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PostedJanuary 12, 2015

https://www.posital.com/en/news/product-news/fast-ethercat-rotary-encoder/fast-e...

High Performance with Simple Operation

POSITAL’s new optical encoders with EtherCAT provide high-speed data for positioning and speed control – they ensure extremely short cycle times of up to 62 µs. Thanks to their distributed clock function, they allow users to synchronize axes with a deviation of <1 µs. The EtherCAT encoders support cable redundancy, thus minimizing breakdown times in case of cable breaks: if special PLCs with two network cards are used, a maximum of one cycle is lost. A round axis functionality enables users to implement applications with non-binary gearing factors (e.g. 6 revolutions). The firmware can be updated through standard configuration tools such as TwinCAT, with a password protection that restricts access to authorized personnel.

PostedSeptember 24, 2015

https://www.posital.com/en/news/product-news/versatile-programmable-incremental-...

Meet the New Members of POSITAL's Incremental Encoder Family

Industrial motion control systems come in all shapes and sizes and different standards are common in different region. POSITAL has responded to the challenges of this diverse market by offering you an extraordinarily wide range of choices.

PostedJanuary 14, 2016

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As part of their "Signature Series," “Food Safety” magazine has posted a website article featuring ESE and its ongoing relationship with Ventura Foods.

PostedNovember 13, 2015

http://www.foodengineeringmag.com/articles/94652-ergonomics-creating-a-culture-o...

Machine guarding and other types of safeguards won’t protect plant workers if they circumvent them or place themselves in harm’s way.

PostedNovember 13, 2015

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Pinnacle Foods’ plan to reinvigorate the iconic Wish-Bone® brand of salad dressings acquired from food giant Unilever included deploying a fully automated, paperless manufacturing process.

Getting a new process up and running in the most efficient, cost-effective way possible presented a great enough challenge. ECS Solutions worked with Pinnacle to raise the bar even further— delivering a highly automated solution agile enough to produce new products Pinnacle could only imagine and agile enough to enable Pinnacle to increase process effectiveness over the long term.

ECS’ approach to total process automation (TPA), with its focus on delivering value at every stage of the process-system lifecycle, made it possible to realize the full vision of a facility that would consistently deliver the highest-quality products at the lowest possible cost.

PostedNovember 13, 2015

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Delivering comprehensive value – across the organization and throughout the manufacturing system lifecycle – is what determines the plant’s success. Total Process Automation (TPA) is a comprehensive approach to the design, deployment and operation of process control systems that automates at all levels of the manufacturing enterprise.

Using a Total Process Automation approach provides the standardization, reliability and agility to adapt to industry changes and help build that success over the long term.

In this white paper we cover:

- The 6 principles to Total Process Automation
- How these principles are applied to deliver value at every point in the manufacturing system lifecycle

PostedDecember 10, 2015

http://www.plantengineering.com/single-article/concept-systems-albany-ore/90b30a...

Concept Systems has built a reputation as a problem-solver for its customers in the aerospace, pulp and paper, building products, food and beverage, and metals industries as well as help integration customers get the most out of their project. See more>>>

PostedJuly 7, 2014

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Guest Blog for Automation World - Like most technology advances, some risks come with the benefits of virtualization. Here are three tried and true tips for protecting your systems as you adopt virtualization.

PostedMarch 25, 2016

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Consider these tips before purchasing your electrical enclosure air conditioner.

Although the selection of an air conditioner for cooling an electrical enclosure may appear to be a relatively simple task, there are a number of criteria that need to be considered to ensure a good fit between the air conditioner selected and the requirements of the application.

This guide provides designers and maintenance staff with a number of practical tips to use in their evaluation and selection of enclosure air conditioners.
The guide will give you tips on:

Technical Features
Environmental Aspects
Special Requirements
Manufacturer Considerations

PostedJuly 7, 2014

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Guest Blog for Automation World - Replacing a legacy control system affords the opportunity to consolidate multiple operator control stations. Experience shows some key considerations will increase the chances of success.

PostedJuly 27, 2022

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As industrial cybersecurity threats grow, so does the need to protect your vulnerable operational technology systems, particularly in a legacy environment. While you may not be able to put in a new system, we have four actions you can take for better threat visibility.
1. Baseline Your Network
2. Centrally Collect System Logs
3. Implement Incident Response Playbook
4. Develop a Central Pane of Glass