Forklifts continue to be the backbone of modern distribution centers and logistics facilities, however, they operate with limited visibility with little insight on routes, congestion, dwell times, and utilization patterns. omlox is helping forklifts optimize material flow, improve safety, and increase operational efficiency.
Learn about Safety Data Communication from Fortress Safety on Feb 25 and learn about industrial network audits from HMS Networks on Feb 26. Register today.
There are three news items of note related to PI members: LAPP has become a PI-certified Competence Center, NXP has acquired port GmbH, and HMS Networks has acquired Molex's Industrial Communications Business.
As the PROFINET over APL technology matures, expanded testing shows broad industry adoption as well as excellent performance results.
SRCI (Standard Robot Command Interface) continues its expansion with KUKA announcing its software interface tool now includes the technology.
The full integration of the Standard Robot Command Interface (SRCI) into Universal Robots' software will enhance the connectivity capabilities of UR’s cobots and will ensure customers a frictionless integration with PLCs that also support SRCI.
The first known implementation of the PROFINET Community Stack as a toolkit has been announced by Wisconsin, USA-based Real Time Automation. This article provides a perspective on the PROFINET Community Stack, the reasons for it, how it works, and what their toolkit means for device developers.
The introduction of Ethernet-APL has brought with it the potential to unlock vast amounts of data. And with this new technology, the process industry is facing new challenges in order to increase plant efficiency, reduce production costs, and ensure human and environmental safety. Perhaps it is time to rethink field device development. Here, we look at 7 steps to consider.