Automating a Workforce with Augmented Reality
By Seth Patin, Founder and CEO, LogistiVIEW AR technology ensures consistency, so an unskilled workforce can think and behave in the same way as those workers with years of experience.…
AutomationDirect releases “Safety Components on Guard” white paper
This white paper offers an introduction to safety standards for guarding and protecting personnel; understanding safety fundamentals is critical to applying safety components properly. Source URL: AutomationDirect releases “Safety Components…
Motlow State Community College announced as member of ABB Robotics Affiliate Education Program
In May 2019, ABB instructors began teaching certificate training classes at the recently built Automation & Robotic Training Center (ARTC) adjacent to the Motlow campus. Source URL: Motlow State Community…
Phoenix Contact announces 4-20 mA/HART signal duplicator as part of 6-mm MINI Analog Pro family
On the input side, the module can be used for isolating four-wire powered devices, or for powering and repeating the signal of two-wire field devices. The two outputs are isolated…
Breaking Down NASA’s Hardware For Returning Astronauts to the Moon
On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, Vice President Mike Pence unveiled the name of the mission to take astronauts back there. Named Artemis—sister of the Greek…
IKEA to Shutter Its Only U.S. Manufacturing Center
Ikea will close its only North American production facility at the end of 2019, the company announced earlier this month. The Swedish furniture giant’s Danville, Va., plant currently employs a…
Allied Vision announces partnership with Antmicro to develop open-source based edge computing systems
The collaboration between Antmicro and Allied Vision in the embedded software domain was since extended to cover the entire NVIDIA Jetson series including the Jetson Nano board, as well as…
Machine Learning System Detects Manufacturing Defects using Photos
Images taken of Motorola products by the Instrumental system during assembly. Machine learning can be used for more than violating your privacy for a social media challenge. For example, one…
Moving Beyond Prototypes: Is 3D printing the answer for the manufacture of safety-critical vehicle parts?
By Kostas Poulios, Pailton Engineering This article explains how 3D printing is used in large vehicle manufacturing and whether this method could play a role in the production of safety…
MDT Software and Schneider Electric help Munich subway system to automate backup control process
The control center supervises the different subsections of 100 stations. MDT AutoSave Change Management System was installed to optimize the data backup and version control process. Source URL: MDT Software…