As networking in automation increases, the desire for next-generation, intelligent, decentralized networked devices is growing at an equal pace. Industry 4.0, machine-to-machine (M2M), cloud services or control concepts with computer-aided extensions need to be featured in every embedded computing hardware for more intelligent, seamless and faster productions processes.
In this article from Control Engineering — Europe, Martin Unverdorben, product manager for Computer-on-Modules at Kontron, discusses how Smart Mobility ARChitecture (SMARC) combined with ARM System on Chip (SoCs) is now enabling a new class of networked devices to be developed efficiently.
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and programmable automation controllers (PACs) are the brains of the machine in many regards. They have evolved over the years.This new State...
Special considerations and requirements make packaging equipment an interesting vertical market unto itself. This new State of Technology Report from the editors of ...
This paper examines highly sensitive piezoelectric sensors for precise vibration measurement which is critical in semiconductor production to prevent quality and yield issues....
