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PLCs, PACs January 13, 2003

Control Engineering Machine Control eNewsletter for January 2003

National Instruments- Discover Industrial, Distributed I/O Solutions Create cost-effective I/O systems for a variety of industrial applications with easy-to-use, modular FieldPoint from National Instruments. FieldPoint delivers unmatched software integration and gives you the ability to choose a system based on a variety of open, standard networking technologies. With this FieldPoint brochure, learn how to build user-defined distributed I/O systems with three easy steps. For your FREE brochure call or visit ni.com/info and enter dyjn8p National Instruments: Tel: (800) 452-6914 | Fax: (512) 683-9300 | Email: info@ni.com CE editors pick the best of 2002 Leadership: are you a 'lifter'? Think before you code Micro-size bar code scanners Cool machine control products: modules, controller, computers, data transfer Check out January Control Engineering, other resources CE editors pick the best of 2002 Control Engineering editors gather annually to evaluate the new products of the year and choose the top ones.

By Gary Mintchell
Mechatronics and Motion Control September 24, 2002

Control Engineering Embedded Control eNewsletter for September 2002

Advantech... Founded in 1983, ADVANTECH AUTOMATION is the only complete PC-based Industrial Automation Solution Manufacturer offering products such as Industrial PCs, Workstations, Flat Panel Monitors, Customized PCs, Data Acquisition & Control Devices and Web-enabled products for communication and HMI monitoring and control. ADVANTECH offers a family of scaleable Windows-based computers for almost any industrial application offering Environment Facility Monitoring, Factory Automation, Machine Automation, and a variety of other total solutions.For more information, visit www.advantech.com angelas@advantech.com Embedded control in September Control Engineering What's hot at IMTS Let's get started Control remote devices Still life in embedded product development Online webcasts, conference, expo Embedded control in September Control Engineering Control Engineering's September issue is posted on the Web.

By Gary Mintchell
Industrial PCs September 18, 2002

Control Engineering HMI eNews for September 2002

AutomationDirect- AutomationDirect offers EZTouch PLC touch panels with a built-in Data Highway Plus (DH+) interface, or Ethernet option cards for use with certain EZTouch panels. Data Highway Plus versions of the EZTouch panels are available in color or monochrome 6-inch models, and 8 and 10-inch color regular or slim bezel models. EZTouch panels with the DH+ card pre-installed start at $1,159 for the 6-inch monochrome version.

By Gary Mintchell
PLCs, PACs September 12, 2002

Control Engineering Software eNewsletter for September 2002

INTELLUTION -CONNECT THE CORNER OFFICE TO THE FACTORY FLOOR WITH INFOAGENT. infoAgent is Intellution's brand new web-based application for accessing, analyzing and visualizing production information - in a format that's meaningful to you - from virtually anywhere in the world. Improve productivity.

By Gary Mintchell
Motors and Drives August 21, 2002

Companies release many new vision products

This special product section is an online extra companion to ''Vision Systems: Eyes in the Factory,'' cover story in the August 2002 issue of Control Engineering. Several companies have recently released new vision products. Here are brief descriptions of some of the major offerings.

By Gary Mintchell
Mechatronics and Motion Control August 13, 2002

Control Engineering Machine Control eNewsletter for August 2002

In this issue: Machine control in Control Engineering RS Logix 5000 Business Ethics Sensor news More news about vision Cool machine control products Control Engineering Buyer's Guide Control Engineering plans October webcasts on manufacturing productivity Machine control in Control Engineering In the last two months in Control Engineering , I have covered some important topics for machine control. The July cover story was about embedded control. This article was somewhat of a general survey of the technologies, platforms, and product categories that we will be covering as part of the explosion of products in this category. Software pioneered by the PC-based control companies when combined with the continued evolution of hardware driven by ever smaller yet more powerful silicon has sparked new products that enable a distributed machine-control architecture. In August, I covered the current state of machine vision.

By Gary Mintchell
PID, APC August 8, 2002

Control Engineering Software eNewsletter for August 2002

In this issue: Components, objects, and control software Test suite for XML standard Training studio Invensys, IBM join for production software Your comments from last month SPC report writer Utilities aid SPC communication Control Engineering Buyer's Guide Control Engineering plans October webcasts on manufacturing productivity Components, objects, and control software It may be just a quirk of personality. I like to be organized, and I prefer to have my thoughts organized as well. Way back in 1978 when I picked up a Timex/Sinclair computer and a book on BASIC, I tried to find ways to organize the code.

By Gary Mintchell
PLCs, PACs June 19, 2002

Control Engineering Software eNewsletter for June 2002

In this issue: Who benefits most from software Simulation Software Symposium Disaster recovery Invensys manufacturing solutions Your comments from last month Instant Messaging Component historian for network support Fault tolerant software Control Engineering Online redesigns; DCS webcast Who benefits most from software Do you sometimes wonder who benefits most from large-scale software applications? Do they seem so complex that only a consultant or integrator can apply them? How is a manufacturer's support after the sale? Infoworld editor in chief, Michael Vizard, in his June 3 column online at https://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/02/06/03/020603opnoise.xml says, 'Ask yourself one simple question: was this software written in a way that increases my job security and gets me home at a reasonable hour, or was it written in a way to enrich consultants at the expense of my organization?' Now don't get me wrong, I have nothing against integrators and consultants in general. After all, I was one once. Still, it is a valid question. I have the opportunity to talk technical people at most of the industrial software suppliers and see their latest efforts.

By Gary Mintchell
HMI, OI June 12, 2002

Control Engineering’s monthly newsletter for Human-Machine Interface — June 2002

In this issue: Check out the new Controleng.com Memo to CEOs Pilz introduces compact computer Rockwell introduces rugged peripherals Dolch Safe-T-Touch Vibration and acoustic analysis Predicting machine performance Trenton single-board computer Check out the new Controleng.com You may have noticed a redesigned Control Engineering Online at / . Some new or enhanced features include a more organized search function, better navigation, integrated site/e-newsletter registration, and the Control Engineering bookstore. Like what you see? Something you would like to see added? How are the searches? Let me know at gmintchell@reedbusiness.com . One of our sister magazines, MSi, did a sponsored webcast on distributed control system migration. If you want to take a look, the June 12 webcast is archived at https://www.msimag.com/seminar Back to top Memo to chief executive officers Last month I wrote about business ethics and heard from a large number of you about your concerns with the direction of many of our business leaders.

By Gary Mintchell
Edge and Cloud Computing June 4, 2002

Control Engineering Newsletter for Software — March 2002

In this issue: National Manufacturing Week Web Services Linux USDATA seminars National Manufacturing Week Next week is National Manufacturing Week, four trade shows in one venue. The trade shows are Industrial Automation, Plant Engineering, Design Engineering, and Industrial IT. Also included is a Motion Control pavilion.

By Gary Mintchell
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