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Today we're covering news about Allied, Leviton, RTA, EtherCAT, ViewSE, RTLS, Omron, Fisher, Unitronics, MDT and more in our Automation This Morning blog for Tuesday, February 7, 2023.

First up is a press release here that Allied Electronics and Automation is now RS.

Next we have a new Fiber Optic product line expansion announcement here from Leviton.

As far as new articles, the good folks over at RTA released a new blog here about three reasons to love EtherCAT. You can also watch our detail podcast on EtherCAT here.

In today's product spotlight we're highlighting The Automation School's FactoryTalk View Site Edition course, ViewSE Basics. Details on the course can be found here, and like all The Automation School's online courses, ViewSE Basics comes with lifetime access and instructor support.

Today in our pub crawl we ran across three new documents of interest. The first is a new manual here on the Siemens SIMATIC Real Time Location System (RTLS.) You can also catch our podcast with Siemens on this topic here.

On the Omron site we found a new selection guide here on their line of Barcode Printers and Verifiers.

And on the Emerson website we found an updated manual here for the Fisher 4200 Electronic Position Transmitter.

In today's Audio/Video file, we're featuring a new Q & A about a community member's PanelView Plus not finding the MER file, which you can watch here.

Today we're also debut a brand new Tech Tip which you can watch in the video edition of the morning show below. In it, I walk through how to migrate FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Applications and Graphics to View Site Edition.

As far as upcoming events, two new webinars caught our interest today. The first is from Auvesy-MDT here covering Cyber Security.

The other can be found here and is being put on by the folks at Unitronics, and covers PLC to VFD communications.

And that wraps up today's edition of Automation This Morning! If you'd like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

If you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

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Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content :-) Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Support our work and gain access to hundreds members only articles and videos by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com. (23 views)

Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

Today we're covering news about Picking an HMI, Telecom, Middle Mile Networking, Brakes and Clutches, Motion in PTZ Cameras, and more in our Automation This Morning blog for Monday, February 6, 2023.

First up is an article on the ISA website here submitted by Anaheim Automation sharing six tips for selecting an HMI.

Next up are two articles from the folks over at WWT. The first one here discusses what they see as four trends in telecommunications. The second article here discusses software-driven, middle mile networking.

Over on the Electromate website here is a new introductory guide to electric brakes and clutches.

And on the Digi-Key site is a new article here about what considerations go into making energy efficient PTZ Cameras, including Steeper and Motion Control.

On the digital newsstand today we have the latest edition of Antaira's newsletter here.

In today's product spotlight we're highlighting The Automation School's PanelView Plus course, PVP Basics. Details on the course can be found here, and like all The Automation School's online courses, PVP Basics comes with lifetime access and instructor support.

Today's download is a new version of the Siemens SITOP Manager software here.

In today's featured Audio/Video file here, we have a new announcement from AMT (Association for Manufacturing Technology) that they are merging with  SVR (Silicon Valley Robotics.)

Today we also debut a brand new Tech Tip, which you can watch in the video edition of the morning show below. In it I walk through how to use the new CCW Simulator to simulate a Micro800 Program, which you can also read about in my article here.

And that wraps up today's edition of Automation This Morning! If you'd like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

If you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content :-) Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Support our work and gain access to hundreds members only articles and videos by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com. (29 views)

Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

Today we're covering news about Softing, Mitsubishi, B&R, Balluff, Idec, Anybus, Denso, AS-i and more in our Automation This Morning blog for Friday, February 3, 2023.

First is a press release from Antaira here about how they just obtained a patent on their iPoE Budget Control feature, which helps to avert damage to Antaira industrial PoE switches by preventing the switch from overrunning its set PoE budget.

Next we have several new and updated product announcements to cover. First is a press release here from Softing about their dataFEED OPC Suite Extended which they describe as an all-in-one solution for OPC communication and cloud connectivity.

Next we have Mitsubishi who announced the release of their MELSOFT Gemini 3D Simulator Software here, which is software designed to allow simulating of manufacturing processes.

