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Bottling up plant improvements.(Company overview)
Jun 01, 2009 ... By Darren Riley, Rockwell Automation Accurate metrics leads to accelerated reliability Manufacturers across all industry sectors are embracing real-time performance management as a means to improve flexibility and profitability, while coping with the reduction of ...
PC-based HMIs.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff IndraControl VSP and VPP series of PC-Based HMIs have a ruggedized frame, IP65 protection class rating and components engineered to withstand harsh factory conditions, these industrial PC-based HMIs have a compact design that ...
Kepware joins Rockwell partnership.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff Kepware Technologies has been selected as an Encompass Global partner by Rockwell Automation. "Kepware has been an Encompass Americas partner in the past," said Roy Kok, VP of Sales and Marketing of Kepware Technologies. "Although Kepware supplies its products ...
Onset links remote monitoring to real-time display software.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff Data logger supplier Onset Computer Corp. announced that the company's web-based HOBO U30 Remote Monitoring Systems are now compatible with NorthWrite, Inc.'s Energy Expert software platform. The Energy Expert software converts raw building energy and ...
Humidity sensor.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff The HIH-5030/5031 series humidity sensor includes a Surface Mount Device product on tape-and-reel that allows for use in automated, high-volume, lower cost pick-and-place manufacturing (1,000 units per reel), ...
Industrial Ethernet switches.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff The Stride line includes industrial-grade unmanaged Ethernet switches and media converters with aluminum housings. Designed for wide-temperature applications (-40 C to 85 C), these plug-and-play ...
The recession is over; what did we learn?(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Bob Vavra, Editor Fifteen months ago in this space, I first used the word "recession." Many people had spent the better part of a year trying to avoid using that word. We were gearing up for a presidential election and we were trying to understand the depth of the issues we ...
Oil's well that starts well.
Jun 01, 2009 ... By Glen Sharkowicz, Mobil Industrial Lubricants Lubrication is a key part of an effective maintenance strategy In today's increasingly competitive environment, maximizing productivity is a must, especially for small and medium-sized machine shops. Typically, these ...
Spotting electrical problems with IR thermography.
Jun 01, 2009 ... By Mike Ralph, Exelon Nuclear There is perhaps no industry that requires zero room for error than nuclear power generation. Exelon Nuclear, part of Exelon Corp., one of the nation's largest electric utilities, uses infrared thermography as a key component - along with other ...
Power supplies.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff The RHINO line of power supplies includes NEC Class 2 plastic-housed low-profile switching supplies in 5-, 12- and 24-Vdc adjustable output models. The new PSC series includes eight models with power ratings from 12 W to 90 W and feature ...
Power supply.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff The CSG2400C provides 100 A continuous at 45 C and has a 150 A peak rating to insure operation in the startup of heavy loads. Features include short circuit, overload, over temperature, input/output ...
Predict to prevent.
Jun 01, 2009 ... By Fabrice Meunier, Schneider Electric Motor management systems look into the future Even an hour of process downtime in an industrial manufacturing facility can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. In a fragile economy, that can mean the difference between meeting ...
Power supplies.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff The QUINT SFB features Selective Fuse Breaking. This technology allows supplemental branch circuit protection on the dc bus to operate as designed in a control system. Upon sensing a fault condition, the SFB technology delivers a short peak of current (up to six times ...
Adapters.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff The VAZ-2FK-B3 AS-Interface Flat-to-Flat adapters are now rated for 8 A operating current. These low-profile adapters facilitate the quick connection of two AS-Interface cables or two 24-Vdc auxiliary power cables. They feature a robust one-part design ...
Energy, technology solutions take over the world stage.(Conference news)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2009; ... By Bob Vavra, Editor They talked of a manufacturing world without boundaries or trade restrictions, where innovation, skill and initiative would solve both the economic crisis and the global energy crisis. Cynics might contend that could happen about the same time ...
Slow movement toward predictive maintenance seen in Tennessee study.(Survey)
Jun 01, 2009; ... By Klaus M. Blache, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Reliability and Maintainability Center Production throughput and being cost competitive are as important as ever. Understanding what is attainable and implementing reliability and maintenance best practices can provide that ...
Find your way through the wireless maze.
Jun 01, 2009; ... By Mark T. Hoske For those grounded in wired networks, untangling wireless-related issues for plant-floor applications can be as intimidating as reworking networked I/O connections without documentation. If you haven't jumped into wireless communications yet on the ...
MESA chair: Plant floor talent at 'center stage'.
Jun 01, 2009 ... John Dyck Could 2009 be a transformative year for manufacturing? At MESA International, we say, "Yes!" We suggest that it's time for the shop floor - and its ability to make enterprise work processes more responsive and reliable - to get the attention it's been lacking for so ...
New ideas, right to your desk at Virtual Summit.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff The 2009 Plant Engineering Manufacturing Summit was a big hit with attendees, but not all of Plant Engineering's worldwide audience could take advantage of this year's event. Now, they can. Join Plant Engineering and industry experts on June 30, from ...
The recovery is coming – slowly.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff The Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI Quarterly Economic Forecast predicts that inflation-adjusted gross domestic product, which grew by a miniscule 1.1% in 2008, will decline 2.9% in 2009 before rebounding to 1.9% growth in 2010. The GDP forecast for 2009 in the current MAPI ...