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    Fuji
    Fuji Electric’s standard inverter for the next generation, the Frenic-Ace, can be used in most types of industrial applications—from fans and pumps to specialized machinery.
    March 3, 2023
    Abb
    ABB’s Baldor-Reliance HydroCool XT motor delivers high efficiency with IE5 efficiency and bearing protection, high power density and low maintenance with water-jacket cooling ...
    March 2, 2023
    Hiwin
    Hiwin’s flagship E1 series of ac servo motors are designed to provide users with their choice of rated outputs ranging from 200 W to 2 kW.
    March 1, 2023
    Wieland
    Wieland Electric’s motor starter is designed to reduce the complexity of installation and improve the safety of conveyor systems.
    Feb. 28, 2023
    Mitsubishi Electric
    The FR-E800 Series micro-drive features a built-in PLC and will include safety functionality meeting IEC 61508 standards and support various networks, including Ethernet/IP, Modbus...
    Feb. 27, 2023
    Idec
    IDEC VF1A Doesa VFDs are designed to be suitable for speed control of variable and constant torque applications ranging from fans and pumps to specialized equipment.
    Feb. 26, 2023
    Keb
    The KEB S6 servo drive delivers integrated functional safety options, including failsafe-over-EtherCAT (FSoE), safe torque off (STO) and safe limited speed.
    Feb. 25, 2023
    Omron
    The 1SA series, which supports safety functions, realizes advanced safety control of people, machines and things.
    Feb. 24, 2023
    Contactron
    Phoenix Contact's Contactron speed starter (CSS) is a type of motor control device. Speed starters occupy a unique market space between conventional across-the-line motor starters...
    Feb. 24, 2023
    Emerson Pac
    Many control schemes call for redundancy, requiring intermediary equipment to integrate final control devices such as variable-frequency drives (VFDs).
    Feb. 23, 2023
    Digikey
    Distributed by Digi-Key Electronics, Schneider Electric's motor-control solution is designed to eliminate control wiring and PLC I/O with a single ribbon cable click to help users...
    Feb. 22, 2023
    Festo
    Festo’s range of servo drives includes the CMMT-ST. Complementing the existing CMMT-AS, the CMMT-ST servo drive is equally dependable but much more compact and economical.
    Feb. 21, 2023
    Beckhoff
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    Feb. 20, 2023
    Automation Direct
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    Feb. 17, 2023
    Safe Interaction
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    Feb. 17, 2023
    Martin Aufmuth, founder and CEO, EinDollarBrille
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    Feb. 15, 2023
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    Feb. 14, 2023
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    Feb. 9, 2023
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    A well-designed user interface makes it easier for the operator to navigate and use the system
    Feb. 7, 2023
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    Feb. 6, 2023
    E Stop
    From master control relay to safety networking, technology keeps advancing
    Feb. 3, 2023
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    Equipment reliability for a paper plant is possible with remote monitoring and the right technology
    Jan. 30, 2023
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    AMRs and AGVs push safety forward with the possibilities of distributed logic
    Jan. 13, 2023
    APEM
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    Nov. 28, 2022
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    OI customization allows operators to remove shop-floor noise and focus on parameters that have the highest correlation to success
    Nov. 23, 2022
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    Ability to monitor essential data is essential to OEE
    Nov. 22, 2022
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    Data will maximize future productivity and profits
    Nov. 21, 2022
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    Operator control and content management improve with function melding
    Nov. 18, 2022
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    Replace legacy control and HMI to reduce ownership costs
    Nov. 16, 2022
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    HMI environment enables AOGs that can be tied to the UDTs’ extended tag properties
    Nov. 14, 2022
    Itot
    Touchpanel display, water- and scratch-resistance and vivid smart-device-like performance drive operator interfaces forward
    Nov. 9, 2022
    Polytron
    Figure 2: Operator-interface technologies provide an opportunity for the operators and technicians to see what will be installed and provide feedback prior to installation
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    Nov. 7, 2022
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    Oct. 18, 2022
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    Data collection enables historical analysis and monitoring of operations and status
    Oct. 13, 2022
    Open Source
    Module-based software, object-oriented libraries simplify human-machine-interface design
    Oct. 12, 2022
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    Oct. 3, 2022