Emerson has been named the IoT Breakthrough 2023 “Industrial IoT Company of the Year” for the fifth time — an honor the company also received in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022. This year’s award recognizes the power of Emerson’s Plantweb digital ecosystem, which now includes the AspenTech suite of plant optimization software solutions.
For test and measurement customers, shopping with Teledyne FLIR e-commerce is about to get much easier. The Extech online store and website are now part of FLIR.com, providing one location to find product information, supporting content, downloads, and other customer support for all professional test and measurement needs.
Endress+Hauser has received Indiana State University’s March On! Philanthropy Award. The award highlights Endress+Hauser’s collaboration with the school’s Bailey College of Engineering and Technology and Scott College of Business, along with donations to support students and faculty. During its annual President’s Dinner in November – a celebration of philanthropy and distinguished alumni – ISU lauded Endress+Hauser for its close work with the Bailey College of Engineering and Technology in creating opportunities for students through internships that progress into full-time positions.
In the last couple of years, doing more with less has become something of a credo for those in modern manufacturing. But with the addition of new complexities like supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, manufacturers across all industries are looking for ways to optimize efficiency, boost productivity, and remove as much uncertainty as possible from production programs. This includes bringing panel modification in-house.
Industrial control panels (ICPs) are defined by the National Electrical Code (NEC) Section 409.2 as an assembly of two or more power circuit components, control circuit components, or any combination of power and control circuit components. These components are typically switches, terminal blocks, contactors, motor drives, transformers, overcurrent protective devices and the like. As a global provider in certifying ICPs, the Panel Shop Program offers unique flexibility for panel manufacturers, where they may label either mass-produced or custom-built ICPs without needing UL’s examination of each design.
Recently, Siemens announced its collaboration with 80 Acres Farms, a provider in the indoor farming industry. With five production farms in southwestern Ohio, a new farm in Florence, Kentucky, a future farm in Covington, Georgia, and R&D facilities in Arkansas and the Netherlands, 80 Acres Farms specializes in growing the next generation of food — food grown in eco-friendly indoor farms closer to consumers’ tables.
One of the first lessons new electricians learn is that electricity will always look for the path of least resistance to get to the ground. The terms grounding and bonding are used every day by electricians, maintenance engineers and technicians. While they seem interchangeable, they are actually two distinct electrical installation protocols when it comes to the National Electrical Code (NEC) and installing electrical equipment. Regional Sales Manager Warren Lyles discusses this topic from questions he has heard in the field.
Ericson is proud to announce upgraded versions of their GFCI Solutions. Ericson the consummate innovator, invented and patented the first inline GFCI over 35 years ago with Ground Continuity Monitors, the forerunner of the GFCI. These devices make portable power connections infinitely safer, ensuring worker safety from electrical shock.
In the transmission and distribution of electricity, sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is widely used around the world as an insulating gas in medium and high-voltage equipment. While SF6 is commonly used in the energy sector in switchgear, transformers and other electrical equipment for insulation, it is a contributor to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). ABB works with FirstEnergy to figure out a more sustainable SF6-free switchgear solution.
The world has been abuzz for the past couple of years over the deployment of 5G (short for “fifth generation”) networks. The topic came up in a recent episode of Omron’s podcast featuring special guest Mike Chen, Omron’s Senior Director of Solutions and Technology Development, and he provided insights into how 5G could transform automation.
Recently, ABB published the first in a series of new reports for the energy and wastewater sectors to highlight the impact that technology can have in enabling industrial customers to reduce carbon emissions and manage the energy transition for a more sustainable future. With the United Nations predicting a 40 percent water deficit by 2040, ABB has conducted research to reveal how better use of wastewater could relieve pressure on water supplies.
Manufacturers today are focused more than ever on finding reliable sources of high quality products in our suddenly fractured global supply chains. NOARK Electric is focused on ensuring that its customers continue to receive high quality products, delivered on-time, and with reasonable production lead-times.
In this Allied Expert Advice article, ABB expert Thomas Weinmann introduces you to modern current-limiting miniature circuit breaker (MCB) designs and several different trip curve and functionality characteristics to help you choose the MCB best suited for your unique application demands. Current-limiting miniature circuit breakers (MCBs) are UL 489 branch circuit protection devices used along with UL 1077 supplementary protectors to safeguard electrical installations in industrial applications against overloads and short circuits.
For most, there’s no question that order picking is perhaps the most time-consuming and labor-intensive activity that is essential to the logistics industry, and it’s ripe for automation with today’s most advanced robotic technologies. Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have recently emerged as one of the most effective ways to eliminate cumbersome manual processes and streamline logistics operations.
IoT has steadily gained popularity in recent years with more users migrating to digitalized products and smart gadgets. As an increasing amount of IoT equipment comes online, many unsecured items will be vulnerable to remote software assaults. Inadequate security gives hackers the opportunity to brick and commandeer a device to help build botnets. These malware networks introduce unauthorized code, steal data, or exploit their hosts through some other means.
Daisy chaining refers to a wiring scheme in which several devices, such as power supplies, are connected directly in series. This type of wiring is also referred to as “looping through”. The English term “Daisy Chaining” is used colloquially, since the structure is vaguely reminiscent of a daisy chain. The principle can be used both to achieve a higher total current and to transmit analog signals or digital data.