ROCKWELL AUTOMATION recently marked the first decade if its PlantPAx modern distributed control system (DCS) with PlantPAx Release 5.0, which features improvements in scalability as well as providing easier plantwide information access for data-driven decision-making across facilities and enterprises. It has also added new controllers and workflows to streamline projects and reduce engineering effort. [Read More]

SCIENCE FICTION has a long history of inspiring technology that we now use on a daily basis. The creators of Star Trek first envisioned sliding doors and cell phones back in the 1960s, while video calling was already being referenced in 1927 classic Metropolis. But what about manufacturing? Neil Ballinger from EU Automation, gives five examples of industrial automation technology that was once science fiction, but is now a reality. [Read More]

IT’S A general misconception that an IP rating is fundamentally the most important design point of an enclosure, asserts Emma Ryde, Rittal product manager for industrial and outdoor enclosures. Whilst it is a very important feature, the overall design of the enclosure must be considered. [Read More]

FOLLOWING INCREASED demand, Schaffner has reintroduced the FN2415 - single-phase EMC filter for control equipment with extended capabilities. [Read More]

PROVIDING AN up-to-date overview of its comprehensive linear guide, ball screw and monocarrier portfolio, NSK has released a new edition of its Precision Machine Components catalogue. [Read More]

SICK HAS launched a suite of Deep Learning apps and services to simplify machine vision quality inspection for challenging components, assemblies, surfaces or food produce, especially those that have previously defied automation and remained distinguishable only by human inspection. [Read More]

TAKING PLACE on Tuesday 17 November, the inaugural IP&E Live online seminar will feature a packed programme of presentations aimed at anyone with an interest in industrial maintenance and reliability. [Read More]

WHILE THE adoption of AI-based solutions in the industrial sector is still in its infancy, the many advantages it provides mean that this will not be the case for much longer asserts Faustino Gomez [Read More]