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CAN in Automation's (CiA) CiA 462 CANopen profile for item detection devices, which include 2-D and 3-D optical cameras, has been released. Item detection devices are often used in mobile machines to detect obstacles. They collect environmental data

Since the 1980s, Beckhoff Automation has staked a clear position in the automation supplier marketplace as a supporter of PC-based automation. For much of the company’s existence since then, there has been no shortage of detractors to the concept o

If there’s any doubt about the value that warehousing and logistics automation has taken on over the past few years, just look at the return Permira has gained on Intelligrated during that time. The global investment firm purchased Intelligrated—

As awareness surrounding Internet of Things (IoT) standardization continues to grow, more eyes are being drawn to interoperability and network infrastructure solutions, including time-sensitive networking (TSN). TSN is a standard from the IEEE 802 co

At the SPS/IPC/Drives event in Nuremberg, Germany, last fall, I received my first full explanation of Beckhoff Automation’s “many-core machine control” approach as described by Beckhoff Automation's Stefan Hoppe. The concept involves the use of

The ideal holiday arrangement for the world’s wealthy elite and a distant fantasy for the rest of us, private islands deliver ultimate isolation in our modern world. While this may seem like paradise for those stuck in rush hour traffic, in the rea