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Encapsulated data in automation programming

One problem we face when developing an automation solution is managing and organizing the vast amounts data that are needed. This applies to numerous scenarios, whether it is developing a tracking system, controlling conveyors, or discrete machine control. Not only is the organization of the data important to the... Read More
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Integrator Update: Remote access programming

The concept of remotely accessing, monitoring, and tweaking automation systems has been around since the late 1980s, and the Internet seemed to be the “Promised Land,” just around the corner. Just... Read More
High-speed memory sharing improves application reliability

In the industrial automation application area of cold rolling and hot rolling, the requirement for pressure and rotating speed is strict and demanding. Data must be transmitted to the next node... Read More
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Small-payload industrial robot market grows

The world market for industrial robots was worth an estimated $8.2 billion in 2011 according to IMS Research (now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS)). Around 68 percent of revenues were for articulated, and... Read More
Yaskawa commemorates first U.S.-manufactured MV1000 medium-voltage drives

Yaskawa Electric Corp. and Yaskawa America Inc. celebrated the start of U.S. manufacturing for the Yaskawa MV1000 in a ceremony at the Yaskawa America Oak Creek, Wis., plant on Nov. 30. Yaskawa... Read More
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The Rocky Relationship Between Safety and Security
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Adding Industrial Toughness and Reliability to Ethernet
Today, automation control systems are expected to provide greater operational visibility of manufacturing processes throughout the organization, from field sites to the control room, so as to reduce the cost of operations, maximize return, and ensure operator safety. However, manufacturers who try to deploy an integrated industrial network face one unique challenge: their network is more vulnerable in the control room than at field sites.
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Featured Blogs
Machine safety: Does ISO 13849-1: 2006 weight severity, frequency, and probability equally?

New quantitative requirements for designing safety-related parts of the control system (SRP/CS)... Read More
Machine safety: Executives balance risks, profits

Given our current economic environment, and particularly in industry, it’s probably not a big... Read More
Machine safety: PLC versus PAC, is there a difference for safety?

Is PAC the newest PLC? And, what’s that got to do with machine safety? What does PAC stand for? The... Read More
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