An electronic survey of Industrial Networking readers was conducted in February, 2013, in order to identify usage and application trends of wireless networking among the magazine's readership.
Respondents indicated their biggest concern/need for wireless connectivity is reliability/data loss (42%), need for an industrial standard (19.6%), security (18.2%), and sensor power/battery life (11.9%).
This paper examines highly sensitive piezoelectric sensors for precise vibration measurement which is critical in semiconductor production to prevent quality and yield issues....
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