5th December 2016
With so many choices and configurations available to the user, how should you go about selecting the correct controller for your application? Mitsubishi Electric product manager Hugh Tasker offers his five golden rules for PLC specification. From modular PLCs that evolved from the room-filling computer racks of old – to micro PLCs […]
Read more2nd December 2016
Security researchers have discovered a second serious vulnerability linked to the Schneider Electric Magelis series of HMIs. It follows an earlier, though unrelated disclosure of security vulnerabilities in Schneider Unity simulator (PLC programming framework). Dubbed PanelShock by the security researchers at Check Point and cybersecurity start-up Critifence, the problem only occurs when the […]
Read more30th November 2016
Electric motors are part of our way of life: in the home, in industry and in commercial buildings. According to Schneider Electric, motors consume 30% of the energy of a building, and 60% of the energy of industries and infrastructures. In business, 85% of electric motors control pumps, fans and compressors and by reducing motor […]
Read more28th November 2016
Improving productivity involves the whole of the value chain, not just production. The value chain is a set of activities that a firm operating in a specific industry performs to deliver a valuable product or service to the market. How value chain activities are carried out determines costs and affects profits. The manufacturing value […]
Read more25th November 2016
Integrated safety increases bread making productivity by 20% By improving operator access to safety and diagnostics information, Omron has helped Spanish bakery machine manufacturer Auxpama achieve a 20% improvement in productivity by avoiding unnecessary stops, whilst improving machine safety over EtherCAT. A couple of years ago, when the Sysmac platform was introduced, […]
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