Control Engineering

JANUARY 11, 2023

While it may be too early to say we are living in a true “post-pandemic world,” most manufacturers have turned an important corner. It’s impossible to look at any aspect of manufacturing without addressing the elephant in the room: Pandemic-induced supply chain issues continue to impact almost every industry.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 22, 2023

Small manufacturers and commercial operations such as data centers all need to address potential electrical hazards. In support of these best practices, this article identifies how some newer products and/or the addition of automation, can increase the effectiveness of safety controls.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 4, 2022

provides laser cutting systems, automation, press brakes, shears, conveyor systems, powder metal systems, and additive manufacturing systems. CI), a machine tool manufacturer. With the previous system, we sourced the encoder separately and built it on the back of the motor,” Molleran said. “To Figure 1: Cincinnati Inc.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Power requirements for semiconductor manufacturing processes. Combining these power supplies with impedance matching networks enables manufacturers to maximize throughput while keeping process power as low as possible by responding nearly instantaneously to changes in the etch or deposition process steps as power is transferred to the plasma.

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Control Engineering

JULY 17, 2023

The shift to renewable energy sources gives enormous potential for smart motors. The sophisticated features and technology contained in smart motors are frequently more expensive, necessitating careful consideration of the long-term advantages and return on investment by enterprises.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 12, 2023

Research from Interact Analysis reveals order backlogs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic fueled the sector over the year, while most drive manufacturers also reported price increases in 2022. in APAC, the largest market for drives, boosted by order backlogs and steady growth in manufacturing output of 4.4%.

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

and digital twins offer manufacturers an opportunity to improve safety by enhancing situational awareness. objects, which can give the manufacturer better insights on how to improve safety. Conventional safety concepts do not consider the sources and effects of cyber threats that could create new hazards.

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Control Engineering

MAY 26, 2023

Lidar systems emit their own light, making them less susceptible to interference from external sources such as sunlight, fog, or rain. Unlike ultrasonic sensors, lidar sensors can detect objects at longer distances and in a wider field of view.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Hollywood is a go-to source of inspiration for roboticists. Why origami is a solution for stretchiness “To develop the new sensor, we leveraged our previous work in the design and manufacture of small-scale 3D structures that apply principles of origami,” Zhao explained.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Now that the robots are working next to these sources, Coty is able to move employees farther away from this environment and redeploy them to less repetitive and more interesting tasks. One of the key reasons is that traditional robots don’t run off a low-power source. Right now, we’re running the carts off 110 volts,” he said. “We

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Advances in machine tool hardware, software, subtractive and additive manufacturing processes and related system integration were among four major Siemens IMTS announcements. It includes a partner ecosystem in designing and manufacturing next-generation electric vehicle (EV) components using additive and traditional CNC manufacturing.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Usually, the air-gapped networks are the manufacturing network or operational network. If you are doing a merge, you are affecting source code on developer side, so if there’s a glitch, it could propagate. . Q: Can you explain how this works with air-gapped enterprise and controls networks? Q: What sort of bugs have you seen?

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 4, 2023

It was remarkable to find that characterization is the major source of greenhouse gas emissions in materials research,” said environmental economist Lucía Serrano-Luján, co-author of the paper and a researcher at Rey Juan Carlos University and the Technical University of Cartagena.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 19, 2023

This simulated jet model was open-sourced in 2018 and had been designed by flight control experts as a testing challenge. To push their method even further, they used it to fly a simulated jet aircraft in a scenario one might see in a “Top Gun” movie. Could researchers create a scenario that their controller could not fly?

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Control Engineering

APRIL 18, 2023

Usually, it will be provided by the manufacturer and may even have a troubleshooting guide. Keep in mind the jam could have been caused by something else and there may be other sources of power that power the devices. Again, knowing the smells of machinery when it is operating correctly can be helpful for comparison.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

While earlier versions of assembler bots were connected by bundles of wires to their power source and control systems, “what emerged was the idea of structural electronics — of making voxels that transmit power and data as well as force.” “When we’re building these structures, you have to build in intelligence,” Gershenfeld said.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 10, 2022

Data is sourced through reported data from motor suppliers. As established motor vendors and start-ups alike look to sell and refine their high-efficiency motor tech, it will be data centers who are among the earliest customers. High-efficiency motors are defined being IE4 (NEMA Super Premium) or higher. Courtesy: Interact Analysis.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In today’s automation projects, the benefits of using a single source for automation components, control architecture and software are many, including increased flexibility; simplified, time-saving machine design; and a wider range of available, compatible drive technology. The advice of a 30-year automation industry veteran is simple.

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Control Engineering

MAY 16, 2023

Motor and drive insights Electric motors drive actuators and machines in manufacturing and other industries and keeping them constantly operating is critical. Electric motors are used to drive actuators and machines in manufacturing and other industries. An embedded microprocessor controls the overall operation of the VFD.

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