ByJohn Teresko You're snowbound at home, but it's imperative that you check a setting on that troublesome production machine at the plant. That's just one scenario ...

Smartphones and tablets have already been hitting the plant floor as a method for monitoring machine performance, system status, and process data. But now automation control suppliers are developing a ...

One issue in manufacturing singular to OEMs is the speed with which they can respond with service to machines, especially in the case of a failure. In the past, this has usually meant an actual ...

Condition monitoring for predictive maintenance is a drive solution developed by NORD that focuses on status-oriented maintenance rather than traditional time-based maintenance. Status and drive data ...

Some common pitfalls in machine safety have to do with not wiring devices correctly. Many devices today can cover a range of safety levels, such as SIL 1 through SIL 3, but have different wiring ...