This week B&R announced its new X2X+ backplane bus here as a new option for those using its X20 I/O and want to take advantage of the 4x speed of the new X2X+ bus.

Balluff announced its new line of Compact BML magnetic encoder systems here, which are targeted at applications that need precise positioning and speed detection in dynamic applications.

And IDEC announced their new BTBH-H easy-stack Surface Mount Terminal blocks here.

With new products covered, we now turn to newly published articles. First up is an article from Anybus here covering the basics of what OPC UA is, and why it's used in industrial automation applications.​

Next we have a new article here from Denso about the technology involved in manufacturing inverters.

Copia also has a new article here discussing how Git based source control solutions like theirs can help when it comes to IT/OT Convergence.

And Digi-Key has a new article here introducing readers to the technology behind Signal Relays.

In today's product spotlight we're highlighting The Automation School's ControlLogix course, PAC Basics. Details on the course can be found here, and like all The Automation School's online courses, PAC Basics comes with lifetime access and instructor support.

In today's Pub Crawl we found three new documents of interest. The first is a sample of the ASi-5 compendium here.

And the next two are new Quick Starts for Siemens Soft Starters which you can find here and here.

In today's featured Audio/Video file, we have the latest episode of Automation Tech Tips here which is both a video and article walking users through how to get Rockwell's Connected Components Workbench for free in 2023.

And that wraps up today's edition of Automation This Morning! If you'd like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

If you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content :-) Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Support our work and gain access to hundreds members only articles and videos by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com. (30 views)

Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

This morning we're covering news about Opto22, Electromate, Robotiq, Copia, Process Automation, Rockwell, Siemens, Omron, CAN and more in today's edition of Automation This Morning for Thursday, February 2, 2023.

First up is a press release from Opto22 here that they are again holding in-person training on the groovEPIC controllers.

Next we have a new product announcement here on the Electromate website about two new vacuum grippers from Robotiq.

On the Copia website here we have a new "git" tutorial, this one on the use and function of the ".gitignore" file.

And on the ISA's website here we have a new article about Open Process Automation and the Open Process Automation Forum.

Today on the Grace blog here, they discuss the growing use of IIoT devices in Water and Waste Water applications, and how their GraceSense product helps these facilities with predictive maintenance.

This morning on the Rockwell website we also found two new articles. The first is a case study here which talks about an application that removes hydrogen sulfide from Biogas.

The other article here is about Lock Out Tag Out, and how it can be used to improve productivity.

In today's product spotlight we're highlighting The Automation School's CompactLogix course, Compact Basics, which can be found here. Like all The Automation School's online courses, Compact Basics comes with lifetime access and instructor support.

First up in downloads today is an update here to the Siemens S7 PLCSim Advanced Trial.

And the second download today is an update here for the AutomationML editor.

In our Pub Crawl today we found two new documents of interest. The first is a new brochure here for the Omron Ck3C PMAC Controller.

The other here is a new manual on the Omron Power PMAC EtherLite ARM product.

Today in our featured Audio/Video file, we have the latest episode of The Automation Podcast here, in which we interview Thiago Alves about OpenPLC.

And today we found one new event here which is a free workshop from "CAN in Automation" about CAN Physical Layers, and is being held on February 15th.

In our Q & A section today, we answer a reader's question about using the USB port on A-B Programmable Controllers for uses other than programming, and you can find our response in the companion episode of the Automation Morning Show below.

And that wraps up today's edition of Automation This Morning! If you'd like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

If you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content :-) Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Support our work and gain access to hundreds members only articles and videos by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com. (74 views)

Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

This morning we're covering news about KUKA, TATSOFT, CODESYS, MOXA, TSN, HMIs and more in this edition of Automation This Morning for Wednesday, February 1, 2023.

First up is a new article here from CODESYS about the most recent release of their Safety SIL2 support.

Next is a press release from Moxa here about being the first IPC manufacturer to win IEC 62443-4-2 Certification.

