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How to optimize industrial motor communications, Part 1, data types

Control Engineering

What communications protocols are being used with industrial motors and drives and what needs to be communicated? Are motor and drive communications getting easier or more difficult with smart manufacturing industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things initiatives in light of cybersecurity risks?

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Hot topics in Control Engineering for 2022

Control Engineering

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