Learning Objectives Get a working concept of multivariable control. Understand the difference between manual versus automatic multivariable control. Find the path to core-competency with multivariable control. A core-competency is a skill set, mastery of which is essential to success in your business. For example, it is accepted establishing and sustaining a healthy base-layer process […]
Robots are extending their reach. These multiaxis articulators are taking 3D manufacturing and fabrication to new heights, new part designs, greater complexity and production efficiencies. Integrated with systems to extend their reach even further, their flexibility is unmatched. Robots are virtually defying gravity in additive manufacturing (AM), tackle complex geometries in cutting, and collaborate with […]
Most organizations rely heavily on security architects to vet products and assemble optimal solutions that align with security, technology, and business requirements. These technical experts spend a disproportionately large amount of energy on the integration of security infrastructure for centralization of controls and automation of security workflows. More often than not, they overemphasize integration points […]
According to research interviews with both end-users and system integrators, warehouse automation equipment is becoming more and more standardized and modular and the margins on equipment sales is eroding over time. As a result, system integrators and automation original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are looking for new revenue-generating opportunities. This typically involves either moving up the […]
The drive chain in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) involves three key elements of data, analytics and applications[1]: data is collected from production environments including equipment, products and processes enabled by IoT, data analytics is facilitated by advanced analytics including machine learning, and smart industrial applications are driven by data and analytics to provide […]
Learning Objectives Record-keeping in life sciences and manufacturing are critical. Electronic batch recording (EBR) systems enhance data integrity and speeding up the batch release process. EBR can improve traceability and safety in the food and beverage industry. Record-keeping in the life sciences industry is just as crucial as manufacturing high quality products. The regulations, […]
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have found a way to simultaneously increase the strength and ductility of an alloy by introducing tiny precipitates into its matrix and tuning their size and spacing. The precipitates are solids that separate from the metal mixture as the […]
North Carolina State University researchers demonstrated a low-cost technique for retrieving nanowires from electronic devices that have reached the end of their utility and then using those nanowires in new devices. The work is a step toward more sustainable electronics. “There is a lot of interest in recycling electronic materials because we want to both […]
Version 1.12 of the Bedrock IEC 61131-3 integrated development environment (IDE) adds expanded browser visualization, a field technician interface (FTI), 64-bit multicore processing support and enhanced user security tools. It also includes Bedrock OSA View, a new option that enables developers to build and integrate process displays seamlessly with application and diagnostic variables. Users also can build […]
Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are forecast to surpass $100 billion next year, a new high, after jumping 34% to $95.3 billion in 2021 compared to $71.1 billion in 2020, SEMI announced in its Mid-Year Total Semiconductor Equipment Forecast – OEM Perspective at the Innovation for a Transforming World virtual conference. Continuing investments […]