We also have a new product from Kuka which you can read about here. It covers their new KMP 600-S diffDrive which you can see pictured below:

From new products to new articles, our first story is from the ISA's website here and is about using TSN (time-sensitive networking) in manufacturing.

Today we also have a new article here about a recent implementation of TATSoft's FactoryStudio in a Waste Water facility.

And at Global American's website we have a new article here explaining what an HMI is, and what is does.

Today in our Product Spotlight, we're featuring our Micro800 course, Nano Basics. Learn to confidently program all of the Micro800 PLCs using CCW in this online course here.

When it comes to new publications, today we came across two new Quick Start Guides. The first one here is a quick start guide for Rockwell's PowerFlex 750 series.

The other here is a Quick Start Guide for a TopWorx PD100 Smart Valve Positioner.

In today's video file segment we're feature a new video released yesterday here about why the PLC-5 uses Octal Addressing.

And that wraps up today's edition of Automation This Morning! If you'd like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

If you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content :-) Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Support our work and gain access to hundreds members only articles and videos by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com. (48 views)

Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

This morning we're covering news from Rockwell, Aveva, SME, Schneider, Omron, Emerson, and more in this edition of Automation This Morning for Tuesday, January 31, 2023.

First up is a new article from Rockwell here promoting their expertise in Semiconductor applications:

Next up is a new article here from Aveva about their Manufacturing Execution Software and its capabilities:

We also have two new articles from SME this morning. First up is one discussing multi-axis applications here. The next here details how to mitigate burnout in manufacturing.

In today's product spotlight, we're featuring our ControlLogix Book of Knowledge which you can learn details about here. Every purchase goes to helping us bring you more free how-to and news articles right here on TheAutomationBlog.com:

In today's publication crawl we have several new manuals and catalogs, starting with a new Application Technique here from Rockwell Automation that covers using their VFDs in Common Bus Configurations:

Next up are three new documents from the folks over at Schneider Electric. First up is a new catalog here on the Modicon TM5 series of IP20 I/O:

Next is a new catalog here covering their PowerLogic Easergy RTUs:

And the last is a new brochure here covering their Micro Data Centers:

From Emerson we have a new manual here on their Rosemount Ultrasonic Test Transmitter:

And from Omron we have a new manual here on the Delta Tau Power PMAC-NC software:

In our Audio / Video section today we're highlighting three new video excerpts from previous Morning Shows, including the first one here on how to get RSLogix for free:

The next video is our Q&A here from 01/25/23:

And our final video today is here and covers how to use RSLogix with RSEmulate:

As far as events go, we've found one new event this morning that is coming up Friday and is hosted by Omron. It's a product spotlight webinar on their new Slim Relays, and you can learn all the details about the event here:

As far as Q&A, on today's morning show we discuss a community member's question about a PVPlus failing to load an MER, and you can see the article and video we recommended they review first here.

And that wraps up today's edition of Automation This Morning! If you'd like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

If you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content :-) Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Support our work and gain access to hundreds members only articles and videos by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com. (26 views)

Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

This morning we're covering news from SMC, Digi-Key, ISA, Antaira, PTC, Prosoft, and more in this edition of Automation This Morning for Monday, January 30, 2023.

First up in our new product category are two new products from SMC. First we have a new Electric Actuator here, followed by a new Vacuum Flow device here.

NOTE: Those looking to learn more about air amplification can catch our previous podcast on the subject here.

As far as new technical articles, our first pick for today is a new article at Digi-Key here about Implementing Galvanic Isolation.

Next we have an article from the ISA here discussing what it takes to produce a battery that can power an IIoT device for up to 40 years.

We also have an article from Antaira here about some of the unique products they offer. You can see our recent podcast with Antaira here.

PTC has a new article here about how Agile Product Development can benifit vendors, and how it has its roots in the Agile Software Development movement.

New to the Prosoft Blog is an article here about the benefits of using Cellular in industrial applications, and you can catch our podcast with Prosoft on this topic here.

On to today's product spotlight, we showcased our PLC Basics online course. To find out details about the course, and purchase lifetime enrollment, click here.

