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IO-Link Wireless – IO-Link with Even Greater Flexibility
In a previous blog entry, I discussed IO-Link SPE (Single-Pair Ethernet). SPE, in my opinion, has two great strengths compared to standard IO-Link: cable length and speed. With cable lengths of up to...
View ArticleChoosing the Right Sensor for Your Welding Application
Automotive structural welding at tier suppliers can destroy thousands of sensors a year in just one factory. Costs from downtime, lost production, overtime, replacement time, and material costs eat...
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Today’s Pressure Sensors: More Options to Meet Your Application Needs
Pressure sensing devices are prevalent in industrial machinery. There are three types of pressure measurements, each with their advantages and disadvantages. Absolute pressure (psia) is referenced...
View Article5 Steps to Make Troubleshooting Less Troublesome
There’s an old, not so funny joke about troubleshooting electrical devices with a punch line that ends with “is it plugged in?” The reality is that it is easy to overlook basic or simple issues,...
View ArticleHow Vibration Measurement Saves Manufacturers Time and Money
Vibration is all around us. We can feel it and we can hear it. Some vibrations we find pleasant, such as music that we like to listen to, and some vibrations we find unpleasant such as scratching...
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How to Choose the Best 4K Camera for Your Application
I need 4K resolution USB camera, what would you recommend me? This is a common question that I am asked by customers, unfortunately the answer is not simple. First, a quick review on the criteria to be...
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5 Manufacturing Trends to Consider as You Plan for 2022
It’s that time of year again where we all start to forget the current year (maybe that’s OK) and start thinking of plans for the next — strategy and budget season! 2022 is only a few weeks away! I...
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UHF RFID: Driving Efficiency in Automotive Production
Manufactured in batch size 1, bumper to bumper on modular production lines, with the support of collaborative robots – this is the reality in modern automotive production. Without transparent and...
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How Industrial RFID Can Reduce Downtime in Your Stamping Department
The appliance industry is growing at record rates. The increase in consumer demand for new appliances is at an all-time high and is outpacing current supply. Appliance manufacturers are increasing...
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What is IO-Link? A Simple Explanation of the Universal Networking Standard
Famed physicist Albert Einstein once said, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” When the topic of IO-Link comes up, whether a salesperson or technical expert is doing...
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Flush, Non-Flush, or Factor 1? Which Inductive is Best for Your Application?
Ever feel like your proximity application isn’t working just right? Maybe it’s the inductive sensor selection. Understanding the following three inductive mounting principles is key to selecting the...
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Controls Architectures Enable Condition Monitoring Throughout the Production...
In a previous blog post we covered some basics about condition monitoring and the capability of smart IO-Link end-devices to provide details about the health of the system. For example, a change in...
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Automation is “Rolling Out” in the Tire Industry
Automation is everywhere in a tire plant – from the old manual plants and mid-hybrid automated plants to the newest plants with the latest automation technology all over the world. Industry challenges...
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RFID Basics – Gain Key Knowledge to Select the Best Fit System
As digitalization evolves, industrial companies are automating more and more manual processes. Consequently, they transfer paper-based tasks in the field of identification to digital solutions. One...
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Lithium Ion Battery Manufacturing – RFID is on a Roll
With more and more consumers setting their sights on ‘Drive Electric,’ manufacturers must prepare themselves for alternative solutions to combustion engines. This change will no doubt require an...
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IO-Link: End to Analog Sensors
With most sensors now coming out with an IO-Link output, could this mean the end of using traditional analog sensors? IO-Link is the first IO technology standard (IEC 61131-9) for communications...
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Fork Sensors, the Best Choice for Range, Reliability, Ease of Installation
Photoelectric sensors are a staple within many industries when it comes to automation thanks to their non-contact detection over longer ranges than many other sensing types. Also available in a variety...
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Add Depth to Your Processes With 3D Machine Vision
What comes to mind first when you think of 3D? Cheap red and blue glasses? Paying extra at a movie theater? Or maybe the awkward top screen on a Nintendo 3DS? Neither industrial machine vision nor...
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Zoning in on Explosive Atmospheres
Everybody wants to wake up in the morning and know they’re going to a safe workplace. A major safety concern among certain industries is the occurrence of fires and explosions. This makes for some of...
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Food for Thought: Should a Fork Sensor be Your First Choice?
When it comes to reliability and accuracy, there is no optical sensing mode better than the through-beam photoelectric sensor. Its reliability is a result of the extraordinary levels of excess gain –...
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