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Utilizing controllers successfully in smart manufacturing, digital transformation

Control Engineering

He said: “Although programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are still utilized to handle simple processes and smaller applications with a few I/O points, PACs are now typically deployed for more complex processes, especially those that require advanced control algorithms and data processing capabilities.”

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Cultivation of Biomass On an Industrial Scale

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Biological transformation portfolio Together with its customers, Festo develops intelligent control cabinet solutions for bioreactors and continues to expand its portfolio. The automation specialist ensures stable and precise process control with maximum productivity.

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Suhner to Unveil New Robotic Electric Force Compliance System at AUTOMATE

Fabricating & Metal Work

An advanced control algorithm then dynamically adjusts force and automates grinding processes based on pre-programmed parameters. In Line with Industry 4.0 Advanced functionality that is in line with the vision behind Industry 4.0. The result? This includes defining target force, payload and stroke values.

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Engineers using AI for safer real-world learning

Control Engineering

This concern led the researchers to ask the question: How do we develop algorithms that enable these types of reinforcement learning agents to learn safely in the real world without making very bad decisions that cause things to break or people to get hurt? The control algorithm was able to maintain a -0.5/+0.5,

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Universal automation lays the foundation for smart factories

Control Engineering

IEC 61499 extends IEC 61131-3 by improving the encapsulation of software components for increased reusability, providing a vendor independent format and simplifying support for controller-to-controller communication. and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications.

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Emerson Launches Advanced Dust Pulse Technology Control System

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In addition to monitoring, the DPT Control System optimizes the performance and uptime of dust collector systems of all sizes through efficient and reliable pulse-jet filter cleaning control. inch) of water column of set point while minimizing pulsing.

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Ageing More Slowly in Space?

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The camera is controlled by a microcontroller, which processes and compresses the data while still on the satellite, after which it is to be sent to Earth. The software as well as the control algorithms are developed and tested by the students of the Swiss Academic Space Initiative themselves.