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Articles Tagged with ''controls''

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Cloud-based MES/ERP--No longer an oxymoron

Putting your MES or ERP system in the cloud may be more secure and reliable than your on-premises systems.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
May 26, 2015
It wasn’t that long ago that you’d never think of putting any of your data in the “cloud.”


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Technology Sourcebook

Failsafe controllers

May 18, 2015
Siemens Simatic ET 200SP failsafe controllers have 3 integrated Ethernet ports; they can be expanded with a maximum of 64 I/O modules.


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TECH FLASH

New module allows off-chassis data collection

Rockwell Automation debuted is FactoryTalk Historian Machine Edition v3.5 this month.
Jeremy Gerrard
April 28, 2015

 The new module allows a single unit to collect up to 2,500 data points from five local and five remote controllers. 


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Motion controller

April 15, 2015
The FANUC Power Motion i-MODEL A motion controller is scalable from 1 to 32 axes; it is capable of 4 axes simultaneous interpolation.


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Industrial server

April 13, 2015
A PC-based solution, the Beckhoff C6670 industrial server comes with 12, 24 or 36 processor cores; the memory can be expanded from 64GB to 2TB.


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Motor controller

April 10, 2015
Intended for small stepper and BLDC motors with a continuous output up to 70W, the Nanotec CL3-E controller is suitable for laboratory automation equipment.


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Linear focus actuator

April 9, 2015
A compact motion control positioner, the Equipment Solutions LFA-2010 linear focus actuator is intended for optical applications requiring high-speed positioning over a short to medium stroke.


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Master modules

April 9, 2015
The B&R X20DS438A master module with IP20 protection and the X67DS438A master module with IP67 protection for use outside the control cabinet employ IO-Link 1.1 to communicate digitally with 4 intelligent field devices.


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Energy management system

April 8, 2015
The SISTRADE energy management system controls energy consumption and identifies cost centers with higher consumption rates than expected.


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Tech Update: Model Predictive Control

Predict the future: Get control of your process

Model predictive control, often used in high-value chemical/petrochemical applications, has its place in food and beverage applications, too.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
April 6, 2015
What if your drying operation could run close to the upper moisture limit boundary of your product specification, yet never exceed it?


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