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EN418 Directive
With compliance to code and safety regulations continually taking on a more influential role across the industry, we will focus on European Machine Safety Directive EN418. Eaton/Cutler-Hammer supplied...
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2005 DARPA Grand Challenge
“After preliminary testing of our vehicle, and the subsequent breaking of a couple of welds, we’ve come to a few conclusions. First, our steering actuator has a lot more power than we really need!...
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Product Snapshots – Issue 5, 2005
We have added several exciting products since our last edition of the Automation Notebook. Here are some highlights about some of those new products including: DataNet OPCSoftware, Edison line of fuse...
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The Evolutionary PLC: Past, Present and Future
Everyone knows there’s only one constant in the technology world and that’s change – inevitable change. This is highly evident in the evolution of PLCs and their varied applications. Let’s take a look...
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Business Notes – Issue 5, 2005
RSS Feed Keeps Web Visitors Informed News comes fast at AutomationDirect. While we’d like to think that our Web sites are a daily destination, we know in reality that they are likely just one of the...
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Downtime Monitoring With PLC Technology
When our company set out to design a basic system for monitoring downtime on customers’ factory machines, we were new to using PLCs and related technology. Four years later, by incorporating products...
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Numbering Systems Explained
There are several types of numbering systems typically used in automation equipment: Binary, Hexadecimal, Octal, BCD and Floating Point (Real). How to use them can be confusing. This article, from our...
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A Condensed Guide to Automation Control System Part 3: Design
In Part 2 (Spring 2005 Issue 4), we covered how to specify the various devices required for interfacing and controlling the electrical equipment in an automated control system. In Part 3, we will cover...
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Brainteasers – Issue 5, 2005
1. Walking in Circles A classic puzzle describes the hunter who walks a mile south, turns and walks a mile east, turns again and walks a mile north. He is surprised to find himself right back where he...
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In each issue of the Automation Notebook we feature a section of brainteasers. These are the brainteaser answers from Issue 5, 2005 of the Automation Notebook. The brainteaser questions are repeated in...
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