the craft brewer deployed a small-scale DCS that can grow with the business. - Apr 15, 2008, 1:01 PM

- Controlling the World's Largest Machine
CERN Uses NI LabVIEW and PXI to Control World's Largest Particle Accelerator. - Apr 02, 2008, 08:57 AM

- Don’t Miss these Trends in Industrial Automation
New CETV Video: Global and industry-specific trends result into Solutions for Industrial Ethernet Applications Molex Brad® products at the forefront with tools and technology to solve challenges and gain ROI - Apr 01, 2008, 07:47 AM

- Motion in Minutes
Setting up a motion control system used to be fraught with complexity and uncertainty. In this video, a Yaskawa engineer shows how motion-control systems can now go from crate to operation in just minutes. - Mar 12, 2008, 07:28 AM

- Kinematics calculations on the fly
While the ultimate goal is motion in a three-dimensional environment, that¿s not the ¿natural¿ dimensional space for a robot, which operates with generalized coordinates (axis motion). Delta robots require complex kinematic calculations. - Mar 12, 2008, 07:27 AM

- Thought controlled wheelchair
The Audeo is a human-computer interface for communication. The brain's signals are translated into commands that control a wheelchair without the need of physical motor control or speech production. - Mar 04, 2008, 07:45 AM

- Emerson's process, plant and business solutions
Emerson Process Management and Cisco are collaborating to offer open-standard wireless solutions for process industries. - Feb 26, 2008, 07:52 AM

- Time and Cost Savings through Connectivity (preview)
Learn about Systems Solutions and New Innovations Achieve higher productivity through the elimination of intermittence and downtime with these Control and Connectivity Solutions - Feb 22, 2008, 2:50 PM

- Solutions for Plant floor Ethernet Adoption (preview)
How implementing industrial ethernet improves productivity, efficiency and operations - Feb 22, 2008, 0:47 PM

- Hear about successful Automation System Implementations (1)
Watch experts share successful Automation System Implementations New CETV Video: Discover ways to reduce costs, save time and improve productivity in Application of Power and Connectivity Solutions - Feb 22, 2008, 0:51 PM

- Nexans Spider Uses CompactRIO for Oil and Gas Exploration
NI LabVIEW and CompactRIO are used to control hydraulic systems on the Nexans Spider remote operated vehicle (ROV) - Feb 22, 2008, 09:50 AM

- Real-World Robotics using NI LabVIEW Software and Lego's
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT software is based on the professional NI LabVIEW graphical programming software - Feb 22, 2008, 09:58 AM

- Wiring system speeds machine building: Rockwell Automation
Build machines faster: Side-by-side videos show how modular I/O wiring saves 45 minutes compared to traditional terminal block connection methods. Assembler on the right uses Rockwell Automation products. (Run time: 3 min. 6 sec.) - Feb 21, 2008, 10:08 AM

- What is an Enterprise Control System?
This video features Dr. Peter Martin explaining the need for enterprise control and the benefits of an Enterprise Control System. - Feb 15, 2008, 2:24 PM

- Opto 22: Optical Fiber case study, Lumenyte International
Kelly Downey visits an optical fiber manufacturer to see how Opto 22 PAC systems control a tricky plastic casting process. - Jan 25, 2008, 09:21 AM

- Emerson PlantWeb(R) Smart Machinery Health
Emerson has extended PlantWeb® Smart Machinery Health to provide a complete system for monitoring critical turbomachinery. - Dec 26, 2007, 09:27 AM

- Alon Refinery control system and instrumentation upgrade
Alon's Big Spring Refinery upgrades control and safety systems with Honeywell platforms and wireless instrumentation. - Dec 04, 2007, 0:16 PM

- LCRA uses wireless technology for communications and more
Faced with a hefty cost for a hard wired solution to replace their obsolete communication systems, LCRA turned to a more cost effective and powerful wireless application. - Nov 19, 2007, 07:07 AM

- PPG Moves to the Mesh
Watch PPG upgrade 13 nodes to the I/A Series system Mesh network in less than 1 ½ hours. - Sep 12, 2007, 1:15 PM

- Dakota Gasification Company legacy DCS Migration to the I/A
Faced with an end of life situation with their legacy system, DGC turned to Invensys - Sep 12, 2007, 1:19 PM

- Engineering Elegance with an Enterprise Control System
This video demonstrates how engineering becomes more elegant both in execution and visualization when done in an Enterprise Control System environment. - Aug 21, 2007, 2:01 PM

- Siemens Winners Walk Away With $100,000 Scholarships
The Siemens Competition is the nation's premiere science and math research competition for high school students. Through this competition, students have an opportunity to achieve national recognition for research projects that they complete in high s - Aug 16, 2007, 07:41 AM

- Automatic guided vehicles at GM
GM's CAMI plant uses AGVs to cost effectively replace overhead conveyors - Jul 17, 2007, 2:17 PM

- Schneider Robotic Case Packer Palletizer
A single robot is used to load product into cases, code and palletize the cases. - Jul 16, 2007, 08:15 AM

- Next Generation Smart Warehouse
Next Generation Smart Warehouse illustrates Jervis B. Webb Company's vision for the automated warehouse of the near future featuring the company's SmartCart and SmartLoader automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and guidance infrastructure. - Jul 16, 2007, 11:49 AM



