Productivity Asset
5 Attributes Driving Success in Today's Most Competitive Factories
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The breakthrough technologies fueled by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), or Digitalization, give companies an unheralded opportunity to quickly gain a competitive advantage. Look for these five attributes when choosing production equipment to hasten your competitive advantage.
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Conversion Tool
No Charge Code Conversion
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Siemens no-charge code conversion services ensure the protection of your assets while upgrading you to the state-of-the-art TIA Portal that retains your current structures and naming conventions, allowing for familiarity from the start. This will allow you to meet the challenges of future automation architectures.
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Education
Online Self-Paced Training
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Access a broad selection of online, self-paced, industrial courses designed to meet your needs. These courses are listed in two catalogs, a Technology catalog with nearly 400 unique titles and a Health & Safety catalog with 150 titles. These courses are perfect for building a staff training plan and on-boarding new employees.
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Why U.S. Manufacturing Is Outpacing China
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The increased competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing has been talked about for some time; but now a number of studies are adding the weight of research to the conversation. The U.S. is poised to regain its number one manufacturing status as it embraces digitization, automation, and electrification in reinventing the sector.
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The High-Tech Secret Behind Bubble Wrap
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Sealed Air reveals the secret to the success of its new shipment-protecting bubble wrap lines, including new small-footprint controls that help increase line speed by 50%.
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3D Vision Automates Seal Integrity Inspection
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A major food processing company packages a number of different products in heat-sealed bags. The potential exists for food particles to be trapped in the seal. In some cases these particles can form micro channels large enough for bacteria to enter the package. Contaminants are tiny and are often hidden by the seal, which has made it difficult for successful inspections by 2D vision systems. |
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Product News
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Firmware Brings Powerful New Features to the G120 Modular Drive
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The latest firmware release for the G120 products, Version 4.7 SP6 HF1, brings a number of added features. Now available for download on SIOS, it includes three basic commissioning modes, 12 wizards and free G120C function blocks.
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Siemens Introduces HMI TP700 Comfort Outdoor Panels
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A new era for SIMATIC has started with the release of the new SIMATIC HMI Comfort Outdoor Panels. With this new product, applications now can be implemented simply, cost-effectively, and trouble-free in outdoor areas or places with similar conditions, such as cold storage.
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Mobile HMI Panels Shrink Without Sacrificing Clarity
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The second generation of the SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panel line has been completely redesigned and expanded with a smaller variant that has a 4-inch display. New features include a brilliant widescreen display, simple configuration and a unique illuminated emergency stop button.
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