The programmable logic controller, also known as, PLC, consists of a central processing unit (CPU), and a few subordinate input/output (I/O) modules. The CPU unit is responsible for carrying the logic program for the machinery, receive ...
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Efficiency is the foundation for long-term corporate success. LiSEC's modern glass manufacturing concepts allow you to increase productivity – not only by building a new production line, but also by retrofitting existing machines. ...
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Self-driving vehicle technology is not yet at a stage that it can be authorized for use by the public for general driving, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation recommendation to state governments. If a state decides to permit ...
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BioDrain Medical will install 20 Streamway surgical waste fluid management systems in ambulatory surgical centers (ASC) across seven states in the US. BioDrain develops Streamway, an automated, direct-to-drain surgical fluid disposal ...
The countdown to the next REACH deadline of 31st May is definitely underway. This is the deadline for companies that manufacture or import in the EU phase-in (those already pre-registered) substances in quantities above 100 tonnes a year to ...
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Schaefer Systems International has redesigned its automation web site: automation.ssi-schaefer.us. The new site design provides resources to visitors and reflects the significant changes that the picking and storage industry has seen over ...
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) is the most indispensable device present in an automated operation. These devices are preferred by industries that implement complex automated systems over conventional electrical relay controllers. This ...
In the late nineteenth century, architect Louis Sullivan penned the now famous dictum: "Form follows function." It has since become a watchword-or watchphrase-informing all types of industrial design, and leading to ever sleeker forms for ...
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As KUKA AG celebrates its 115th anniversary, KUKA Systems North America LLC of Sterling Heights, Mich, and the Grenzebach Group, headquartered in Hamlar, Germany, have announced that KUKA Systems and Grenzebach will bundle and reinforce ...
US retirement and executive benefit plans provider, The Newport Group, has formed a strategic alliance with Analect Benefit Finance (ABF) to offer valuable hedging strategy to executive benefit plan sponsors. As part of the alliance, the ...
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The MODEX 2014 exhibit spacedraw, held January 23 in Chicago, attracted 340 exhibitors who reserved a first-day record of 145,000 net square feet of show floor space at the Industry’s premier U.S. event. This record amount of space ...
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Plastic pallet manufacturers were out in force at ProMat 2013, displaying a variety of new products. While replacing existing pallets to keep up with damage or growth has long been a market driver for the industry, the plastic market is ...
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Bosch Packaging Technology is all set to introduce its pharmaceutical portfolio at TechnoPharm 2013 in Nuremberg, Germany. The portfolio includes Solidlab 1 and 2, the Manesty tablet press Xpress 100, and the high-shear mixer granulator ...
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Automated self-checkout is appearing in more and more retail stores, with Walmart this year installing 10,000 self-service kiosks in hundreds of stores. But self-checkout is a technology direction with risks -- and even as Walmart moves ...
There is a push in retail and restaurants to accomplish more through self-service automation, but that trend doesn't necessarily mean that a business should look to reduce staff by rolling out technology. One company that's doing more ...
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