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For many years in the industrial automation sector, end-user petitions for openness and flexibility had been at odds with what suppliers were willing to offer. Especially in the case of digital ...

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Decades ago in the 1980s (when I was a young man) a true automation guru told me that one huge barrier to growth in the automation market was the lack of a language that could fully specify an control ...

Discover how an automation specialist implemented test pattern automation, reducing chip development time by 25%. Learn the ...

The next phase of collaborative robots eliminates the need for programming. Applications such as machine tending and palletizing can be deployed in a few simple steps. Readily available automation ...

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