Articles by Wayne Labs

In the last few years, it seems that hurricanes, tornadoes and resultant flooding have become stronger and stronger. Maybe chalk it up to a warming planet, which amplifies the power of these storms.

Connect process control with building management controls to save energy, improve efficiency.

Known for its industrial line of printers, Videojet has extended networking options for users who need wireless connections but are squeamish about connecting their printers via just Wi-Fi—or Ethernet cabling—to internal plant or enterprise networks.

The problem with a single article describing what’s new in saving energy is that by now we know where most of the energy waste is, and we’ve probably already fixed those issues—picked the low-hanging fruit.

With today’s crowded Wi-Fi bands, cellular may offer a real advantage.

The path toward an easy-to-use, plug-and-play sensor network is finally seeing the light of day.

Residual and potentially dangerous chemicals in food and drinking water have been in the news lately (see this month’s Manufacturing News for an update on PFAS) as one such report found that 80% of urine samples drawn from children and adults in the U.S. contained glyphosate. FOOD ENGINEERING has also had its share of news on heavy metals in food and baby food. Why are we seeing so much contamination?

While it may not be possible to secure every device in a control or sensor/actuator network, other precautions can make OT networks safer from attack.

The forecasting sources and tools you need to help optimize your operation.

This packaging could also extend the shelf-life of fresh fruit by two to three days.