Issue Archive

Where’s the Remote?
With IT Throwing Gasoline on Its Great Wall of Fire to Keep the Villains Out, What’s a Machine Builder to Do?

Open I/O Systems Arrive
Automation Pros Like You Use Digital I/O Networks as the Wedge to Pry Apart Proprietary Controller-I/O Bonds Created by Automation Vendors

Can Small Vendors Play Big?
Many Smaller Vendors Make Good Products. Does It Make Sense to Switch?

Fake It Before You Make It
Simulation Ensures No Surprises With Control Software

Filling a Design Need
Packaging Machine Builder Reorganizes Its Approach to Modular Machine Design With an Integrated E-CAD Package as Its Centerpiece

Have a Minute?
Is Sustainable Manufacturing Important to Your Customers?

Higher Ground—Part II
High-Level Control Languages Help Speed Development Cycles, but a Preferred Language for Machine Control Hasn’t Emerged

Integrated Computer Redesign
Machine Builders and System Integrators Select Industrial Display Computers

Old-World Sealing in the New World
Sonderhoff USA Brings the Legacy of Its Parent Company to North America

Can Pneumatic Control Be Remote?
Factors Need to Be Considered When Controlling a Pneumatic Actuator Bank Remotely

Save Energy, Cut Costs
Machine Builders Are Looking for Energy-Crisis Solutions, Control Deisgn Has a Few Tips. Check Them Out

See the Nail. Hit the Nail—Part I
Algorithms Designed to Spot a Nail or a Bottle Cap or an Asparagus Spear Must Make Assumptions About What Those Objects Look Like

Too Many Alarms Spoil the HMI
Alarming Systems Offer Many Choices, but the Interface Can Become Cluttered When the Screen Is Alarm-Heavy

Schools Get Tools From Automation Vendors
As the Field of Industrial Automation Changes, Educators Need to Maintain Pace

November 2008 - Mergers, Alliances and Acquisitions

More Than a Small Footprint
Sustainable Manufacturing Practices Can Help Reduce Energy and Raw Material Costs