System Integration Channel
Dual robot controller
The MLX100 Robot Gateway by Yaskawa Motoman offers a PLC and robot integration that programs through the same PLC ladder logic code used for machines and conveyors. » more
Never do this just before leaving a project site
Automation System Integration blog advises not to hurry to check off the last thing on a project list before leaving the site, especially late on a Friday. (When you're in a hurry, if a device can be... » more
Information Control Channel
Current loop panel readout devices
If you’re still using moving-needle analog panel meters, Otek offers more modern alternatives that don’t require external powering. » more
Achieve fault tolerance with a real-time software design
Data Distribution Service (DDS) specification from Object Management Group (OMG) is a data-centric publish/subscribe (DCPS) messaging standard for integrating distributed real-time applications.... » more
Process Control Channel
ISA-S88 system reduces batch device task development
New S88-based process control system from ECS Solutions simplifies and speeds up device configuration when creating or updating batch manufacturing campaigns using Rockwell controllers. » more
Control Engineering industrial cyber security perceptions and practices survey
In 2009, one out of four industrial users reported that they saw no potential cyber threats that could affect their businesses. That was before Stuxnet and other high-profile criminal incidents. How... » more
Machine Control Channel
Dual robot controller
The MLX100 Robot Gateway by Yaskawa Motoman offers a PLC and robot integration that programs through the same PLC ladder logic code used for machines and conveyors. » more
Demand for DC brushless motors in automotive applications expected to grow 52 percent by 2017
DC brushless motor shipments will outpace shipments of DC brushed and stepper motors used in automotive applications from 2012 to 2017. » more
Sustainable Engineering Channel
Engineering career advice: Choose something fulfilling, understand, simplify, teach
Automation System Integration blog advises that to advance your engineering career, apply these four tips: Choose a challenging area, understand the job, simplify where practical, and teach others. » more
Pump efficiency drives cost savings
Many plants continue to consume far more power than is necessary to run their pump systems, simply because there is a lack of awareness of the losses. Recent educational efforts are starting to bring... » more
Manufacturing IT Channel
Automation: It's a good start
Judicious use of automation can help successful organizations achieve the growth associated with productivity and profitability. » more
Tutorials Channel
How to choose industrial wireless components
For industrial wireless networks, choosing the best accessories helps ensure a high-quality wireless network. Most problems in newly installed wireless networks result from poorly chosen or... » more
Product Research Channel
Control Engineering salary and career survey, 2013
Average annual base salary was $92,918 among respondents to the 2013 Control Engineering salary and career survey, with 70% expecting an increase and average bonus of $10,486. Best skills to get... » more
Research: Wireless use in industry
What wireless technologies are being used for industrial applications? IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth, and wireless are widely used. More information is being gathered. » more
Plant Safety and Security Channel
Unified platform helps robotics for packaging
Application Update: Multinational maker of secondary packaging systems, Cama Group, standardizes robotics on a unified platform to deliver simplified, high-speed automation software and hardware... » more
Control Engineering industrial cyber security perceptions and practices survey
In 2009, one out of four industrial users reported that they saw no potential cyber threats that could affect their businesses. That was before Stuxnet and other high-profile criminal incidents. How... » more
Dual robot controllerThe MLX100 Robot Gateway by Yaskawa Motoman offers a PLC and robot integration that programs through the same PLC ladder logic code used for machines and conveyors. » more
Never do this just before leaving a project siteAutomation System Integration blog advises not to hurry to check off the last thing on a project list before leaving the site, especially late on a Friday. (When you're in a hurry, if a device can be... » more
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Information Control Channel
Current loop panel readout devicesIf you’re still using moving-needle analog panel meters, Otek offers more modern alternatives that don’t require external powering. » more
Achieve fault tolerance with a real-time software designData Distribution Service (DDS) specification from Object Management Group (OMG) is a data-centric publish/subscribe (DCPS) messaging standard for integrating distributed real-time applications.... » more
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Process Control Channel
ISA-S88 system reduces batch device task developmentNew S88-based process control system from ECS Solutions simplifies and speeds up device configuration when creating or updating batch manufacturing campaigns using Rockwell controllers. » more
Control Engineering industrial cyber security perceptions and practices surveyIn 2009, one out of four industrial users reported that they saw no potential cyber threats that could affect their businesses. That was before Stuxnet and other high-profile criminal incidents. How... » more
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Machine Control Channel
Dual robot controllerThe MLX100 Robot Gateway by Yaskawa Motoman offers a PLC and robot integration that programs through the same PLC ladder logic code used for machines and conveyors. » more
Demand for DC brushless motors in automotive applications expected to grow 52 percent by 2017DC brushless motor shipments will outpace shipments of DC brushed and stepper motors used in automotive applications from 2012 to 2017. » more
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Sustainable Engineering Channel
Engineering career advice: Choose something fulfilling, understand, simplify, teachAutomation System Integration blog advises that to advance your engineering career, apply these four tips: Choose a challenging area, understand the job, simplify where practical, and teach others. » more
Pump efficiency drives cost savingsMany plants continue to consume far more power than is necessary to run their pump systems, simply because there is a lack of awareness of the losses. Recent educational efforts are starting to bring... » more
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Manufacturing IT Channel
Simulators use math to create virtual processes
Complex sets of equations can help designers of processes, objects, or control systems experiment and test solutions without prototypes. » more
Complex sets of equations can help designers of processes, objects, or control systems experiment and test solutions without prototypes. » more
Automation: It's a good startJudicious use of automation can help successful organizations achieve the growth associated with productivity and profitability. » more
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Tutorials Channel
Machine safety: Does effective grounding include ancillary hand rails, fences, and more?
How inclusive is effective grounding for machine safety? Should safe machine grounding consider hand rails, walkways, and protective fencing? » more
How inclusive is effective grounding for machine safety? Should safe machine grounding consider hand rails, walkways, and protective fencing? » more
How to choose industrial wireless componentsFor industrial wireless networks, choosing the best accessories helps ensure a high-quality wireless network. Most problems in newly installed wireless networks result from poorly chosen or... » more
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Product Research Channel
Control Engineering salary and career survey, 2013Average annual base salary was $92,918 among respondents to the 2013 Control Engineering salary and career survey, with 70% expecting an increase and average bonus of $10,486. Best skills to get... » more
Research: Wireless use in industryWhat wireless technologies are being used for industrial applications? IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth, and wireless are widely used. More information is being gathered. » more
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Plant Safety and Security Channel
Unified platform helps robotics for packagingApplication Update: Multinational maker of secondary packaging systems, Cama Group, standardizes robotics on a unified platform to deliver simplified, high-speed automation software and hardware... » more
Control Engineering industrial cyber security perceptions and practices surveyIn 2009, one out of four industrial users reported that they saw no potential cyber threats that could affect their businesses. That was before Stuxnet and other high-profile criminal incidents. How... » more
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