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Remote Diagnostics and Troubleshooting a Good Fit for Mining Operations
Mining Operations Dig Remote Diagnostics: Connections to Remote Machines Speed and Simplify Machine Maintenance

Despite Job Worries, Engineers' Salaries Show Slight Increase
2009 Research Shows Slight Up-Tick in Pay: Ninth Annual Control Design Salary and State-of-Mind Survey Shows Education Still Plays Key Role

Smart Electronic Circuit Breakers
Wago Announces Three New Electronic Circuit Breakers for Its Line of 787 Series Power Supplies

Readers' Conversations
Readers Respond to Our Articles. See What They Have to Say This Month

Software Key to New Web Converting Machine
A Recipe for Conversion: Drive and Control System, Easy-to-Program Software Help Summit Machine Provide a Precise Machine

Be Safe in Cyberspace
You Never Know When You Might Be the Target of a Cyber Attack. Trust Me, Hackers Are Out There. Protect Yourself!

What's Up, DAQ?
Data Acquired From Recorders Is Only as Valuable as Its Usability

Design Controls for Your Career
Whatever Measures You Can Take to Retain Your Workforce, Rather Than Have a Reduction in Force, Are the Right Things to Do

Shadier Shade of Green
Climate Change Will Be the Greatest Disruptive Event of the Next 20 Years

Welcome to the World
If You Want to Be Successful in the Global Machine Market, You Need Multilingual Fluency in Standards and Regulations and Local Issues

Lomar Machine & Tool Lets Automation and Technology Lead the Way
Lomar Branches Out Along PLC Tree: Machine Builder Specializes in Tool and Die, but Lets Customers Grow the Business

Real-Time Operating Systems Are Critical for Deterministic Control
The Right Place at the Right Time: RTOS Is Necessary for Deterministic Control and Reliability

What Controls Safety?
What Are the Critical Hardware, Firmware and/or Software Differences between a Safety PLC and a "Regular" PLC?

Software License Should Be Included in Hardware Price
“License” Could Be a Four-Letter Word: Programming Software Vendors Are Double-Dipping

Variable Measurements Evolve
Pressure and Other Air Signals Aren't New, but What's Evolving Is Higher Resolution for Converting 0-10 V Analog Signals into 10-bit or 16-bit Digital

AIA Releases Report on Machine-Vision Markets
Machine Vision Will Dip Before Climb: Annual Report from Automated Imaging Association Focuses on Machine-Vision Systems and Components