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May 8th 2018

Principles of 3-Phase Electrical Systems

Although single-phase electricity is used to supply common domestic and office electrical appliances, three phase alternating current (a.c.) systems are almost universally used to distribute electrica …

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Apr 27th 2018

Collaborative Robot Feeds Laser Marking Machine at PACK EXPO

At the 2018 PACK EXPO East, a packaging trade show held at the Philadelphia Convention Center in April, Automation Distribution teamed up with Precision Automation, which specializes in packag …

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Posted by Satish Gannu on Apr 19th 2018

How the Hard-won Lessons of IT are Helping IIoT Leapfrog to a Better State of Security

Every industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) customer I speak to wants the strongest possible security. But who inside the customer’s organization will execute and own the process? In meeting after meet …

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Apr 11th 2018

Wal-Mart's Aisle-Roving Robots

One of America’s largest retailers, Wal-Mart, has deployed roving robots in 50 stores across the US. The robots are designed to detect low inventory, price discrepancies, as well as incorrect labels. …

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Apr 4th 2018

NASA Uses Collaborative Robots for Infrared Inspections

As part of the Advanced Composites Project, which has a goal to improve “methods, tools, and protocols to reduce the development and certification timeline for composite materials and structures,” NAS …

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Posted by Courtesy of Pizzato Elettrica on Mar 20th 2018

New actuator for safety sensors with RFID technology

The ST series safety sensors with RFID technology from Pizzato Elettrica are available with a new actuator in compact dimensions.This actuator can only be mounted forward facing and the actuation dist …

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