Stephen Hayes
Stephen Hayes is managing director of Beckhoff Automation UK.
Articles
Industrial PCs
August 19, 2021
The IPC requirements of complex control
As automation technologies and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) become more commonplace in modern manufacturing, the requirements of control hardware have increased.
By Stephen Hayes
Vision and Discrete Sensors
September 11, 2020
Benefits of scalable machine vision systems
The challenge for machine vision systems remains the ease of configuration and processing, which affects scalability. This needs to improve as the technology becomes more common.
By Stephen Hayes
Edge and Cloud Computing
July 29, 2020
Is it time to look at edge computing?
With the rise of 5G in manufacturing, effective edge computing requires consideration of industrial PCs (IPCs) at the edge.
By Stephen Hayes