We’re happy to announce that we are now an approved distributor for PPT Vision! We’ll be adding some content to our website shortly but in the meantime, feel free to check out their site at: www.pptvision.com Check out some of their product videos at: http://www.pptvision.com/news_videos.html Read the PPT Blog at: http://blog.pptvision.com/

With all the excitement around green and renewable energy, I found a very interesting article that talks about the use of the Fibonacci Sequence to design and build a better solar array. A 13 year old had the imagination to study trees in the forest and since their branch and trunk arrangement resembled that of a Fibonacci fraction, he [...]

This unique workshop will demonstrate how you can save time, reduce hardware cost and improve your system’s performance. See the latest capabilities made possible by Ethernet technology, and learn about powerful integration tools to easily migrate your systems—using the integrated Profinet Network on our PACSystems RX3i controller, VersaMax distributed I/O, and a wide range of [...]

The latest addition to our Manufacturing Excellence solution portfolio, Sciemetric – has pioneered zero defect realization through in process profiling using their advanced Process Signature Verification (PSV) technology. They have helped manufacturers address quality issues to improve productivity and profitability. Sciemetric helps manufacturers eliminate manufacturing quality problems. Their advanced signature analysis finds defects and problems [...]

For any of you that have had a chance to work with the GE Quickpanel View, you will know what I am talking about.  You have a handful of QP View units (perhaps more), you have 10 or 20 users, and several security levels that need to be setup, and now you have to do [...]

Recently, I had the opportunity to assist a customer in migrating their 90-30 to a PACSystems RX3i controller.  Machine Edition made quick work of converting the hardware config and code, however 1 particular module posed a problem; this customer was using a Horner HE693RTM705 Modbus Master.  The RX3i does not support this module and its functionality [...]

With GE Intelligent Platforms recently releasing their ProfiNet offering, I wanted to take a couple of minutes to go over some of the comments, feedback, and misconceptions surrounding this protocol. It appears that for many, this is a very new protocol and there are a lot of myths and mis-information floating around, surrounding this protocol. [...]

A picture is worth 1000 words.  This anecdote has been used time and again, by just about everyone you know.  Today, I am going to show you how you can get a picture of your manufacturing process, and how this picture will be worth far more to you than just 1000 words, it will be [...]

Popular businessman, venture capitalist and television personality Kevin O’Leary made a lasting impression on many who attended his keynote address at the Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS) 2011 in Toronto. His strongest message was that Canadian manufacturers need to adapt to the financial power shifts in the global market. Strong currency, growth opportunities O’Leary believes [...]

Eaton is pleased to introduce the new S611 soft starter. The Eaton S611 is an innovative, economical soft starter combining advanced functionality, unsurpassed configuration flexibility, and an extremely comprehensive user interface. It is available in both open and enclosed control configurations to meet the needs of the commercial construction and OEM segment. Key features include: [...]