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Recent Features

People Over Profit? Fool Me Once ...
To allow profit to take precedent over people is a dangerous prospect, no matter the size or type of company.

How Reliable Is Your Infrastructure?
As organizations become increasingly dependent on data center systems, there is a need for greater reliability in the critical infrastructure – and the reliability of a system only lasts as long as the shortest component life in the unit.

Harley-Davidson And The Union Debate
What I’m wondering about is to what extent companies should be loyal to the workers who brought them to success and sustainability as a company.

The Need For Powerful Machining
With the large workpieces, high material removal rates, and challenging geometries inherent in aerospace metals manufacturing, coupled with substrates that are often difficult to machine, such as titanium, there is always a need for powerful machining with superior accuracy.

Get It Made
We’re often too busy gawking at newly designed toys to make our jobs easier, reading marketing language filled with three-letter acronyms (permanently infused in my vocabulary) used to sell us on the latest and greatest new product.

PLC Troubleshooting Made Easy
The average time to locate a blown fuse, tripped overload, tripped breaker, power supply problem, or drive fault is about two minutes from seeing the fault to having the suspect part identified.

New Products

Accurately Diagnose Machinery Issues
Emerson Process Management (Austin, TX) has expanded the capabilities of its CSI 9420 Wireless Vibration Transmitter to deliver more detailed information for machinery analysis. The CSI 9420 can use Emerson's Smart Wireless network to send high resolution spectra to vibration experts for detailed diagnosis of machinery issues.


You Won't Miss A Beat
ASCO Numatics (Novi, MI) has introduced a line of proportional valves that can be fully tuned to an application without being removed from the production process. The Numatics Sentronic line is designed for a wide range of industrial applications.


Time Is Of The Essence
Marsh Bellofram (Newell, W.V.) recently introduced the model 7DT-2CH programmable industrial timer. According to the company, it is designed for timing applications requiring a daily or weekly schedule.


A Good Read
Cognex Corporation (Natick, MA) recently unveiled the DataMan® 8000 handheld industrial ID scanner. Designed for the factory floor, it features patented IDMax® technology for reading 1D and 2D codes regardless of size, quality, printing method, or surface.


Save Precious Time
Siemens (Atlanta, GA) recently announced the release of its Simatic CPU-317TF-2DP controller. The device unites a series of features that help reduce wiring, coding, and implementation times. Applications include the new device include controlled single-axis positioning to complex, synchronized sequences of motion.