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Coding for Automation: Programming a PLC

On January 3, 2025 in All, Automation, General, Industrial, IoT by Mike Parks

PLCs bridge the industrial and information revolutions, evolving from manual rewiring to programmable automation and advanced networking, enabling IIoT integration and real-time data exchange. Early PLCs required assembly or Fortran knowledge, but ladder logic emerged as the dominant programming method.

Human-Robot Collaboration

On November 4, 2024 in All, Automation, EIT 2024, Robotics by Marsha Marcus-Kennedy

Cobots represent an Industry 5.0 manufacturing solution that puts sophisticated technology directly in the hands of operators. By automating repetitive tasks and enabling workers to focus on higher-level tasks, cobots ensure employee safety and simplify complex applications and programming.

Wireless IoT Designs Just Got Easier

On May 10, 2024 in All, General, IoT, Wireless by Microchip Technology

The explosive growth of small and low-power wireless devices is being fueled by the desire to automate homes, buildings, factories, roads, and more. For security, information, safety, and protection, wireless designs have been simplified with the introduction of the WBZ351.

Tagged With: automation, bluetooth, embedded, factory, industrial, iot, mixed-signal, processor, rf, wbz351, wireless, zigbee

Key Application Areas of MEMS

On November 27, 2023 in All, Automotive, General, Low Power, Medical, RF, Sensors by Liam Critchley

MEMS contain many different electronic and mechanical components and perform various bulk functions based on the components within. The range of materials and components available to MEMS has enabled them to be designed for a wide array of applications across many different industries.

Discrete Transformerless Voltage Multipliers and Cap Chargers for Voltage Multiplication

On October 20, 2023 in All, Energy Harvesting, General by Vishay

Stepping up AC voltages is not uncommon, but when size and cost are key, discrete voltage multipliers can fit the bill. Voltage multipliers can be used in low-voltage analog and high-voltage, high-power industrial designs.

Tagged With: analog, discrete, energy harvesting, industrial, laser, low power, power, step-up, transformer, voltage

New RF Connectors Advance Embedded Systems

On May 25, 2023 in All, Connectors, General, RF by Amphenol

Learn how the SOSA standard simplifies the integration of different components in an RF/microwave system and how it helps to ensure interoperability.

Powering the Warehouse of the Future

On December 7, 2022 in All, Automation, Connectors, Industrial, Robotics by Amphenol Industrial

The high voltages required by industrial machinery in the modern logistics center place special requirements on connectors. In this post, we discuss a connector solution designed to provide a safer, easier connection while allowing for a higher rate of conductivity.

Tagged With: amphenol, amphenol industrial, amr, connectors, industrial, logistics, machinery, warehouse

How the IIoT Enables the Smart Factory

On August 4, 2022 in All, Automation, General, Industrial, IoT, Robotics by Adam Kimmel

Surprisingly, it is not technology or even web-based services leading to the adoption of connected technology. It’s industrial manufacturing. Let’s look at the characteristics, benefits, and challenges of the smart factory.

Tagged With: automation, iiot, industrial, manufacturing, smart factories

Electrical Connection Technology for Energy Storage Systems

On January 28, 2022 in All, Connectors, Energy Harvesting, General, Power by Phoenix Contact

Modular in design from utility storage to residential, Battery Management Systems are at the heart of renewable energy storage. A well-designed BMS using data to control power input and output is key to maximizing efficiency, safety, and cost.

5G IoT Emerges as a Platform for AI and Robotics

On April 24, 2020 in All, Industrial, IoT, Sensors by Sravani Bhattacharjee

Innovations in IoT and the cloud are enabling highly sophisticated applications of AI and robotics. Learn about the intricacies and dependencies of a new generation of cloud-enabled AI/Robotics and the crucial role of 5G architectures to materialize those applications.

Tagged With: Industrial, Security

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