Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Are motor and drive communications getting easier or more difficult with smart manufacturing industry 4.0 What communications protocols are being used with industrial motors and drives and what needs to be communicated? What information are motors and drives reporting and receiving?

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Customer expectations of all markets are high — the IIoT and smart manufacturing customers are no different. For example, Nike has 1.52 quintillion shoe variations and some car companies have 40,000 driver seat variations. Visibility affects management and maintenance.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Many of the advances displayed highlighted progress with the Internet of Things (IoT), smart manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI). Manufacturers are trying to deliver products that go beyond their initial offerings because their customers need to resolve many problems at once.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

and smart manufacturing technologies. “We have a work cell with authentic equipment, materials, and real-world situations that they’ll be using in their careers.”. The lab features an array of ABB robots and software to provide students with the experience and knowledge of Industry 4.0

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

For additional questions and answers, see a related article: More answers about motor-drive communications.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 17, 2023

Rockwell Automation plans to bring smart manufacturing life by simplifying data access and contextualization from machine design through impactful enterprise use cases. PLCopen Motion Control efforts include mapping of OMAC PackML State Diagram to IEC 61131-3. Application examples with PLCopen Motion Control will be discussed.

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Courtesy: ODVA, Control Engineering Also see… Part 1: How to optimize industrial motor communications, intro, data types Part 3: How to optimize industrial motor communications, smart manufacturing Part 4: How to optimize industrial motor communications, cybersecurity Edited by Chris Vavra , web editor, CFE Media and Technology, cvavra@cfemedia.com (..)

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Control Engineering

JULY 17, 2023

Smart motor insights The smart motor market in the U.S. The Chinese market for smart motors is expected to reach $257.3 is expected to generate $1 billion in sales by 2033. Based on product type, the 24V sub-segment is expected to grow at a 5.1% annual pace from 2023 to 2033, depending on application. million by 2033.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 17, 2023

Researchers in Arkansas and two other states will be using a $5 million grant to increase use of artificial intelligence and robotics in chicken processing to reduce waste in deboning and detect pathogens. The grant from the U.S.

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