Control Intelligence Podcast

How to choose the right sensing technology to increase operational efficiency and functional safety for industrial machinery
Automate and CSIA Conference attendees can expect the upcoming events to be chock full of great ideas, innovative products and enlightening speakers
This month, Control Design covered vender news from Festo, Schneider Electric and more
Different sensors work together to ensure comprehensive safety for workers and the production process
How to provide protections for monitoring, control and diagnostics

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Unlock seamless integration by using message queuing telemetry transport to bridge old and new automation

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Siemens' Rahul Garg predicts the impact of software-defined automation on industrial machine controls
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Beyond pick-and-place: a robotics veteran's insight into automation's past, present and future
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A human-AI hybrid approach offers a pragmatic path forward for machine builders
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What is your plan to navigate the road ahead?
Factory 4.0 concept : View of operation panel and product inspection monitoring display on fence of manufacturing machine.
Choose the right presence-sensing technology for industrial machinery
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Understanding options in modern manufacturing controllers
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Understanding how IEC 62443 supports regulatory goals can future-proof equipment designs and ensure compliance with standards
Electrical engineers supervise and design PLC electrical systems for companies or industrial factories.
Prioritize message importance and structure network traffic effectively to enhance PLC efficiency
This diagram shows how data flows from the production line into digital twin clients. Data from production floor devices is collected through standard industrial protocols, such as OPC UA and then structured and contextualized by the unified namespace (UNS). A message queuing telemetry transport (MQTT) broker distributes live data from the UNS to the Unity-based digital twin clients on compatible devices for accurate visualization of the production line. Time-series and SQL databases store historical data that Unity can access as needed. The supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system obtains the same data as the UNS in parallel and operates on it before supplying its data to the UNS, offering additional process visibility and control. Cloud-based services like Amazon Web Services or Azure can be used to host the UNS, databases and other backend components so that Unity clients can access the digital twin securely over the internet.
E Tech Group helps large global manufacturer use real-time data flows from the production equipment
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Products

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Posital Tiltix inclinometers include Deutsch DTM connectors as an interface option. Deutsch connectors are designed for harsh conditions, especially on vehicles and mobile machinery...
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