If you work with Festo air prep products, you've probably spent time in their online configurator. It's a tool I'm on almost every day and for the most part, it's excellent. But every once in a while it...
This white paper outlines the process for configuring a Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) license key server and connecting client PCs to consume floating licenses over a network. It is intended for...
I get this question all the time: "Which safety scanner should I use?"
After years of helping customers spec safety scanners in their systems, it comes down to what you're protecting and where. The three...
If you run a packaging or food and beverage line, you've probably seen this: a sensor that works perfectly on opaque containers completely falls apart on clear or transparent bottles. Missed detections. False...
The S7-1200 G2 has been out for a while now, and the questions are picking up. Should we migrate? When do we have to? What actually changes? Here's a straight answer to all of it.
The bottom line up front:
TIA Portal V21 delivers new hardware support, expanded HMI capabilities, and productivity tools that directly impact how fast and accurately your team can work. Here's what matters.
This is one of the most common questions we get: "The sensor should be seeing this object — why isn't it working?"
Many jump to the sensor...
SICK Safety Designer is a comprehensive engineering environment for configuring, commissioning, and maintaining SICK safety devices, designed to support robust functional safety while improving engineering...
Industrial automation increasingly relies on precise environment sensing to operate safely and efficiently. The new picoScan 2D LiDAR sensor from SICK addresses this need with advanced detection capabilities...
One manufacturing customer reached out in June 2025 with a large S7-300 PLC project that needed to migrate to S7-1500. Their...