Eleven points to consider when designing on open hardware. How open embedded platforms, such as Raspberry Pi, can create an innovative industrial product design. Excellence in performance, reliability ...

Why engineers are making software defined automation, digital twins, soft PLCs and other agnostic tools part of the manufacturing automation toolkit. Change is happening at record speed. More ...

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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has formed a strategic relationship with Wood, a global leader in delivering ...

In July of 1982, industry pioneer Alan Kay said “People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.” In January of 2007, Steve Jobs used this quote to define his vision for ...

A common theme in automation today is interoperability and openness. For many small to medium-sized manufacturers however, achieving this level of interoperability requires time and resources that ...

Control system technologies are continually evolving, providing designers and facility owners with an ever-increasing array of options. Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and distributed control ...

The emergence of photovoltaic sensors in the 19th century marked a pivotal moment—the birth of light sensors, paving the way for other sensor types. Fast forward to the 1960s, and sensor utilization ...

Virtual commissioning (VC) technology allows manufacturing and controls engineers to virtually simulate manufacturing production systems and validate that the physical packaging machines, conveyance ...

At Automate, Siemens announced a new workstation designed to manage numerous hardware control points throughout the factory. Siemens SIMATIC Automation Workstation was designed let manufacturers ...

Home automation projects have been popular as long as microcontrollers have been available to the general public. Building computers to handle minutiae so we don’t have to is one of life’s great joys.

NUMANSDORP, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foodmate B.V. (“Foodmate”), a leading global designer and manufacturer of poultry processing equipment and a member of the Duravant family of operating ...