As far as new events, today we're highlighting an upcoming Webinar by Auvesy-MDT here about migrating from AutoSave or VersionDog.

And in today's pub crawl we're highlighting two new documents from Rockwell. The first is a new Emontior brochure here, and the second is a new manual for Thin Manager here.

And on today's show in our Q&A section, we covered a new student question about PLC-5 and Octal addressing, which you can watch in the below companion video of Automation This Morning. The manuals referenced in the video can be found here and here, and the course pre-order can be found here.

And that wraps up today's edition of Automation This Morning! If you'd like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so  using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

If you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content :-) Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Support our work and gain access to hundreds members only articles and videos by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com. (33 views)

Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

This morning we're covering news from PLCopen, Unitronics, Software ToolBox, Universal Robots, Fisher, ISA, as well as upcoming events, new videos, and a Tech Tip on Rockwell's CCW (and more) in this edition of Automation This Morning for Friday, January 27, 2023.

First up in our new product category are some new DC to DC converters and End of Arm Tooling from Automation Direct. Learn all the details about these two products lines here.

Next up is the latest TOP Server for Aveva from Software Toolbox, with many new enhancements including better communications with the S7-1200 and 1500 CPUs. Learn all of the details about v6.13 of TOP Server for Aveva here.

First up in our new articles category, Universal Robots just released an article about the "next era of collaborative robots" which you can read here.

ISA also has a few new articles today, including the first one we'll highlight which convers "Integrating Robots into Automation Networks." This article, which also includes information on TSN (Time Sensitive Networking,) can be found here.

Next up from ISA is a new article about "high speed temperature measuring" here, and another about "the importance of OT cybersecurity" here. Readers may find this second article helpful when trying to breach the subject with upper management.

For additional reading on Cybersecurity, check out AMT's newest article in their series on Cybersecurity here about "building advanced cybersecurity plans."

For those with an interest in electronics, today we also have a new article here from Digi-Key which covers how to apply GaN Field Effect Transistors.

As far as new product literature, today we found a single new publication, a new manual from Emerson on their Fisher HPNS control valve which can be viewed here.

On to today's product spotlight, we're showcasing our S7 PLC Level 1 course which is currently 50% off, but that sale will be ending very soon. To find out details about the course, and purchase lifetime enrollment, click here.

In today's Audio/Video File segment, we're highlighting a webinar on-demand from Unitronics. This webinar was held earlier in the week and does a great job of introducing viewers to the Unitronics line of PLC and HMIs. Those interested can sign-up for instant access to the video reply here (starts at 7:20 mark.)

In today's Automation Tech Tip (ATT03) we covered the latest procedure to get a free copy of Rockwell's Connected Components Workbench, which you can also learn to do in this article. In our next episode (ATT004) we'll be covering how to create a simple program and then simulated it in this free software.

As far as upcoming events, today we're highlighting a new webinar being held later today by Universal Robots entitled, "10 POINT CHECKLIST TO BENCHMARK YOUR COBOT SUPPLIER," and which you can sign up for here.

And finally, our last story today is about a request for feedback from PLCopen . They are looking for your input on "PLC Industrial Controller Software Quality." Learn the details about their request, and how you can provide feedback, in this article here.And that wraps up today's edition of Automation This Morning! If you'd like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so  using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

And if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content :-) Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Support our work and gain access to hundreds members only articles and videos by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com. (45 views)

Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

This morning we're covering new products, gateways, regulators, fieldbuses, bacon and more in this edition of Automation This Morning for Thursday, January 26, 2023.

First up is a new product from Banner Engineering. The product was designed to provide in-line protection for critical devices with M12 connections. To find out more, check out the Banner product announcement here.

Next we have a new Gateway product from Automation-Networks. The new ANC-800E is an EtherCat to Modbus RTU gateway converter and lists for just $575 USD. To learn more, click here.

As far as new articles, today we start with one from Festo about how their VPPM precise proportional pressure regulator is helping OEMs and Manufacturers solve demanding applications. Learn all the details in Festo's new article here.

