Automation & IIoT Articles, Stories & News

Why Risk Assessment is Important in Machine Safety

10/17/17, 10:36 AM | Automation & IIoT, Supply Chain | Safety and Standards | Banner Engineering

Competent consultants can greatly enhance the risk assessment process, but the final responsibility for personnel safety is still that of the employer. Employees should also be trained to recognize hazards and act appropriately.

Talking FABTECH 2017 with Turck

10/17/17, 10:35 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | Fabtech, Tradeshows and Conferences | Turck Inc.

Well be showcasing a smaller 4 mm nut sensor, an aramid fiber high temperature and flame resistant cordset, and the recently released TBIP CIP Safety Hybrid Block I/O Module.

Butler Automatic SP1 Automatic Film Splicer Reduces Downtime in Consumer Packaged Goods Packaging

10/17/17, 09:37 AM | Automation & IIoT, Supply Chain

Splicer performs non-stop film changes in CPG packaging operations

HEIDENHAIN's New StateMonitor for TNCs Makes CNC Connectivity Easier Than Ever

10/17/17, 09:35 AM | Automation & IIoT, Supply Chain

This new state-of-the-art software is an option with HEIDENHAIN TNC controls and connects with PC systems to allow the user to view data and evaluate control processes remotely and in real-time.

SME Launches Humans of Manufacturing to Share Real-Life Stories from Industry Professionals

10/17/17, 05:21 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering

Storytelling initiative highlights the people of manufacturing and showcases technology

Allied Machine Highlights Drilling Innovations at SOUTH-TEC 2017

10/16/17, 09:37 AM | Automation & IIoT, Supply Chain

Visit Booth #2421 to See New Drilling and Boring Products

DowDuPont's Andrew Liveris: How America Can Bring Back Manufacturing

10/16/17, 05:29 AM | Automation & IIoT, Additive & 3D Printing | Industry 4.0, Opinions and Advice, politics, Reshoring, Technology Discussions

From Knowledge@Wharton: Manufacturing accounts for about 13% of the U.S. economy. Should we even focus on trying to "bring it back," now that information and services - the "knowledge economy" - seems a more promising path?

Design Your Own SmartFlex® Pallet System Conveyor Quickly & Easily with Dorner's D-Tools

10/13/17, 08:29 AM | Automation & IIoT, Supply Chain | Dorner Mfg. Corp.

Dorners SmartFlex® Pallet System conveyors are now available in D-Tools, Dorners online conveyor configurator that includes 2D and 3D CAD libraries and other functions.

Capgemini: Smart factories could add $1.5trn to global economy

10/13/17, 05:32 AM | Automation & IIoT, Additive & 3D Printing | Research and Reports, Smart Factory

Jonathan Dyble for Manufacturing Global: In its latest report, multinational consultancy firm Capgemini predicts that smart factories are set to become revolutionary within the manufacturing industry.

Mouser Electronics Congratulates 2017 Create the Future Design Contest Winners

10/13/17, 05:21 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | Mouser Electronics

Mouser Electronics will join in recognizing the winners of the 2017 Create the Future Design Contest at a reception in New York on November 10.

Balluff Hosts Third Manufacturing Day for Students and Community Members

10/13/17, 05:19 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering

Visitors were able to take part in hands-on activities and games involving Balluff sensors to learn how they work and to experience how automation aims to improve manufacturing outcomes.

Time-Sensitive Networking: Reliable Communication for Industrial IoT

10/12/17, 10:57 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | Big Data, network management | Wind River

What happens when a command from the controller arrives at the robot arm a tenth of a second late? Or what happens if sensor data never actually reaches the controller?

Eyelit Releases EquipmentConnect Module to Dramatically Reduce the Time and Cost of Factory Automation

10/11/17, 05:27 AM | Automation & IIoT, Supply Chain

Simplifies utilizing the Internet of Things (IoT) for tool and device connectivity

Mouser Electronics and Grant Imahara Present Final Video of Shaping Smarter Cities Series

10/11/17, 05:25 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | Mouser Electronics

In the final video from Mouser Electronics Shaping Smarter Cities project, celebrity engineer Grant Imahara returns to WIRED Brand Lab to talk about what hes seen and learned after traveling the world to see how technology is shaping smarter cities.

SMAC Electric Actuator Doubles the Eject Speed of Fastest Pneumatic Actuators

10/10/17, 05:13 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | SMAC Moving Coil Actuators, Inc.

Cycle rate of 2400 ppm exceeds what comparable pneumatics are capable of.

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