Automation
Apple Sued Over iPad Name
February 22, 2012 9:22 am | by Elaine Kurtenbach, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsApple defended its right to use the iPad trademark in China in a heated court hearing Wednesday.
For Car Buyers, It's Harder To End Up With A Lemon
February 22, 2012 9:19 am | by Dee-Ann Durbin and Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writers | News | CommentsIn the past five years, global competition has forced automakers to improve the quality and reliability of their vehicles.
Feds Investigate Problems With Side Air Bags
February 22, 2012 9:10 am | by Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer | News | CommentsThe problem already has caused recalls of more than 2,700 Toyota, Honda, Subaru and Nissan vehicles.
10 Observations About Manufacturing Technologies
February 21, 2012 2:22 pm | by Steven Hawkins, Director of Automation Services, Stellar | Blogs | CommentsIn our work designing and implementing information and automation systems, we have observed ten important emerging trends.
Robotic Palletizing For Food Manufacturers
February 21, 2012 2:14 pm | by Terry Zarnowski, Sales & Marketing Director, Schneider Packaging Equipment | Blogs | CommentsRobotic palletizing is an effective way for food manufacturers to ensure proper palletization when preparing pallets of varying shapes and sizes.
Reduce Waste And Improve Flexibility
February 17, 2012 4:03 pm | Articles | CommentsPackagers need equipment that help them respond to the challenges of reducing package waste, responding flexibly to packaging challenges and holding down labor costs.
Isolated Analog Input Module
February 17, 2012 11:05 am | by Opto 22 | Products | CommentsOpto 22 has released the SNAP-AIRTD-1K, a two-channel, isolated analog input module for use with 1000 ohm platinum resistance temperature detectors.
Chrysler Pulls Request For $3.5B In Government Loans
February 17, 2012 9:25 am | News | CommentsChrysler is withdrawing its application for $3.5 billion in government loans that it planned to use to develop fuel-efficient vehicles.
Government To Automakers: Curb Dashboard Technology
February 17, 2012 9:13 am | by Joan Lowry, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe technological advances have raised concerns that drivers' attention is being diverted too much from the road.
Divergent Views On Communicating With Machines
February 16, 2012 3:31 pm | by Frank Tobe, Editor, The Robot Report | Blogs | CommentsThe path to the next level of "smart" products is through the use of better communication with those products.
Plant Design Maximizes Chocolate Production
February 16, 2012 2:54 pm | Articles | CommentsToday's manufacturers can rapidly respond to the specific desires of the customers with the help of flexible production and adequate machine capacities.
Who Won The #BrandBowl?
February 14, 2012 3:56 pm | by Jaclyn Gardner | News | CommentsEducating folks on the value of U.S. manufacturing is essential. It needs to happen daily, through many avenues and different messages.
Invensys First to Support Virtualization Technologies For High Availability, Disaster Recovery
February 14, 2012 11:50 am | News | CommentsInvensys has expanded its certification for virtualization technology, making it the first industrial automation provider to be certified for high availability, disaster recovery and fault tolerance in supervisory control applications leveraging both the VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization platforms.
U.S. Investigates Door Fires In Chevy Trailblazer SUVs
February 14, 2012 9:14 am | by Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer | News | CommentsThe inquiry involves more than 309,000 Chevy TrailBlazer SUVs from the 2006 and 2007 model years.
The Development Process of Yamaha Top Cases
February 13, 2012 2:59 pm | by YamahaMotorEurope | Videos | CommentsYamaha's European engineering and design team have created two new premium quality Genuine top cases that have been developed exclusively for Yamaha scooters and motorcycles.
Using CNC And Remote Monitoring On Various Machine Tools
February 13, 2012 2:18 pm | Articles | CommentsSiemens Sinumerik 840D is the control of choice on turning, grinding, and turn/grind models, resulting in substantial savings for its customer and EMAG.
Ethernet Service And Cable Tester
February 13, 2012 11:15 am | by IDEAL Industries Network | Products | CommentsNaviTEK II includes IPv6, PoE+, VLANs, Trace Route, and a advanced color LCD screen to view pin-by-pin wiremap capabilities that are standard in modern network deployments.
Boeing: We're Frustrated With 787 Production Glitch
February 13, 2012 9:19 am | by Alex Kennedy, Associated Press | News | CommentsBoeing still plans to boost production from a current two to three 787s per month to 10 of the planes per month by the end of next year.
The Year's Key Tech Trends (Part II)
February 10, 2012 3:20 pm | by Dylan Persaud, Managing Director, Eval-Source | Blogs | CommentsEval-Source has compiled a list of 12 technology trends and predictions that should play out this year. These predictions and trends are based on what the consulting firm sees with its customers, what their concerns are, and what organizations will need to address.
Feds Are Looking Into Door Fires In Toyota Vehicles
February 10, 2012 9:43 am | News | CommentsFederal safety regulators are investigating reports of fires in the driver's side doors of 2007 Toyota Camry sedans and RAV-4 crossover SUVs.
The Year's Key Tech Trends (Part I)
February 9, 2012 12:10 pm | by Dylan Persaud, Managing Director, Eval-Source | Blogs | CommentsEval-Source has compiled a list of 12 technology trends and predictions that should play out this year. These predictions and trends are based on what the consulting firm sees with its customers, what their concerns are, and what organizations will need to address.
Beetle Dance: Inspiration For Future Robots
February 8, 2012 11:49 am | by Reuters | Videos | CommentsThe dance of the dung beetle provides clues to navigation and could lead to more sophisticated light-weight robots in the future. The beetles, which are found on all continents except Antarctica, feed on feces but scientists are less interested in what they eat than how they move their dinner from one place to another.
The $10,000 Robot Avatar
February 8, 2012 11:41 am | by CNN Money | Videos | CommentsBay Area startup Anybots has designed a robot that lets you join conferences and drive around your office from anywhere in the world. What do you think?
Toyota Lifts Profit Forecast As Thailand Disaster Woes Fade
February 7, 2012 9:28 am | by Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsShowing confidence in its ability to bounce back, the manufacturer of the Prius gas-electric hybrid, Lexus luxury models and the Camry sedan raised its annual profit forecast to 200 billion yen ($2.6 billion) from 180 billion yen ($2.3 billion).
Let Technology Improve Your Maintenance Efficiency
February 6, 2012 1:56 pm | by Ed Smigo, Director, Systems Technology, PROCONEX | Blogs | CommentsWhile automation has greatly increased operating efficiency in the process industries over the past 30 years, resulting in greater productivity, higher quality, and safer plants, the same level of efficiency has not rippled down to the maintenance function.
