Manufacturing & Prototyping

Industrial Controls & Automation

Explore the key advances impacting industrial controls and automation. Access technical briefs and developments in the applications that are essential to automation integration and design.

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INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Physicists at the University of Würzburg have propelled micrometer-sized drones significantly smaller than red blood cells, exerting precise control, using only light.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
IE may not be the best solution in every situation, says an industry expert.
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Articles: Connectivity
One major concern for manufacturers is how safe and secure it is to open the OT network’s doors to the internet.
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Products: Data Acquisition
High-performance laser trackers, gimbal motors, air-quality sensors, and more.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A new suite helps Ada developers build safe, secure software as well as meet internal security and quality procedures.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Spectrometers, digital microscopes, high-speed imaging, and more.
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Articles: Communications
Automation can crumble, even when only one cog is loose, says Brad Walters from Monnit.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Which machinery requires constant monitoring? According to one industry expert, the answer boils down to “Criticality.”
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Special Reports: Test & Measurement
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Test & Measurement - February 2022
From space vehicles to the modern battlefield to the human body, test innovations are improving device and system reliability while speeding time to market. Read about the latest advances – including the...

Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Four industry experts explore the future outlook for smart sensors and IIoT.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A software makes industrial robots nimbler and almost as sensitive as human hands.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
A new robot developed by Caltech researchers LEO carves out a new type of locomotion somewhere between walking and flying.
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Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
The Opti-Scan inspection system can measure surfaces and edges in 3D.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Fiber laser machinery, polishing pitch, beam collimators, and more.
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Microwave measurement receivers, oscilloscopes, longwave infrared cameras, and more.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These elastomers have a wide range of uses for the building, automotive, and electronics industries.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The system creates accurate defect standards for in-situ inspection systems.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The flexible, self-healing coating protects buildings, bridges, and anything above or below the water made of steel.
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Articles: Electronics & Computers
Supply chains run best when all the stakeholders involved stay keenly focused on their core competencies, says Tom Vanderheyden from TTI Americas.
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Articles: Test & Measurement
As more manufacturers implement robots, hand guidance tools and techniques will continue to expand in functionality and become even easier to use.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Learn about a contactless holographic systems for machine, factory, and other rugged industrial applications.
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Special Reports: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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Medical Manufacturing & Outsourcing - November 2021
In this new report from the editors of Medical Design Briefs and Tech Briefs magazines, discover how the latest advances in 3D printing, machining, molding and more are changing the way...

Facility Focus: Robotics, Automation & Control
The "ERDC" helps solve problems in civil and military engineering, geospatial sciences, water resources, and environmental sciences.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
These technologies provide a tantalizing glimpse into the future of manufacturing automation.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Laser-distance sensors, light monitoring, flow meters, and more.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A tiny investment in system capital expenditures can lead to huge rewards in reduced capital and operating expenses.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Drive and control platforms provide the vital protection of people and machines in automated manufacturing efforts.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The system could one day replace LiDAR and cameras in automated manufacturing, biomedical imaging, and autonomous driving.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Modern PLCs now include IT-capable software and communications protocols, empowering users to easily access edge-sourced data and integrate it with the enterprise.
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