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ODVA to hold Industrial Ethernet events in September

6 August, 2008

Because of the increased demand for information from end users and product manufacturers on the topic of Industrial Ethernet, ODVA is bringing local language introductory seminars on industrial Ethernet to France, Spain, and Italy this September....

Remote control system is a safer solution

12 August, 2008

When Aberdeen Control was asked to create a new design for a control cabinet, to remotely control a diesel engine driven pump on an oil rig, it proposed using a Bosch Rexroth PLC-based control system

Clean pneumatics promises to cut the cost of hard drive production

12 August, 2008

Pneumatic actuation has not always been the automatic choice for high precision clean room operations, being considered a high risk source of contamination. But Hoerbiger-Origa says it has overcome this problem with its clean room series...

Automated laser cutting machine – compact and highly productive

16 June, 2008

The new TruLaser 2030 from Trumpf was engineered to be an off-the-shelf automated machine that perfectly synchronises the laser resonator, cutting process and automated material handling. The machine’s integral load and unload provides a...

ID readers for different codes, surfaces and marking methods

16 June, 2008

Any code, any surface, any marking method: with the introduction of the DataMan 700 handheld ID readers, Cognex now claims to offer the broadest range of image-based ID readers and code quality verifiers available. From printed barcodes...

Vision system promises fast savings by reducing packing line downtime

16 June, 2008

A pioneering 3D vision system developed by Adbro in partnership with SICK (UK) is promising to achieve new performance levels of quality inspection, linked to real-time production correction and rapid return on investment

Sewage plant relies on pneumatic system

12 August, 2008

All 28 filtration tanks at the Les Grésillons sewage treatment plant are equipped with pneumatic linear actuators from Festo

Control system upgrade reduces maintenance costs

11 August, 2008

ABB’s System 800xA Extended Automation was recently selected by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) for the upgrade of the control system for its production of linear alkyl benzene (LAB) plant at Patalganga in India

Fencing system keeps workers safer

11 August, 2008

Troax is ensuring a safer working environment at soft drinks manufacturer AG Barr’s Cumbernauld distribution centre thanks to the installation of its Safe-Fix machine fencing system

Plant floor protection in a web enabled world

12 August, 2008

Security requirements for industrial Ethernet networks are quickly migrating from enterprise networks to process control and other industrial environments. David Moss, business development manager for GarrettCom Europe, discusses effective...

Robots now integrated in automation platform

12 August, 2008

Mitsubishi Electric’s iQ PAC (programmable automation controller) can now integrate all production processes, including robots, in a single, interdisciplinary, automation platform.

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