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April 28, 2008

 

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  !Siemens' exiderdome prepares for U.S. tour
A barge full of automation soon may be docked or trucked to a U.S. location near you, as Siemens Energy & Automation kicks off its exiderdome floating exhibition and learning lab in Chicago on July 21. Stops include...
  !Alarm management life cycle provides process insight
Alarm management can simply be defined as "efficient handling of alarms." However, this statement has a different meaning to different people. To understand alarm management, we need to understand the "life cycle" of an alarm. The "life cycle" of an alarm is divided into these stages...
 
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!IT: The eighth hidden waste
Most commonly applied to eliminate the seven areas of waste found in manufacturing operations, continuous improvement initiatives are rarely applied to IT, the 8th hidden waste for manufacturers. Waste is hidden inside the IT function in the form of slow moving business intelligence and reduced efficiency within the IT organization itself.
  !Picking robotic tooling for palletizing
End-of-arm tooling is a highly project-specific component that represents a large percentage of the overall cost of the system. Choosing the correct end-of-arm tooling helps ensure that a new robotic palletizing or de-palletizing system can effectively handle a company’s full range of packaging types.
 
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  !Application of RFID technology in the manufacturing process
RFID technology has been more rapidly accepted in the manufacturing process because the RFID technology can be a reusable product when the RFID tags are embedded into fixtures used in the manufacturing process.
  !Brushless dc motors: More power from a smaller package
Designers are increasingly taking advantage of the special performance capabilities inherent in the brushless dc design to substitute them for more costly high-end servomotors. Inverter-driven ac motors have also been used to replace older brush-type designs. However they lack the wide speed range of brushless dc motors.
   
 
 
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  :Talking multimeter
This multimeter measures voltage, current and thermocouple inputs and uses voice synthesis output to speak the reading to the technician using it.
  :Bluetooth ring scanner
The Bluetooth ring barcode scanner combines comfort and freedom of movement in a wearable device for mobile workers.
  :Bus-ready HMI
The HMI offers more that 64,000 colors, and is available in 12-inch TFT-displays, and 15 and 19-inch touch screen models to handle complex visualization tasks.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PlantMail headerArc Flash Prevention
Originally aired Thursday, May 8, 2008:(Available Monday, May 12)
How do you prevent arc flash? Great equipment, great maintenance, great training. It also requires monitoring the critical aspects of your plant, looking for clues that could help prevent a tragedy. We’ll talk with industry leaders on the best ways to prevent arc flash.


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Originally aired: April 3, 2008
The biggest variable in achieving arc flash safety isn’t your equipment; it’s your people. Making sure they are aware at all times of the dangers of electrical equipment and work to maintain their safety and the integrity of the equipment is vital. Industry experts give you a step-by-step training regimen for arc flash training.


Power Quality: Understanding Harmonics
Originally aired: June 28, 2007
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