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3 Key Challenges of Automated Industrial Environments

Automation World

Lack of program documentation, insufficient knowledge of plant environments, and the disconnect between obsolescence and unplanned downtime must be resolved to optimize the use of automation in manufacturing.

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Rockwell Automation Opens Automation Fair 2024 Registration

Gary Mintchell

After many years of Automation Fair expos from Rockwell Automation , the 2024 edition from November 18-21 in Anaheim boasts a new look and feel. One reason that Automation Fair always had very high attendance was that distributors brought their best customers and prospects (I did that a few times).

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What is Software-Defined Automation

Automation World

In this episode we connect with G Brooks-Zak of Outlier Automation to get insights on software-defined automation and how it can impact manufacturing, including what it means for IT/OT convergence, specific application benefits such as with predictive maintenance and AI, its current use in industry and cybersecurity.

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Inductive Automation Ignition Community Conference

Gary Mintchell

I think I’ve been to all twelve Inductive Automation Ignition Community Conferences in Folsom, CA. IDOM, which implemented a real-time automation orchestrator for the entire production process at the pharmaceutical company Cinfa, including a Unified Namespace that allows applications to exchange information in a decoupled architecture.

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How Legacy Tools Are Failing Inventive Manufacturing Engineers

In this eBook you’ll learn: How to operationalize a culture of testing, failing, and testing again to accelerate innovation The guiding belief system shared by next-gen manufacturers moving from prototype to finished product at breakneck speeds How you can implement flexibility, free-flowing data, and automation into your existing factory operations (..)

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Meet the new FlexiBowl 200, a compact automated feeding solution

Design World

The FlexiBowl 200 is ARS Automation’s latest innovation in its lineup of flexible feeding solutions. The feeding solution is 25% shorter and 50% slimmer than… The post Meet the new FlexiBowl 200, a compact automated feeding solution appeared first on Design World.

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Operational Efficiency with Automated Storage and Retrieval

Gary Mintchell

This technology area of automated storage and retrieval (ASRS) is a little outside my normal purview. Following the success of the Olive Branch project, MAHLE Aftermarket automated a second operation in Décines-Charpieu (Lyon), France, including 22,440 storage bins, 7 robots and 2 workstations. Efficiency improvements intrigue me.

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.