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Implementing a hierarchy of automation safety

Control Engineering

The considerations surrounding design and implementation of industrial automation safety are extensive, with specialized training required to fully address each potential issue. For any equipment using industrial automation, the design of the automation systems certainly plays a role with regards to safety.

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RS partners with Omega Engineering adding to its portfolio of sensors and industrial control products

Automation Mag

Omega Engineering, part of the DwyerOmega family of brands, is an international, integrated, single-source supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions for industrial process measurement and control applications, including sensing, control, and monitoring technologies.

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Automation Fair, Nov. 6-9: What’s possible with automation, productivity, resilience, sustainability?

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Review what’s at Automation Fair 2023 by Rockwell Automation. Understand the target audience for Automation Fair 2023 Rockwell Automation. Rockwell Automation opens its 32 nd annual Automation Fair today at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, expecting more than 10,000 attendees for the Nov.

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Pack Expo Recap: Developing automation systems for facilities

Control Engineering

Automation insights Manufacturers at Pack Expo are focusing on delivering comprehensive yet user-friendly solutions, addressing challenges like the skills gap and high customer demand in the packaging and logistics industries.

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More answers on bridging the gap from edge to cloud MES to make automation more effective

Control Engineering

Additional information on MES and edge computing is available in a related article, “ Learn about bridging the gap from edge to cloud MES to make automation more effective.” This is how we build our products, this is the steps that each product takes, this is, if in a process manufacturing environment, we have our recipes.

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Manufacturing, global economy: Mild 2024 recession

Control Engineering

Offset a mile recession in 2024 and depression in 2030 in part with manufacturing automation. Be prepared: Companies have the opportunity to pull ahead and improve automation and efficiency in operations and reduce supply chain bottlenecks. Automation will help. Improve manufacturing automation, address labor issues.

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Soft actuators in robots emit light in colors, patterns

Control Engineering

The research was published this month in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. Joining Chen on the paper are EECS graduate students Suhan Kim, the lead author, and Yi-Hsuan Hsiao; Yu Fan Chen SM ’14, PhD ’17; and Jie Mao, an associate professor at Ningxia University. Courtesy: Massachusetts Institute of Technology.