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PICMG InterEdge and OPAF Partnership to Advance Open Process Control Technology

Gary Mintchell

The InterEdge specification introduces a modular open architecture that delivers state-of-the-art I/O abstraction and flexibility and in a common physical form factor. It supports the OPAF and O-PAS goals of reducing integration, maintenance, and upgrade costs in the highly fragmented and largely proprietary process control technology market.

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The Link Between CNC Process Control and Powertrain Warranties

Modern Machine Shop

Soon after, McMurtry and his then-colleague at Rolls-Royce, John Deer, quit Rolls-Royce and went on to form the company Renishaw in 1973. Using its own Intelligent Process Control (IPC) software, the system can detect the presence of tool wear and send tool offsets to the machine tool CNC in real time.

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PICMG InterEdge and OPAF Partnership to Advance Open Process Control Technology

i4.0 today

PICMG, the consortium for open hardware specifications, has entered a liaison partnership with The Open Group Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF) to collaboratively develop interoperable, interchangeable technology specifications for the process control industry. Today Magazine.

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Process Control Monitoring and Diagnostics (P126)

The Automation Blog

Ivan Mohler of PiControl Solutions discusses Process Control Monitoring and Diagnostics this week on The Automation Podcast. Learn more in our Media Guide here , or contact us using this form. (0 Ivan Mohler of PiControl Solutions discusses Process Control Monitoring and Diagnostics this week on The Automation Podcast.

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New Robotic Bending Cell Offers High Amount of Flexibility

Fabricating & Metal Work

Users benefit from the productivity of automated bending with high process reliability and low part cost. FLEXIBLE SCOPE Easy-Cell 80/25 combines an Easy-Form 80-ton press brake with KUKA industrial robot to handle parts from 100-x-100 mm up to 1,600-x-1,200 mm weighing up to 25 kg.

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EDMs: High Cutting Precision and High-quality Finishes

Fabricating & Metal Work

Die-sinking EDM Features Numerous Advancements The precision-enhancing AgieCharmilles FORM P 350 die-sinking EDM from GF Machining Solutions (Lincolnshire, IL) features overall design and integrated technologies for exceptional productivity and unequalled part quality. With X/Y/Z axis travels of 17.8″-x-9.8″-x-11.8″

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Materialise Empowers Control of the 3D Printing Process

Fabricating & Metal Work

Materialise Process Control enables manufacturers to introduce quality control using data gathered during the 3D printing process. This wastes machine time, material, and post-processing capacity, leading to unnecessary costs.