Abstract: Cost related to the wiring of sensors and actuators in the manufacturing industry is rapidly increasing with the number of field devices. Complex engineering as well as cable wear and tear ...

Abstract: This paper addresses a networked control system application on an unstable triple-magnetic-levitation setup. A hierarchical dual-rate control using a Profibus-decentralized peripherals ...

While sensors and low power actuators occupy the lowliest level of an automation system, they often require a disproportionate amount of time and attention. Historically, each sensor added entailed ...

Industrial automation—the control of machinery and processes by autonomous systems using technologies like robotics and computer software—is one of the major forces driving Industry 4.0. This ...

When your factory runs only three months a year, you’re always investing in ways to increase the yield from your equipment. That’s why Joey Scarborough, general manager of the cotton gin facility ...

Windows 10 brings the entire Settings options under one hood. We have already taken a look at the Windows 10 Personalization Settings, Privacy Settings, Devices ...

Procentec, the Dutch developer of industrial communications diagnostics products, has announced a tool that analyses live data on Profibus networks and gives instant diagnoses of the most likely cause ...

The internet of things (IoT) is gradually hitting its stride across industries. Yet, despite its fast-growing adoption and all the bullish forecasts we’ve heard of, there’s another side of the ...