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

Control Engineering

Review additional audience questions related to MES, edge computing and related topics and expert answers from webcast presenters. 5 presentation (available archived for a year). 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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Automation Fair, Nov. 6-9: What’s possible with automation, productivity, resilience, sustainability?

Control Engineering

It also includes three keynote presentations, Tuesday through Thursday and off-site events. Rockwell Automation chairman and CEO Blake Moret discussed the need for agile, resilient and sustainable manufacturing at the 2022 Automation Fair at McCormick Place in Chicago.

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Manufacturing, global economy: Mild 2024 recession

Control Engineering

They have been challenging, and the next several years aren’t expected to be any easier, said Alan Beaulieu, principal and president of ITR Economics, at his presentation “Calculate to Win” at the A3 Business Forum in Orlando. Manufacturers will be better-positioned than other industries in general due to high demand for products.

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Epicor: Solutions that are Made With You, For You

Fabricating & Metal Work

The software is specialized for make-to-order manufacturing, discrete manufacturing and process manufacturing. Epicor Advanced MES collects data directly from equipment and operators on the shop floor in real time, maximizing data accuracy and process automation.

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Soft actuators in robots emit light in colors, patterns

Control Engineering

“The wingbeat synchronized flash generation demonstrated in this work will make it easier for motion tracking and flight control of multiple microrobots in low-light environments both indoors and outdoors.”.

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Implementing a hierarchy of automation safety

Control Engineering

The term “hierarchy of controls” does not refer to real-time controls, but instead defines what steps users should take to control and limit the hazards presented by any equipment or installation. There are five layers involved in this process. . Courtesy: AutomationDirect.