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Improved methods for using sensors in robots

Control Engineering

Tom Knauer, global industry manager of factory automation with Baluff GMBH, spoke at a breakout session on implementing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions for robots using sensor-level protocols at International Manufacturing Trade Show (IMTS) 2022 in Chicago. For example, Nike has 1.52

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Grant awarded to increase artificial intelligence and robotics use in poultry processing

Control Engineering

Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture will establish the Center for Scalable and Intelligent Automation in Poultry Processing. million from the grant primarily to focus on food safety automation for poultry processing plants. Automated deboners leave 16 to 17 percent. The grant is for four years.

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Jim Beretta, president of Customer Attraction, shares top automation trends for 2023

Automation Mag

Advances in automation technologies are transforming the industrial manufacturing landscape. Broadly termed “digital transformation,” these smart manufacturing initiatives bring physical and cyber systems together for greater performance, efficiency, sustainability and safety. Now manufacturers don’t have a choice.