Factory automation involves building parts and assembling them into subsystems and finished products. Both the production and assembly processes are considered discrete manufacturing. Each process can ...

The result is IO-Link—a point-to-point communication technology for use at the device level. “It’s like a USB for industrial automation in that it is independent of the control level network, ...

In an exclusive interview with Control Design, Azad Jafari, I/O product manager at Beckhoff Automation, highlighted the numerous advantages of IO-Link technology, particularly in terms of diagnostics ...

The entry-level grade control solution will be available as an integrated factory option for the John Deere 450K, 550K and 650K dozers.