Power quality isn't just an electrical engineering buzzword—it's the difference between a smooth-running facility and one plagued by mysterious equipment failures, excessive energy bills, and frustrated maintenance teams. If you've ever wondered why some variable frequency drives (VFDs) seem to create more problems...

Industrial safety systems frequently struggle with false alarms in harsh environments. Dust particles, ambient light, and reflective surfaces can trigger unnecessary shutdowns in conventional safety scanners. SICK's nanoScan3 with safeHDDM® (Safe High Definition Distance Measurement) technology offers a solution...

The New Way to Wire Your Controller

If you're new to industrial automation or have been working with older PLC systems, you'll be pleased to discover that the new Siemens S7-1200 G2 controller features push-in technology that makes wiring significantly easier than traditional screw terminals.

What is Push-In Wiring?

Staying competitive means keeping your pneumatic systems at the cutting edge of technology. If you're currently running Festo's established CPV, MPA-L, MPA-S, or VTUG valve terminals, you might be wondering about the benefits and process of upgrading to the new VTUX platform. Let's explore a practical approach to...

In today's fast-paced manufacturing environment, choosing the right sensor configuration can make the difference between consistent productivity and frustrating downtime. The SICK W10 photoelectric proximity sensor offers multiple operation modes designed to address specific application challenges without requiring...

The industrial automation environment demands reliable monitoring solutions that can provide both real-time observation and after-the-fact analysis. SICK's SEC110 EventCam delivers on both fronts with an industrial-grade design and sophisticated event-based recording capabilities tailored for manufacturing...

Meeting Modern Engineering Challenges

Manufacturing engineers face increasingly complex automation challenges that demand faster implementation across distributed teams. Traditional engineering approaches create bottlenecks, version conflicts, and extended commissioning phases. TIA Portal V20 addresses these...

Smarter Sensing, Better Automation.

Meet the SICK picoScan - a high-performance 2D LiDAR sensor designed to tackle real-world challenges in automation, logistics, and robotics. Combining cutting-edge technology with real-world reliability, it delivers the accuracy and performance today’s systems demand - and scales...

By: Wil Deas

The day started earlier than usual—5:45 a.m. wake-up, just enough time to make tea, grab a quick breakfast, and be out the door by 7:00 a.m. I wanted to be sure I was early for my carpool meetup with Tony Laughlin, EandM’s Northern California Regional Sales Manager.

The morning was foggy, but I made good...

Production stoppage due to safety scanner failures costs manufacturers thousands per hour in lost productivity. For AGV fleets and stationary machinery with protective devices, scanner replacement traditionally requires extensive rewiring and reconfiguration - until now.

System Plug Architecture: Technical...