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How to optimize industrial motor communications, Part 3, smart manufacturing

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Understand how motor-drive communications help enable smart manufacturing. Motor communication insights Motor-drive communications using industrial Ethernet protocols can help enable smart manufacturing. In smart manufacturing, digital twins predict operations we expect.

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AI in manufacturing: Where it’s been and where it’s going

Control Engineering

Manufacturing AI insights The integration of AI into discrete manufacturing aligns with the concept of Industry 4.0, The future of AI in manufacturing will be able to help with machine learning algorithms to reduce downtime, improve efficiency and extend equipment lifecycles.

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Industrial motor communications: Optimization

Control Engineering

Understand motor-drive communications and smart manufacturing benefits. Examine how motor-drive communications contribute to smart manufacturing. Motor-drive communications, Smart manufacturing. Appropriate communications with industrial motors and drives can enable smart manufacturing benefits.

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More answers on bridging the gap from edge to cloud MES to make automation more effective

Control Engineering

Learn more on MES and edge computing by seeing the related webcast, article and other resources. Experts from the webcast answered additional audience questions related to MES, edge computing and related topics Link to the related edge computing and MES webcast, article and other resources. Edited by Mark T.

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How to benefit from digital twins, new servos, machine performance advantages

Control Engineering

Smart manufacturing brought to live starting with machine design Rockwell Automation also provided the following information about its booth at Pack Expo International Sept. See smart manufacturing brought to life as we help you simplify data access and contextualization from machine design through impactful enterprise use cases.

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Taking a dynamic approach to safety

Control Engineering

This requires a continuous and holistic risk assessment to ensure stable operations, increased productivity and reduce downtime in a smart manufacturing environment. This necessitates a digital or virtual representation of the physical manufacturing system, using digital twins and asset administration shells.

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

Control Engineering

Are motor and drive communications getting easier or more difficult with smart manufacturing industry 4.0 What communications protocols are being used with industrial motors and drives and what needs to be communicated? What information are motors and drives reporting and receiving?