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The rate of industrial automation keeps growing rapidly with enterprises of any size embracing Industry 4.0. A widespread implementation of industrial robots is one of the main driving forces of this change. According to Statista, the number of such machines supplied by 2020 will reach 521,000, which is a 71% increase compared to 2016. More Efficient Robots Are Getting More Affordable Robot-enabled factories and collaborative robots are changing the industry so fast due to th

PLCs (programmable logic controllers) were first introduced to the world in the late 1960s. Designed to replace relay-based machine control systems specifically in the U.S. manufacturing space, they initially left quite a positive impression on the society. As most professionals in the automation space know, programmable logic controllers are designed to carry out control functions, many of which are extraordinarily complex. They are considered user-friendly, and are designed

While it is true that most people associate block chains with crypto currencies, its potential real life applications are many. What its being used for and how it is changing the way we do things is what really makes it revolutionary. So let us begin by looking at some of these examples. First let's define what a block chain actually is without getting too technical. A block chain at its core is really just a ledger or a journal where all transactions are kept and updated, bu

Bitcoin mining software is vey essential when it comes to connecting Bitcoin miners to your preferred Bitcoin mining pool or blockchain especially if you are part of a mining pool. The main purpose of Bitcoin mining software is to deliver work to miners and receive work that has been completed by the miners before it relays this information to your mining pool or blockchain. So the main function of Bitcoin Mining software is to ensure that information is relayed appropriately

The nerve gear psychotronics is a device that sends electrical signals into the brain via the form of Electromagnetic fields at the bandwidth of over the range found in microwave radiation levels. Its purpose is to trigger certain patterns of chemo-electrical impulses that mimics into an alternate virtual reality. It does this acting as both signal transmitter and signal receiver. Popularized in the anime series in Japan. Like brand names entitled as “Sword Art Online” and “A

At this point, Industrial Automation is no longer a new concept. In fact, the initial studies date back to 30 years ago, and the first commercial co-bots were debuted in the market close to a decade ago. Moore’s law now a proven truth and technology is getting significantly better by the year. In this context, industrial automation is easier to achieve than ever before. Development of new hardware, prototyping tools, integration of hardware and software through the internet,

Frequently, video solutions intended for industrial use are purchased by the organization’s security department. In most organizations, operations and security are different departments. This often provides budget, control, and integration challenges within the organization. Treating the video system as part of the SCADA system rather than the security system helps to clearly delineate video’s use, purpose, form factor, and control. Video equipment intended for industrial

While RPA can transform your operations and provide a very real benefit / ROI, enterprises still face challenges while scaling up their RPA initiatives. There can be multiple factors which can affect the up-take of a large RPA program and one of the key culprits that starts to emerge is the enterprise automation velocity. While working with multiple clients at various maturity stages of their enterprise automation journey, I have realised that the pace and cadence at which th

Video should be part of every SCADA solution. In fact, all plant operations should consider adding cameras to existing operations as the technology is well understood and the returns can be significant and measurable. Troubleshooting manufacturing equipment and process upsets is extremely costly. False alarms add to this cost, especially if the equipment is remote. If a problem is intermittent valuable time is wasted waiting for the problem to reoccur. Costs incurred include

The advancements in Computers & Digital Science have enabled rapid developments in today's technologies. Automation Domain is vast and new technologies are continously getting added to this field. Some of the recent developments can be listed as Cloud automation, IOT (Internet Of Things), IIOT (Industrial iot) and machine learning related advancements in automation. Automation has traditionally been used in the Industrial manufacturing sector but rapid pace of growth in IOT a

One of the most developing trends in today's era is the 3D printing of food. It is one of the most promising developments in the food industry. 3D food printing is all about how ingredients of food are sculptured to form one layer over another. These layers are used to determine the shape of food. Most of the foods are made by squeezing some of their components and this can be done only by an experienced chef. Food printing is a bit more difficult as most of the foods are not

The IoT (Internet of things) is interconnection of physical devices, vehicles, buildings, and other smart items enabling these objects to collect and exchange data and commonly referred to as connected devices. The IoT is becoming increasingly popular with potential to affect our daily lives. The size of IoT devices is getting smaller by use of nano-materials like graphene leading to concept of IoNT (Internet of Nano Things). While nano devices can be used for most applicatio

Hydraulic fracking or fracturing refers to the process of drilling into the earth using a high-pressure water mixture directed at releasing oil and underground gasses. Water injection into the rocks force gasses to flow out of the well to the surface. The process is carried out vertically and can be done by drilling horizontally into the rock to create new pathways and extended channels. The process comprises drilling deep below the surface and then turning horizontal or side

It is widely known that technology has created many useful and amazing things over the years and has also dramatically changed how we live our daily lives today in various ways. The most typical example that we are aware & closely associated with are devices like smartphones, laptops or tablets that have changed the way we communicate with other people. These tech gadgets once science fiction but reality today help us build relationships in business, education and even social

Huge amount of Digital data is being generated every day on this Planet. Be it through social behavior like taking selfie’s or industry 4.0 that focuses on Industrial Internet of Things where digital devices embedded with sensors could talk to each other. At this rate of generation, humanity would soon be out of tapes & disks to store all the digital data. The answer to this digital problem could be found in Biology, as huge amount of digital data can be encoded in DNA to ena

The present information world has become more complex and still continues. Volumes of data are multiplying and come from various mediums such as podcasts, tweets, Wikis and blogs. Therefore, the speed with which everything is done has accelerated. A Company has to analyze, contextualize and shape information to enable them make decisions. Besides, globalization requires better information sharing not only with colleagues but also the entire world at large. The analytic cloud

The Digital Rights Management (DRM) affects the privacy of the user in various ways. DRM technologies are of many types of computer based methods of protecting information that is digitally stored and these also include different ways of enforcing access control only to authorized personnel. DRM enables the author of information or the seller to limit the use of digital content either on a single computer and for a specific time and prevent any copyright that may be attempted

The advancement in PLC range of products has blurred the line between PLC and DCS systems and the use of PLCs has now become common for very large installations as well. The availability of wide range of PLCs from vendors and the need to exchange data between these systems has driven the need to development of gateway devices that can act as protocol converters to collect data from one system and deliver to another as per the protocol understood by those systems. Many compani

The field of industrial automation has greatly evolved over the last few decades. From the initial use of programmable controllers in the automotive industry to the current application of Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0 , the field has come a long way. In the early days, the control logic was all hardwired and any changes in the logic meant rewiring of the whole relay based system, often stopping the production lines while the changes were being made and tested. The advent of

Why cloud servers? It is a question a lot of people are asking and we try to explain it all. These days cloud servers seem to be tremendously in demand. VPS and other hosting plans are now being disregarded since a lot of people are considering cloud server packages. That masses have been drawn to cloud hosting is all because of the enticing benefits that are offered. A Cloud host gets to enjoy benefits such as easy maintenance, effortless expansion, extreme flexibility, incr