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May 13, 2008  

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Industrial Encoders Go Wireless

SwiftComm™ from BEI Industrial Encoders will interface with any incremental encoder, providing a robust wireless signal in real time over a secure network. Fast boot-up and transmission time allow it to seamlessly interface with existing control systems. Costly and time-consuming cabling can now be a thing of the past.

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ODVA: New CIP specs; ControlNet joins DeviceNet family; 2009 meeting

Hannover, Germany – ODVA will publish new editions of the specifications for CIP Networks, enhancing the EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, CompoNet, ControlNet, and CIP Safety technologies. New capabilities extend device interoperability and application coverage to a greater range of devices and applications. Also, ControlNet joined the family, and an early 2009 date was set for ODVA's next "annual" meeting; the last was in....
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Partnership: Advanced, interoperable motion control, machine tools

Chicago, IL – Factory-wide productivity advances are expected from software that can operate across a brands of machine tools and motion-controlled equipment. Roy-G-Biv and Siemens Energy & Automation will combine Siemens' Motion Control Information System (MCIS) software with Roy-G-Biv’s XMC universal machine connectivity software to enable....
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OPC: Painless migration, classic OPC DA to OPC UA, partership

OPC Unified Architecture (UA) is the OPC Foundation's next generation, unified technology for secure, reliable, and interoperable transport of data and several companies aim to hasten its implementation. Softing redesigned its OPC development tools, helping OPC software developers from older specifications to OPC UA. Also, Iconics and Kepware Technologies agreed to develop an "end-to-end"....
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Products

Protect intellectual property: Encrypt firmware, control programs

Temecula, CA – Firmware and control software from original equipment manufacturers and machine builders will be more secure as a result of encryption in upgraded automation software from Opto 22, a developer and manufacturer of hardware and software for industrial automation, remote monitoring, and data acquisition projects. This will help by....
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Easier: Panel designs, short-circuit current rating compliance

St. Louis, MO – New Cooper Bussmann OSCAR Version 2.0 SCCR (short-circuit current rating) compliance software allows users to save and edit electrical panel designs, while offering a more intuitive process flow, graphically displaying the circuit as each component is entered. Enhancements include...
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In print: By the Numbers on energy efficiency, green engineering

One-third of U.S. energy is consumed by industry. 50% increase in solar cell manufacturing last year. 188 references for motor efficiency. 130 mpg with 120 mile range two-seater vehicle. These are among energy efficiency energy-related engineering statistics on the April Control Engineering By the Numbers page. Others are...
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