Top 5 Control Engineering content: November 20-26 2023

The top 5 pieces of content from the past week include EV battery manufacturing, Automation Fair 2023 and MTP standards.

By David Miller November 27, 2023
Courtesy: Yaskawa America Inc.

Control Engineering’s top 5 pieces of content over the past week include EV battery manufacturing, Automation Fair 2023 and MTP standards.

1. Accelerate EV battery manufacturing by integrating servo motors, robotics

Electric vehicles (EVs) require more efficient manufacturing to meet increased demands and use of robotics and servo motors can help. See table on battery types, information on cell housing types.

2. MTP standard accelerates DCS and PLC integration

Many production plant designs require integration of a distributed control system with multiple PLC-based subsystems. NAMUR MTP is a standardized configuration and communication method to facilitate integration between the two, while cutting the cost, time and risk of doing so.

3. Automation Fair 2023: Building the future of industrial operations

The theme of “Discover what’s possible” at Automation Fair 2023 is a major building block toward better industrial manufacturing.

4. Control Engineering 2023 SCADA research: Many wait too long to upgrade

Upgrades for SCADA software should be implemented sooner for better results, admitted Control Engineering SCADA software buyers, specifiers and integrators, according to recent research.

5. Automation mergers, acquisitions, capital markets analysis: October 2023

The Bundy Group reported 21 automation transactions in the month of October. Analysis on the acquisitions and reports are highlighted below.