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The case for networking shop-floor operations, especially in capital intensive plants, is compelling. Higher productivity, less waste, lean manufacturing and transparency are the goals of these Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), but these can be frustrated by incomplete machine connections. Forcam, with over 60,000 machine tools and plant items using its Factory Framework MES, has produced a paper that explores how to overcome these problems.

More than a decade of research into a technique for checking the residual stresses locked inside manufactured parts is helping to extend the useful lifetime of the UK’s nuclear power stations and ensure the structural integrity of critical components used in aerospace applications.

Synopsys has announced the availability of its Virtualizer tool for creating VDKs (Virtualizer Development Kits), software DevKits that use virtual prototypes as the embedded target to enable the fastest time to quality software. The latest Virtualizer release integrates a number of features, including MultiSim, SimSight and FastBuild to increase VDK simulation performance by up to five times and accelerate VDK availability for earlier software d...

Sercos International celebrates its 25th anniversary as well as 10 years of Sercos III technology.

Parker has enhanced the design of its popular high speed frameless servomotor series SKW. Suitable for single and multi-spindle machine tool applications up to 21 kW, the motor neatly deploys inside the spindle. Supplied in kit form it simplifies mechanical design of the machine.

Cloud Service capabilities have been added to ILS Technology’s deviceWISE Application Enablement Platform for the industrial IoT. These capabilities help redefine the information-driven enterprise, transforming manufacturing, energy and natural resources, transportation and retail transaction management with improved connectivity, real-time data that increase performance, reliability and competitiveness within factories, remote locations an...

With autonomous cars promised by the end of this decade, the advanced sensing and control systems needed to make that a reality are starting to come together, giving us a better idea of what to expect, as Sally Ward-Foxton discovers.

By Jonathan Wilkins I hereby crown Industry 4.0 this year’s automation industry buzzword. Launched by Siemens at the Hanover Messe two years ago, the concept refers to the computerisation of traditional industries like manufacturing and predicts a transition to intelligent factories. The final report on Industry 4.0 was released at the Hannover event in April this year.

The Siemens Sinumerik CNC controllers have been getting the maximum productivity out of each machine for over 50 years. Now they have another partner on their side: the Hainbuch Testit software. It is available on a data carrier for installation on Siemens CNC controllers [Sinumerik 840 D sl plus PCU50]. This means that a separate laptop is not needed anymore and manufacturing with "theoretical clamping forces" is also a thing of the past. Thanks...

Profibus bus connectors specifically designed for use with Siemens S7 PLCs have been released by PROVERTHA. Featuring a special form factor, the Profibus Smart 7 bus connectors are suitable for the S7-300, S7-400, S7-1200 and S7-1500 PLC control units.