Process reliability is one of the principal factors governing the economic operation of high-value micro assembly machines that produce miniature electronic and optical components. German manufacturer Amicra Mikrotechnologie GmbH learned…

This year, with all of the economic challenges facing manufacturers, staying competitive is going to require cost reductions, increased productivity and efficiencies, innovation and the adoption of new technologies to…

Through the ’90s and the past decade, PCs became indispensable to every business, and naturally, many people and vendors started looking at using them to control machines and processes on…

Californians have always been faced with the problem of how best to conserve, control and move water. California has a wide diversity of climactic and geographical contrasts. The northern part…

THE COMPANY: Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. is a global manufacturer of pet products with a plant in Mississauga, Ont.THE CHALLENGE: Before MDT AutoSave Change Management Software was installed (first at…

What kind of controller is best for your application? Is it a PLC (programmable logic controller) — or perhaps you should use a PAC (programmable automation controller), or maybe a…

Implementation of a comprehensive automation and control solution from Emerson Process Management is contributing to dramatic operational improvements at the Porcheville, France, thermal power plant.The solution incorporates the company’s PlantWeb…

Thirty days of downtime and $21 million in lost product value. That's what Motiontronix, a Wonderware Certified Systems Integrator, was able to save its customer.

Manufacturing was changed forever because Dick Morley liked to ski.The year was 1964, and Morley was a young engineer working nine-to-five at a desk job designing airplanes, atomic bombs and…

PLC-based control systems are enabling engineers, production managers and skilled labour to produce higher quality products in less time with fewer resources. This benefits those producing durable goods who are…