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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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Manufacturing, global economy: Mild 2024 recession

Control Engineering

Offset a mile recession in 2024 and depression in 2030 in part with manufacturing automation. Manufacturing economy insights. Manufacturers can prepare for the future and take charge of the situation rather than letting things happen to them; manufacturing automation is part of the preparation. Learning Objectives.

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Implementing a hierarchy of automation safety

Control Engineering

Safety comes in many forms and is a critical aspect of manufacturing operations. Safety Insights. It starts with fundamentals like awareness and having the right equipment on-hand. While a good starting point, it is really the first step in the journey and can go in much greater detail.

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

Control Engineering

Question: Can you provide insights into the future trends of MES in manufacturing? 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. Question : How should an MES interact with other systems in a manufacturing environment?

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Soft actuators in robots emit light in colors, patterns

Control Engineering

Fireflies that light up dusky backyards on warm summer evenings use their luminescence for communication — to attract a mate, ward off predators, or lure prey. These glimmering bugs also sparked the inspiration of scientists at MIT. Taking a cue from nature, they built electroluminescent soft artificial muscles for flying, insect-scale robots.

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Control Engineering November 2022 online table of contents

Control Engineering

Manufacturing digitalization: Think differently, working smarter. Manufacturers can change how they operate and make better decisions with automation and controls, but it requires a different mindset and approach. See six growth opportunities for manufacturers. OT threat detection and research benefits for manufacturers.

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Hot Control Engineering discrete and process sensing articles in 2023

Control Engineering

Automate 2023 Day Three: Sensors gaining insights under the surface Manufacturers highlighted sensors and information systems designed to go beyond what is shown on the surface and give customers real insights.