Mobility
Social distancing and real-time locating systems
Example of how a real-time locating system (RTLS) enabled a facility to stay safe with social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Radar level transmitter for remote monitoring
Transmitter uses Power over Ethernet (PoE) to provide secure in-plant and remote monitoring.
IIoT platform helps in automation use cases
FDT Group's updated FDT 3.0 standard is designed to meet demands for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications in the process, hybrid, and discrete manufacturing sectors.
Technique to manufacture flexible electronics developed
Researchers at Stanford University have invented a manufacturing technique that yields flexible, atomically thin transistors less than 100 nm in length, making flexible electronics (flextronics) closer to a reality.
Mobile access to production data through customized applications
Customized applications can help industrial organizations manage field devices and reduce overall operating and maintenance costs.
Implementing secure remote access and MES
Maintaining business continuity during COVID-19 is vital for manufacturers; secure remote access can provide a safe platform to keep operations running
Top 5 Control Engineering Articles Nov. 23-29, 2020
Articles about how integrators can help IIoT applications, VFD parameter changes, mobile technology, and more were Control Engineering’s five most clicked articles from Nov. 23-29, 2020. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Mobile technology with augmented reality bridges social distancing
Training methods address loss of human resources and personal contact during pandemic, improve operations
Connecting industrial applications to a private 5G network
Companies are working on developing a private 5G network to allow industrial applications, such as machines, controls and other equipment to be connected to a private network to better control behavior and usage.
Algorithms developed to detect COVID-19 from smartwatch data
Purdue University researchers have begun a study that would help determine if biometric smartwatch data could be used to detect signs of COVID-19 early early in asymptomatic users.