We also have a new article from the folks over at Digi-Key, which despite its name I found to be an excellent primer on IO-Link. If you've been looking for an IO-Link refresher, or work with someone who needs to come up to speed on IO-Link, check out Digi's new article here, and our previous podcast on the subject here and here.

Over on the ISA's website we found two more new articles. The first article here covers promising new technology coming to Image Sensors. And the second covers how automation is helping one company revolutionized bacon production, and you can read about that here.

In this morning's Pub Crawl we came across three new publications that caught our interest. The first is a new Miniature Circuit Breaker, Electronic Protection, and Fuse Holders selection guide here.

Next is an updated version of Siemens' WinCC Ethernet/IP Connection function manual here.

And the last is a new brochure from the folks over at Schneider Election discussing their flexible DCS migration solutions here.

In our product spotlight today we're showcasing our 2013-2020 Video Collection, available on USB 3.0 or Digitally. Consisting of all our Show and Minute episodes from 2013 to 2020, this first collection spans over 29 hours and 280 videos. You'll find a complete list of videos and purchase either edition here.

As far as upcoming events, today we're highlighting a new webinar from GracePort scheduled for next Tuesday, January 31st Central Time. To learn more, check out their Wednesday Blog here.

Our Audio/Video File for today is from the latest Opto22 Blog which is the latest episode of "IntegrateLive" that covers a multi-vendor MQTT Sparkplug build and can be watched here.

And in today's Automation Tech Tip (ATT02) we covered how to use the free RSLogix and Emulator that we detailed how to find and download in yesterday's tip. For more about using the MicroLogix, check out our 160+ articles and videos here.

And that wraps up today's edition of Automation This Morning!

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Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

This morning we're covering guides, valves, switches, fieldbuses, cybersecurity and more in this edition of Automation This Morning for Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

First up are a couple of new press releases. In the first here, Allied Electronic and Automation claims to now have the largest selection of industrial controls in North America. You can check out their industrial controls offering here, and let us know in the comments if you think they're right?

In the next press release here, Digi-Key announces they have teamed up with Make to release a new "Board Guide" and AR App. In the guide you'll find details on single board computers that run anything from Windows to Linux, including popular hobby boards based on the Raspberry Pi and Arduino.

Next up are a couple of product announcements, include one from Festo here that details their new, uniquely engineered angle seat valve.

The other product announcement is on a new product we've been following for a few days, and today we got the official RedLion press release here detailing their new N-Tron Series NT5000 gigabit industrial switches,

As far as new reading materials, the first article we'll highlight today is one from DigiKey here about Single Pair Ethernet (SPE, aka 10BaseT1L) and how to use it to cost effectively network sensors for building management systems.

Next is an article from the folks over at Bihl-Wiedemann here about how easy it is to use of different drives on AS-i thanks to a standardized data image.

As far as new eMagazines and/or Newsletters on the virtual newsstand, today we have the latest edition of Automation Directs newsletter here (v25 i1) which covers several topics including Remote Access and Cyber Security, Sizing Transformers, and more.

From the virtual newsstand to a virtual pub (publication) crawl, the only new literature I found interesting this morning was a new application diagram PDF here on RedLion's new NT5000 switches.

In today's product spotlight we're featuring our S7-1200 and 1500 Level 1 course which is currently on sale for 50% off here.

And in one of our new segments, The Audio File, today we have a new episode of The Automation Podcast featuring an interview here with the Manufacturing Hub Show co-host Dave Griffith.

In another new segment, Automation Tech Tip, today we're featuring how you can get a copy of RSLogix Micro Starter Lite and RSEmulate 500 completely free, which you can learn about here.

And in our final new segment, Automation Q&A, in response to a community member's message we discuss using an Autorun Script to copy files off a PanelView Plus, and you can learn how to do so yourself here.

And that's it for what's new in Automation This Morning! If you'd like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so  using on of the links below (the audio and video editions typically release an hour after this article is published.)

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