Recently added articles from Control Engineering:
Machine vision's GigE Vision standard.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Renee Robbins, Control Engineering GigE Vision is a camera interface standard developed using the Gigabit Ethernet communication protocol. In industrial machine vision applications, GigE Vision allows fast image transfer using low cost standard cables over very long lengths. It ...
What good are economists anyway?(Control System Integrators Association)(Conference news)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2009; ... David Greenfield, editorial director Yes, I borrowed that headline from BusinessWeek . But I did so with a reason. The BusinessWeek article I'm referring to focused on how wrong so many economists were recently by saying either a recession wouldn't happen or, if it did, it would ...
Safety via Fieldbus--Hanging by a Wire?(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Peter Welander, Control Engineering Fieldbus is breaking new ground in discrete and process safety networks, a bastion of hard-wired systems. Users are drawn by promises of easier troubleshooting and maintenance. Safety networks have long been a bastion of hard-wired ...
Airplane Artists Aided by Advanced Motion Technology.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Ed Diehl and Scott VanDelinder, Concept Systems Inc. Improvement of aircraft object modeling and better control technology permits the new aircraft painting system at Boeing to put operator cranes within 4 inches of the aircraft without risk of contacting it. ...
Contracting for services? Qualifications should come first.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Vance VanDoren, Ph.D., P.E., Control Engineering, and Ron Brenke, American Council of Engineering Companies - Michigan Selecting a controls engineering partner on price alone can cost you plenty. Here's how the qualifications-based selection (QBS) process can work for you. ...
Kinematics Equations for Control of Robotic Systems.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jason Goerges, ACS Motion Control Kinematic equations relate the Cartesian coordinate system to a crane's spherical coordinate system. These equations also allow modern motion controllers to perform the calculations necessary for the smooth control of robotics. ...
Predictive Emissions Monitoring for Regulatory Compliance.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Rich Hovan, Pavilion Technologies Software-based continuous emission monitoring proves to be a more viable--and cost effective--tool for controlling emissions than traditional hardware-based systems. New environmental regulations are putting increased pressure on ...
Solution for mixing industrial, standard-office Ethernet.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Michael Babb, Control Engineering Europe Mixing industrial Ethernet and standard office Ethernet on the same cable has its risks. With no sense of priority, an industrial telegram, which may be critical for operating some machine, might be delayed, sitting in some switch's ...
Effective Maintenance and Upgrades Keep Gantry Mills Flying.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Don Trotter, Siemens Careful use of predictive maintenance and retrofits extends life and productivity of large milling centers for aircraft supplier resulting in cost savings. Like most manufacturers, aerospace component suppliers are seeking ways to improve their ...
Flexible Assembly.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Vance VanDoren, Ph.D., P.E., Control Engineering, Oliver Weise, Behr Heat Transfer Pre-assembly of components leads to flexible, accurate assembly of multiple combinations sequentially. RFID helps information flow, machine vision guides quality-checking robots, and PLCs provide ...
TRUST in software engineering.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Dennis Brandl It seems that every generation needs to relearn the lessons of previous generations. This is equally true in manufacturing, where older engineers are retiring and must pass on knowledge to younger engineers. Unfortunately for manufacturing software, ...
Behavioral automation.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Mark T. Hoske, editor in chief Ideas related to behavioral economics seem to continue to expand and influence U.S. domestic policies. Behavioral engineering has been applied to many disciplines, including how organizations function and encourage safety. Now, let's consider ...
Energy management central to leading manufacturers.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff According to a study ("Energy Management: Driving Value in Industrial Environments") just released from Aberdeen Group, leading manufacturers are more than three times as likely as laggards to invest in an energy management solution to gain real-time visibility into ...
Sustainable Engineering: Efficient Use of Materials.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff While most industrial sustainability efforts are focused on energy, the other major cost for manufacturers--materials--should not go unnoticed. In this Webcast, three materials-related processes are investigated that can make your operations more sustainable and save a ...
Event notice from ARC Advisory Group: ARC asset lifecycle management event.(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff Reduce risk, reduce costs, reduce project cycle time, reduce energy use, reduce carbon footprint! These are key challenges for asset-intensive organizations today and they can all be achieved through better Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM). Organizations need immediate ...
Wireless alliance for 60 GHz technology.(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff More than 15 technology companies announced the Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) Alliance, an organization formed to establish a unified specification for 60 Gigahertz (GHz) wireless technologies. The widespread availability and use of digital multimedia content has created an ...
Toyota receives Energy Star Award for sustained energy management.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing of North America has been recognized with the Energy Star Award for sustained excellence in energy management. Energy Star is a federally sponsored program designed to promote energy efficiency in buildings and products. It is ...
Green energy: Rooftop unit generates electricity in moderate wind.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff Green Energy Technologies LLC launched its WindCube, a 60 kW rooftop wind turbine designed for on-site power generation by commercial and industrial power users in urban and suburban locations. The turbine, which captures and amplifies the wind, fills a previously unmet ...
Whirlpool to make electronically controlled appliances smart grid compatible.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff At the 2009 EE Global Forum & Exhibition in Paris, Whirlpool Corporation announced its commitment to making all of its electronically controlled appliances smart grid compatible by 2015. According to Bracken Darrell, president of Whirlpool Europe, and executive ...
Control Engineering launches Twitter coverage and LinkedIn group.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff David Greenfield, Control Engineering editorial director, has launched his coverage of sustainable/efficient technologies and products via Twitter. You can follow his posts at http://twitter.com/djgreenfield . "For those interested in keeping up with my reports ...