Sensors Help Automation
Brief Summary:
New sensors are being used in automation to collect information. RFID tags are being used with regular barcodes to automate the system. The use of sensors on equipment makes it possible to observe any complications prior to development.
- Smart. Intelligent. Brainy. Thanks to modern electronics and information technology, the sensors used so widely throughout today's manufacturing facilities are becoming more worthy of these labels, especially when combined with modern factory networking systems. This month's Automation World examines ways in which so-called “smart” sensors are being deployed to gather and deliver the information needed by managers to make the most of their automation systems.
- For a look at the very latest in smart sensor technology—ranging from emerging new standards for automatic sensor calibration, to sensors with “heartbeats,” to ways to make your legacy sensors smarter—check out Editor Gary Mintchell's article starting on p. 28. The story reveals how smart sensors are still cutting edge stuff, even after all these years of discussion.
- Talk about focus and intelligence! Jay Lee, Ph.D., and founding director of the National Science Foundation Research Center for Intelligent Maintenance Systems, is focused intently these days on ways to advance near-zero-downtime performance by making better use of predictive maintenance technologies. Dr. Lee explained the Center's latest thinking on the topic in a recent interview with Editorial Director Jane Gerold.
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