Cloud Technology

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Cloud Technology

Will edge and cloud replace central control?

For now, controllers are still in command, but smart devices run the show
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Data Acquisition & Monitoring

High-performance, low-latency networking

IoT platform combines cloud and edge products that enable secure IoT data and systems management
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Cloud Technology

How to grow disruptive automation with AIoT

Greenhouse uses innovative controller to enable artificial intelligence of things
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Cloud Technology

Now is the time for the industrial cloud

“The question is on the top of everybody’s mind, especially among our customers,” began Brian Shepherd, senior vice president of software and control at Rockwell Automation. “...
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Cloud Technology

IT and OT: the sum is greater than the parts

How AutomationDirect envisions industrial networking
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Robotics

How to realize autonomous operations

Virtual event focuses on unmanned operations
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Edge Technology

Ethernet-APL products enter the market

With specifications and engineering guidelines available, plus conformance test plans in motion, products that bring a two-wire, intrinsically safe physical layer to the field...
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Edge Technology

Demand for computational power continues to increase

At the cloud level and at the edge, computational capabilities rise
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PLCs/PACs

AutomationDirect PLCs for simple control

The Click Plus PLC series is designed for simple control
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PLCs/PACs

Idec PLC CPU with MQTT IIoT support

A firmware upgrade is available for MicroSmart FC6A Plus PLC CPUs to support the industry-standard MQTT protocol
Pneumatics

Is it time to cut the cable?

The decision to go wireless for machine communication comes down to how much the benefits outweigh the challenges.Wireless communication in our everyday electronic mobile devices...