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Companies Partner to Combine Additive Manufacturing and Injection Molding Expertise to Address Supply Chain Challenges

Companies Partner to Combine Additive Manufacturing and Injection Molding Expertise to Address Supply Chain Challenges

Rapid Application Group and Gavco injection molding have partnered to accelerate manufacturing processes in a new and innovative way.


News Jul 16, 2020 by Ben Stepanian
Universal Robots Launches United States’ Largest Virtual Robot Expo to Date

Universal Robots Launches United States’ Largest Virtual Robot Expo to Date

Upon the success of their event in Europe, Universal Robots provides another immersive virtual experience, “The Cobot Expo” this July.


News Jul 13, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
New 2D and 3D Machine Vision Integration Systems Support Industry 4.0 Goals

New 2D and 3D Machine Vision Integration Systems Support Industry 4.0 Goals

Machine vision can be challenging and costly to implement in a manufacturing environment, but SICK AppSpace is aiming to change that.


News Jul 12, 2020 by Sara McCaslin
Qualcomm Launches World’s First 5G and Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Robotics Platform

Qualcomm Launches World’s First 5G and Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Robotics Platform

Qualcomm releases the first 96Board compliant robotics platform.


News Jul 10, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Omron Reveals New Metal Face Proximity Sensors With New Features Built for Industry 4.0

Omron Reveals New Metal Face Proximity Sensors With New Features Built for Industry 4.0

Industrial automation expert, Omron, announced a new series of metal face proximity sensors for specific industrial applications.


Emerson Releases New Laser Welder for Specific Industrial Manufacturing Needs

Emerson Releases New Laser Welder for Specific Industrial Manufacturing Needs

What is the new laser welder machine from Emerson?


News Jul 08, 2020 by Akshay Kumar
How to Identify and Troubleshoot Power and Ground Side Circuits

How to Identify and Troubleshoot Power and Ground Side Circuits

This article introduces a few simple methods to test which type of circuits — whether ground- or power-switched — are being used and how to troubleshoot and properly fix issues.


Microsoft Launches New Machine Learning Teaching Projects to Enhance Intelligence in Industrial Control Systems

Microsoft Launches New Machine Learning Teaching Projects to Enhance Intelligence in Industrial Control Systems

Microsoft introduces machine learning teaching projects to enable engineers to build customized controllers for autonomous industrial systems. 


News Jul 03, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Honeywell Aims to Ensure Health of Control Systems With New Automation Solutions

Honeywell Aims to Ensure Health of Control Systems With New Automation Solutions

Honeywell Enabled Services powered by Forge, will help industrial customers ensure control system health, performance, and compliance.


News Jul 02, 2020 by Ben Stepanian
Securing SCADA Systems from Cyber Attacks

Securing SCADA Systems from Cyber Attacks

Learn about the many ways cyber-attacks threaten SCADA systems, and what can be done to keep manufacturing and utility plants protected.


Digital Twinning and its Use in SCADA Systems

Digital Twinning and its Use in SCADA Systems

Learn all about Digital Twinning, and how this new technique can change the way we do a number of industrial operations!


Replacing Advanced Process Automation Control System (APACS) with Controllogix

Replacing Advanced Process Automation Control System (APACS) with Controllogix

A synopsis of a recent control system replacement on replacing APACS with Controllogix.


A Technical Overview of Drones and their Autonomous Applications

A Technical Overview of Drones and their Autonomous Applications

Learn how drones operate, the physics of their flight, the hardware that makes them work, possible industry applications, and major considerations for commercial use.


Microsoft Acquires CyberX to Enhance Security in Azure IoT business

Microsoft Acquires CyberX to Enhance Security in Azure IoT business

The CyberX platform comprises a series of tools, ranging from perimeter firewalls and conventional ICS/SCADA defenses to IoT-specific features to provide continuous monitoring and real-time alerting.


Utilizing Exoskeleton Robots for Industrial Applications

Utilizing Exoskeleton Robots for Industrial Applications

Learn all about exoskeletons, a way to fuse robotics and humans in ways that can help the manufacturing process while protecting the human body from excessive strain.


Hyundai Launches Technical Training for Collaborative Robotics

Hyundai Launches Technical Training for Collaborative Robotics

Hyundai Robotics provides collaborative robot training to prime its customers and employees for their business expansion into various industries.


News Jun 19, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida
Unconventional Commercial and Industrial Applications of Drones

Unconventional Commercial and Industrial Applications of Drones

This article discusses recent applications of drones and how companies are developing more commercially advanced applications, specifically in the industrial and manufacturing industries.


News Jun 18, 2020 by Akshay Kumar
Understanding Binary Numbers in PLCs

Understanding Binary Numbers in PLCs

This article introduces how the binary system is used in PLC programming and covers why this number system works so well in this area of system control.


How to Convert Gray Code to Binary for Encoders

How to Convert Gray Code to Binary for Encoders

The sensors in absolute encoders output Gray code sequences which require some complicated conversion methods to be properly used. This article shows how to take the Gray code used by absolute encoders and convert it to binary.


An Introduction to Gray Code for Encoders

An Introduction to Gray Code for Encoders

This article introduces Gray code, a specialized binary arrangement necessary for absolute encoders to communicate with controllers.