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Life after flash memory
Non-volatile flash memory has played a large role in enabling the performance we see in today’s microprocessors and computers. To store data, flash memory relies on controlling electrons stored in a transistor’s gate circuit. Flash provides attractive read-write speeds with reasonable power consumption.
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Robots in energy saving push
MBK Industrie, European production and marketing subsidiary of Yamaha Motor, has cut emissions and improved energy savings at its Saint Quentin, France factory. The scooter, motorbike and outboard motor manufacturer called in ABB to provide robotic technology for the painting of outboard motors.
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Omega tackles dosing dilemma
Omega Engineering has upped reliability and reduced costs for a major pharmaceutical company. The manufacturer, which has its UK base in Manchester, supplied its LVUN-600 level switch to ensure the smooth operation of peristaltic pumps that dose ingredients into batches.
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Rockwell announces process strategy (08 May 2008)
Rockwell Automation has been very busy over the last year with acquisitions of ICSTriplex, ProsCon and Pavilion. The company recently outlined its strategy behind the purchases and how it felt the new additions had bolstered its process portfolio.
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Industrial motors: more torque, more integration (06 May 2008)
Makers of industrial motors are quick to adapt their products to the needs of manufacturing. In this article we look at direct-drive, permanent-magnet (PM) 'torque motors,' so called 'integrated' motors where the drive is combined with the motor, servo motors large and small, and an extra rugged duty AC motor designed for the harshest environments in process automation.
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Ken Mills ups recycling efficiency (06 May 2008)
Nordic Recycling Limited has employed new processing machinery at its materials recovery facility (MRF) in Tilbury, UK. The processing machinery, built by Ken Mills Engineering (KME), included gearboxes from, Bargteheide, Germany headquartered Nord Drivesystems.
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Paddington calls in Micronics (06 May 2008)
Network Rail has called in a flowmeter expert to help it get to the bottom of rising water bills at Paddington Station. Micronics was faced with the daunting task of surveying an old and complex system that has changed considerably due to development activity. Vast and intricate, the water system supplies commercial office developments and numerous on-site retail outlets.
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World's first plant with IO Link technology (06 May 2008)
The world's first plant with IO Link technology has been installed on the packaging line at Duni GmbH in Bramsche, Germany, a producer of table decorations. The system was commissioned by the packaging systems integrator firm meurer Verpackungssysteme.
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Big Breakthrough for Intrinsic Safety (06 May 2008)
For 40 years intrinsic safety (EX i) has meant limiting the amount of electric power to less than two watts in dangerous areas, for fear any spark could ignite an explosion. A whole industry has grown up of companies who supply isolators and barriers to build this type of protection
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Wireless: Bluetooth vs. Bluetooth (25 April 2008)
Most industrial applications require more than a standard Bluetooth wireless solution concerning robustness, optimised performance and enhanced reliability. Further, the implementation should be flexible enough to configure for a specific application by optimising throughput, latency, power consumption, range, or a combination.
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