Plug Fest Comes to North America

At the first North American EtherCat Plug Fest in Austin, Texas, four new master implementations were tested with slave devices

China No. 1 Machine Builder by 2011

China will become the world’s leading producer of industrial machinery by 2011

Credit Index Breaks Into Expansion Territory

The Credit Managers' Index (CMI) has broken past the neutral 50 barrier for the first time in more than a year

Prevent 24VDC Overloads from Stopping Production

Download This White Paper and Learn About the Problems Switch-Mode Power Supplies Cause. Also, Learn Solutions to Solve These Problems

Cybersecurity Threats Are Everywhere

Alleviate the Pain of Obsolescence

ISA100.11a Devices Gain Approvals

ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute Successfully Deployed, Tested and Approved ISA100.11a Standard Devices

Control Design November Survey Winners

Announcing Control Design's November winners of an iPod Touch.

Vision System Makes Robot a Guitar Hero

Roxanne the Robot Is Now a Guitar Hero Master. This Is Thanks to Ingenious Machine Design and Integration of Vision System Technology. See How the Rrobot Became an Overnight Video Game Player Pro

MHIA Identifies Holistic Approach to ROI

Well-Designed Material Handling Systems Not Only Help Their Owners Achieve Projected ROI, but Companies That Automate Usually Will Be the Ones Experiencing the Healthiest Growth

Advantech Reports New Organizational Strategy, Return to Growth

Happier Times On the Horizon for Advantech

Manufacturing Technology Use Up 10%

We See a Third Consecutive Monthly Increase in Machine Tool Sales

Machine Mimics Hand Engravings

Hand-Engraving Machine

2009 Rockwell Automation Process Solutions User Group Annual Meeting

Join Rockwell Automation for its Annual Process Solutions User Group (PSUG) meeting

European Motor Drives Accelerate in China

Chinese users of motor drives tend to favor European brands

FabTech Attendees Hint at Economic Recovery

Optimism about the economy is beginning to permeate the ranks of recession-wracked manufacturers

CMI Shows Credit Is Loosening

The Credit Managers' Index (CMI) indicates growth in the availability of capital

GE and Fanuc Agree to Dissolve Joint Venture

Fanuc Plans to Reinforce CNC Portfolio; GE Plans to Continue Global Investment in Industrial Automation, Software and Embedded Computing

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

CPM for Discrete Industries to Grow 12%

ARC Advisory Group Says That CPM Will Continue to Grow Despite the Difficult Economy