Compliance with hazardous location regulations and standards is necessary to prevent serious accidents in environments including oil rigs, health care facilities and power generation plants.…
The What & Why of Industrial USB Hubs
USB hubs, specifically those used in industrial applications, are valuable in a variety of settings. High current USB peripherals may include phones, vision systems for…
What Makes an Industrial PC Rugged?
Rugged PCs are computers designed to operate in harsh environments like those found in military, oil & gas and industrial applications. How are Rugged PCs…
South Carolina Manufacturing Week
Governor Henry McMaster issued a proclamation declaring the week of October 5-9 as South Carolina Manufacturing Week. The goal of the proclamation is to recognize…
Artificial Intelligence Takes on The Edge
Edge devices are used in IoT to perform computing functions. Artificial intelligence (AI) employs machine learning to power digital assistants, smart phones and autonomous factories.…
5G for Manufacturing & Industrial Automation
5G offers a faster mobile network, with decreased latency, higher data capacity and greater reliability. For industrial systems, this means an improved ability to respond…
5G Propels IoT into the Future
5G is the next-generation mobile network with faster speed and more capacity and reliability. It supports all bands and spectrum types (licensed, shared, unlicensed), as…
ROS 2 for Industrial Applications
Started in 2007, the Robotic Operating System (ROS) is an open-source, collaborative framework of software libraries and tools that assist in building robot applications. ROS…
Laser Technology: Industry 4.0 at the Speed of Light
Cats aren’t the only ones chasing lasers. Applied scientists around the globe are working with lasers to move Industry 4.0 at the speed of light.…