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Lutze IO-Link gateway provides advanced energy management and monitoring status information like flowing current or operating voltage

July 24, 2026

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Bristol Instruments' OM 403UNI Series of displays/controllers are designed to enable users to monitor two or three signal/control functions at once

July 23, 2026

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The Mencom AXYR series, a spring push-in termination technology for rectangular connectors, is engineered on a simple concept

July 22, 2026

Connections

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Data Acquisition & Monitoring

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Aug. 27, 2026

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Why the turnkey promise is ruining margins, and how software-defined automation fixes it

When to modernize integration with universal I/O, cloud SCADA and AI

Aug. 20, 2026

MCP Model Context Protocol Concept for AI Systems with Structured Context Sharing, Tool Integration and Secure Data Exchange

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How MCP connects AI agents to field-level PLCs

Aug. 14, 2026

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Aug. 26, 2026

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Aug. 21, 2026

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When does a custom printed circuit board make sense for control?

How to balance custom PCB economics, AI efficiency and component reliability

Aug. 12, 2026

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Joseph Machine cracks the code on flexible machining

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Aug. 11, 2026

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Aug. 20, 2026

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Compact motion from an integrated servo and EtherCAT VFD platform

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Aug. 19, 2026

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Why embedded intelligence has changed motion control architecture

Aug. 18, 2026

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Balluff Edge Gateway for IIoT & Condition Monitoring

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Streamlined industrial IoT enables condition monitoring

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Aug. 24, 2026

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How vision systems change the automation equation

Match 2D and 3D vision with the application to keep programs lean

Aug. 4, 2026

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Old sensors, new tricks: from presence detection to process insight

Repurposing legacy presence sensors for more than detection

July 21, 2026

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Presence Sensing

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July 17, 2026

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July 24, 2026

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Bihl+Wiedemann safety module

Bihl+Wiedemann's configurable ASi-5 safety module offers up to 14 safe inputs and two safe outputs, up to PLe

July 17, 2026

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Pepperl+Fuchs intrinsic safety barriers

Intrinsic safety barriers from Pepperl+Fuchs are designed to limit the energy that is supplied to a circuit and protect hazardous areas from excess energy

July 13, 2026

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A new spin on safe automatic wrappers

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June 25, 2026

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Patrick Bunn shares his insights with controls engineers

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Aug. 13, 2026

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Aug. 3, 2026

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Endress+Hauser expands US footprint with facilities in Indiana and Pennsylvania

Regional support includes process training units, LEED Gold design and partner integration

July 31, 2026

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Delta Motion adds trapezoid waveform command for testing applications

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July 30, 2026

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