Applications

Mercer Technologies’ vacuum furnace utilizes Opto 22’s groov EPIC system with a variety of I/O modules.

Heat treatment OEM chooses flexibility and scalability

Heat treatment machinery OEM Mercer Technologies continues to innovate, adding energy cost per part. Using energy monitoring, the …

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The CX5130 Embedded PC (left) and ELM3502 measurement terminal (metal module on right) save space in the control cabinet of the compact test machine for lab environments.

Motion Control and Measurement Data Acquisition in Perfect Sync

PC-based control and EtherCAT have combined to automate a compact sporting goods test machine. The system delivers precise …

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Wireless connectivity and positioning technologies address the growing need for high-performance positioning systems which reduce operational costs and maximize sustainability by optimizing inventory management along with material and people flows.

Angle-of-Arrival Solution for Indoor Asset Tracking

Wireless connectivity and positioning technologies address the growing need for high-performance positioning systems which reduce operational costs and …

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industrial wireless automation solutions enable a quick, simple, and scalable retrofit on Ulmer’s existing machines. By connecting an IO-Link optical proximity sensor on each machine to CoreTigo’s IO-Link Wireless Bridge, the TigoBridge, it enabled wireless real-time communication of product carton counts to the TigoMaster IO-Link Wireless Master unit, and from there to the PLC via PROFINET for data processing.

Boosting chocolate manufacturing with industrial wireless

Integrating industrial-grade wireless connectivity enabled chocolate manufacturer, Ulmer Schokoladen, to increase productivity, enhance the agility of production lines …

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Steel pouring process at POK.

Nucor subsidiary POK brings foundry to Industry 4.0

Nucor factory saves initial and recurring costs, improves products with groov EPIC and Ignition solutions. The challenge was …

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The comprehensive digitalization of Gaznat’s pressure reducing and measuring stations increases the efficiency and accuracy of the natural gas supply.

Smart grid implementation for accurate gas management

Monitoring a natural gas supply network with EtherCAT terminals is designed for explosion protection. In terms of economic …

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Famiel Confectionery sells a variety of cakes to hotels and restaurants nationwide in Japan. Photo shows the process of spreading jam on baked cheesecakes.

Energy management and demand monitoring generates savings

Analyzing peaks in power consumption allowed confectionery manufacturer to optimize energy use throughout the entire manufacturing process. Visualization, …

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As with a machine vision system on an assembly line, a vision-guided robot uses intelligent processing to give it instructions. A slight alteration to the code allows the same robot to perform entirely different tasks, i.e., switching between products and batch runs, with no mechanical adjustments.

Vision-Guided robots: Cameras Give Robots Human-Like Functions

As with a machine vision system on an assembly line, a vision-guided robot uses intelligent processing to give …

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