productRed Lion Controls’ flagship Crimson 3.0 software now offers communication support for more than 300 industrial protocols. Protocol conversion is a key element needed to make the concept of the Connected Factory a reality, empowering plant managers to adapt existing equipment including drives, PLCs and HMIs to drive efficiency while reducing total cost of ownership in industrial environments.
productTravtec has launched a software module that can be incorporated with the company’s Pharmacarton carton handling, marking and verifying system to provide full traceability of pharmaceutical packs throughout the distribution chain, from manufacture to the end-user.
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productThe latest release of FactoryTalk Batch software from Rockwell Automation eases the process of modifying and creating new recipes by managing the approval process for changes and automatically tracking the genealogy of recipes.
articleThere’s little doubt that things in the automation sector are developing at an unprecedented pace, with connectivity and big data playing a major role. A recent event organised by Hanley Automation, in association with Rockwell Automation and cisco, sought to offer over 100 attendees from some of Ireland’s most important and forward thinking manufacturing companies further insight. Charlotte Stonestreet reports
productArmed with a wealth of equipment and advice, SSI Schaefer will be on hand at the Southern Manufacturing & Electronics Exhibition at Farnborough from 10th to 12th February.
productThe Shire Systems Team will be demonstrating all aspects of the latest version of Pirana CMMS Maintenance Software including the new powerful ‘Checklist’ features to support Servicing and Inspection.
productHBM has updated and improved its Common Application Programming Interface (API), which offers users one programmable environment for several data acquisition systems.
productManufacturers now have the freedom to use any digital device to easily access optimised performance metrics and data analytics from plant floors and machines, due to new capabilities embedded in the FactoryTalk VantagePoint EMI v6.0 software from Rockwell Automation.
productTo attract more work from larger organisations and step up administration and quality procedures, sub-contract precision engineering company Bernard Holmes wanted to implement a production management system that would make the path to ISO accreditation as smooth as possible.
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