Automation
Why Your EtherNet/IP Gateway Should Be ODVA Certified
The year 2022 is winding down and along with it comes an avalanche of new product introductions, like Rockwell Automation’s GuardLink 2.0 with new EtherNet/IP interface. As the number one...
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Top 10 Questions Answered: How to Create a Cloud Strategy for Industrial Automation
Asking the right questions is a key component of good decision making. It gives you the opportunity to learn details, exchange ideas, and challenge conventional thinking. Most importantly, it leads...
How Maximizing an Automation System Minimized Water Consumption
In the dry, desert lands of the Middle East, water is in extremely high demand but in very short supply. Though scarce, water is a crucial resource for the health...
Protocol Translation: Why One-Box Connectivity Is Better than Two
One box, two box, gray box, blue box. Regardless of the form, the function of protocol translation is to connect disparate devices so they can communicate with each other. The...
How Notifications Can Transform Automation for the Better
This is Part 2 of our multi-part series on Third-Party Integration. Read Part 1 here. Nice to know. Need to know. There was a time when these two things were...
Predictive maintenance: participating in the next Industrial Age, now
A key factor in the next Industrial Age is automation and predictive maintenance. While we were waiting for this era to arrive, we didn’t realize it was already here. With smart, connected devices and the ability to not only manage the device but analyze production data, we have entered this new age. Check out our blog post to learn more about life in this new world.