Help for automation design, selection, implementation
Automation product design, system integration, and application advice follows from some of the 2019 Engineers’ Choice winners.
Open architecture adds advantages to automation designs
Manufacturers should consider open architectures when designing new automation products for greater flexibility, innovation, and greater competitiveness.
DMDII receives Defense Dept. funding to strengthen research
Grants totaling $30 million over next five years will fund advanced manufacturing projects.
How to write compelling engineering job descriptions
When it comes to finding qualified candidates for a job, it all starts with a job description that draws people to your position. Below are the top five ways to attract the best talent in the industry.
Fast rotor repair also improves efficiency
An Indonesian geothermal power plant opted for a quick rotor repair for their steam turbine, which was reinstalled with immediate improvement on performance.
Embedded vision’s future role in manufacturing and automation
The manufacturing sector is moving towards greater and greater levels of automation as they strive for higher levels of productivity, safety, and low-cost production and embedded vision will a key role in the future.
This year’s IIoT/Cloud webcast series offers up to 4 learning units
Attendees can earn up to four (4) Certified Professional Development Hours (PDHs) if you attend all four webcasts in the series
Software can automate devices and systems
Machine manufacturers benefit from software that allows them to stay operational with their many automation devices while cutting costs and staying independent of an engineering framework.
Inductive proximity sensor series
The AutomationDirect series of Contrinex DW inductive proximity sensors now includes additional harsh duty sensors and standard duty sensors with quadruple sensing ranges.
The human aspect of cyber-physical systems
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are exploring and developing the human aspect of cyber-physical systems (CPSs), which are going to have a larger role in society.
University hosting STEM leadership event for women
Stony Brook University's Women in STEM Leadership Program in April 2019 as the demand for qualified professionals in the STEM fields remains high and the focus on greater parity for women in these professions increases.
Digitalization, Industrie 4.0, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) as market drivers
With the drive to digitalization, and trends such as Industrie 4.0, smart manufacturing, and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), industries face challenges such as improving production flexibility and reducing changeover time between production runs.