Fluke Networks’ LinkIQ locates source of industrial ethernet network, cable, and connection failures.
May 20th, 2021
The growing prevalence of Ethernet on the plant floor has been clear for years now, but the increase in remote working brought on by the pandemic has only served to underscore importance of Ethernet in industry. Other drivers behind Ethernet’s wider use on the plant floor, such as connectivity to enterprise systems and the ability to transmit greater amounts of data, as well as the general push toward Industrie 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things applications, remain key reasons why Ethernet continues to replace many fieldbus installations.
Leading Food Companies to Receive Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
ProFood World set to honor Conagra Brands, Smithfield Foods, B&G Foods, Liffey Meats, and Graphic Packaging International for outstanding sustainability achievements.
ProFood World, a publication of PMMI Media Group, a division of PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, is pleased to announce the winners of the seventh annual Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards. The award-winning programs and projects were completed and operational between November 2019 and December 2020. They include the following:
Program Category
B&G Foods, Cincinnati, Ohio: Water Reduction
(Tie) Conagra Brands, Menomonie, Wisc.: Compressed Air, Steam, and Vacuu
John Deere and Audi Apply Intel’s AI Technology
Artificial intelligence is changing how welding quality inspections are handled from inspecting specifics such as porosity to providing alerts about faulty welds as they happen.
May 4th, 2021
While many earlier applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing have focused on data analytics and identifying product and component defects with machine vision, use of the technology is already expanding beyond such applications in the real world. Two good examples of this can be seen at John Deere and Audi, where Intel’s AI technology is being used to improve welding processes.
Christine Boles, vice president of the Internet of Things Group and general manager of the Industrial Solutions Division at Intel.Explaining how Intel got involved in addressing industrial welding applications, Christine Boles, vice president of the Internet of Things Group and general manager of the Industrial Solutions Division at Intel, s
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