November 2013 Issue
Articles
Dimension Monitoring Savings Across the Board
3D Machine Vision Cuts Waste in Sawmill Operations
How U.S. Manufacturers Thrive on a Global Stage
Burr Oak Tool and Oak Press Solutions Says the Keys to Success Are to Compete, Succeed, Repeat
Old-Time Printing Presses Provide Reminders of Reality
Ensuring Our Collective Future With Help From a Well-Preserved Past
Sleepless in Software City
Using and Knowing More Than One Software Platform and Having More Than One Person Involved Suggests Success
Troubleshooting Machines
How Do You Troubleshoot an Industrial Machine When the Device Thinks It Is in Trouble?
Control Updates Smooth Continuous Conveyors
Serpentix Integrates Drives, Smart Media, Wireless and Starts In-House Controls and Panel-Building Division
ECAD Takes on the World
Software Now Accounts for the Third Dimension by Incorporating a Database of Electrical and Physical Characteristics of Components
Pneumatics: Back to Basics
Deciding Whether or Not Pneumatics Should Be Used at All
Worry About End of XP Support?
With Microsoft to Stop the Support of Windows XP, What About OS Updates?
Remote Access Here or There
Remote Monitoring, Diagnostics and Control Tools Enable Machine Builders and Integrators to Skip the Travel, but Offer More Services
Thermoforming Builder Cuts Support Costs in Half With Remote Access
How Maac Machinery Employs eWon's VPN Router and Cloud-Based Talk2M Service for Automated Recordkeeping
Talk and Trust Conquer Complexity
Criterion Manufacturing Solutions Provides Reliable Machines That Meet or Exceed Customer Expectations on Time and on Budget
Control Software Evolves
It's All About Having an Integrated Platform and Providing New Features to Keep Up With New Hardware Functions
News
Machine Drives Use Half of Sector Electricity
EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2013 Projects Increase in Energy Efficiency of Drives Will Offset Increase in Industrial Output
M2M Connectivity at 2 Billion Devices by 2018
ABI Research Examines Demand and Appeal for M2M Connectivity Across Wireless Technologies Within Nine Key Industry Verticals
Emerson Does Shakespeare
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Renovation Includes 100 AC Drives and Servo Motors From Control Techniques
Infographic: OSHA's Top 10 Safety Violations
Preliminary Figures for FY 2013 Top 10