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Smart factory investment at critical stage

Siemens Financial Services (SFS) has released a new research paper entitled Industry 4.0: Rising to the Challenge, the first of a series on the investment challenges faced by manufacturers migrating their businesses to Industry 4.0 technologies.

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Efficiency boost

Witon Engineering is a CNC
precision turning subcontractor
that has an
impressive investment in
multi-spindle lathes. It offers
short lead times and provides
an economic service for large
and small batch quantities
re

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Zone 1 & 2 data control

High quality reading of 1D barcodes
and 2D Data Matrix ECC200 codes
for product traceability, safety and
identification is available under
hazardous area conditions with the
new SICK ICR840-2 ATEX Image
Code Readers.

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Data recorder

Compact dimensions and simple
operation are said to ensure HBM’s
latest GEN2i data recorder is suited
to the demands of maintaining,
servicing and commissioning
industrial devices.

The GEN2i is available with 4, 8 or

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Faster code execution

National Instruments has
introduced LabVIEW 2010, the latest
version of its graphical programming
environment for design, test,
measurement and control
applications. LabVIEW 2010 offers
time savings with new features su

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System upgrade

The new DAQ interfacing unit
brings the convenience of USB 2.0
connectivity to Kistler’s DynoWare
data acquisition system. The unit
provides a flexible interface between
piezo-electric sensors and the
Windows based Dyno

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Uhf tracking

With product tracking a major issue,
ifm electronic has introduced the
new UHF RFID system. Using the
865-870 MHz band (there is also a
902-928 MHz variant for the North
American market), the new system
offers flexibili

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Peanut butter – all under control

Denca has completed the
automation of the control
system for Duerr’s new peanut
butter facility.

Denca produced a
programme which was written
in HMI software and the
control panel built and tested.

A Siemens S7 PL

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Automation solutions updated

ABB has won a contract to
provide new automation,
quality control and
collaborative production
management solutions to
Arjowiggins Creative Papers’
Stoneywood Mill in
Aberdeen, Scotland.

The delivery includes ABB’s

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Motion over ethernet

Enhancements to its range of
programmable automation
controllers (PACs) mean Rockwell
Automation can now offer
Integrated Motion over EtherNet/IP.

Motion solutions can reside on the
same protocol and
control architec

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