AGVs and smart conveyors are major investments, and the need to show ROI is expected at most companies. This means that real-time communications between the equipment is critical to ensure their smooth operation.
Lire la suiteWith each new advance in technology, wireless communications achieve better performance. There are some cultural and technical barriers that must be addressed at companies adopting wireless communications within operational environments, such as achieving employee safety.
Lire la suiteWith a Modbus® SCADA in the control room at one spot and an RTU at a remote water station about 1 km (0.62 miles) away, a chemical plant sought a better way to link the two locations for data collection.
Lire la suiteWireless technologies make advanced mobile automation systems more valuable in every way. This blog post lays out the best practices and preparations you should make when considering wireless technologies for your mobile automation application, and breaks it down into three key takeaways.
Lire la suiteIncreasingly, robots are used to monitor facilities – an efficiency-boosting practice that in this case study, an end user in China has implemented.
Lire la suiteReliable wireless connectivity is required in amusement applications, especially when safety data, like CIP safety, is being sent between a mobile piece of equipment, like a ride, and the main control system.
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