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Processors use technology to improve employee engagement

New tools are available for processors wanting to connect their workers, but to succeed, companies must have a business plan, transparent communications and a mindset for continuous improvement.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
February 7, 2018
Before you look at technology solutions to motivate and engage your employees, you need first to evaluate your company’s workplace environment.
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Endress+Hauser
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IIoT and the cloud

Know when, why and how to apply cloud architectures in your plant and enterprise, keeping in mind that on-site and edge-based servers keep you up and running on a stormy day.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 8, 2018
The cloud provides storage space, communications, analytics and much more. But knowing the cloud's limitations in terms of reliability, security and performance—and what your expectations are—will play a major role in how you design and implement a cloud-based IIoT system.
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Endress+Hauser's iTherm TrustSens
Automation Series

How the Industrial Internet of Things is affecting food processing

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) offers capabilities many manufacturers don’t have now, and it can do it securely and cost effectively.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 8, 2018
A good way to think of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is as an ever-expanding toolset to improve your operations.
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CPU security vulnerabilities pose broad-spectrum issues

Meltdown and Spectre side-channel vulnerabilities threaten most computer microprocessors and operating systems—including portable devices, and potentially industrial control systems exposed to the Internet.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 7, 2018
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) reports several CPU hardware implementations are vulnerable to side-channel attacks, being referred to as Meltdown and Spectre (also KAISER and KPTI).
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TrakSYS
Automation Series

Automation can help food processors improve throughput

Some ways of improving throughput may be simple, but without an analysis of your operation, it’s hard to know where to start
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
December 20, 2017
While there's no "one size fits all" solution to improving throughput, there are some guiding principles to help processors achieve greater productivity.
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installing new equipment
Automation Series

Legacy automation systems will soon require replacement

If your plant has a legacy control system, it might be running on borrowed time.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
November 17, 2017
While you might wait until a small motor burns out before you replace it, do you want to take a similar chance with a control system failure?
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widescreen HMI
Technology Sourcebook

Mitsubishi Electric Automation GT25 Widescreen HMI

November 9, 2017
The Mitsubishi Electric Automation GT25 Wide HMI monitors and controls machine components with a graphical touchscreen that connects to equipment, such as PLCs, VFDs and servos.
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Automation Hierarchy diagram
Manufacturing News

'Industry 4.0' network architecture relies on interconnectivity

Smart manufacturing technology allows for better collection, management of data
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
November 8, 2017
Plant networks are evolving toward "Industry 4.0," an architecture where everything is interconnected.
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bypass controller
Technology Sourcebook

Bypass controller from Mitsubishi Electric Automation

October 16, 2017
The Mitsubishi Electric Automation PowerGate H Series “slimline” bypass controller includes embedded control algorithms, real-time energy monitoring, broken belt detection and other preventive maintenance functions.
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Technology Sourcebook

Tolomatic ACSI integrated servo/motor/controller

October 11, 2017
Providing electric actuator solutions for single-axis applications, the Tolomatic ACSI integrated servo/motor/controller comes with PROFINET Industrial Ethernet protocol.
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