Remote approaches to CyberSecurity assessments can reduce costs and risk - Cybersecurity Assessments are the foundation of a good cybersecurity strategy. For end users, picking the right partner to do an OT level cybersecurity assessment can be a challenge.

Multiple neural networks for multiple ROIs in one image. - Users of the all-in-one embedded vision system IDS NXT ocean now have a whole range of new features at their disposal. These include multi-ROI ("Region Of Interest") for AI-based object detection and the possibility to use different neural networks for different ROIs in one image via Vision App.

Ultrasonic sensors. - Migatron Corp has recently announced a two new sensor models aimed at proximity detection and displacement measurement tasks for production line applications such as high-speed counting, liquid level, and many other areas of process control.

Safe pressure measuring system. - The new Emission Control Gauge (EMICOgauge) pressure measuring system from WIKA ensures safety for people and the environment in critical processes. It features the assembly of a model 2xx.30 pressure gauge in a safety version in accordance with EN 837-1 (S3) and a valve to prevent fugitive emissions.

Andy Cowan is the new President of Servomex.

Level measurement to help lessen bridge scour. - Engineers at Transport Scotland have investigated the potential for water level monitoring systems to help mitigate risks where transport infrastructure interacts with moving water. The trial was conducted at a bridge over Vales Burn near Hawick in Scotland, and the monitoring equipment was provided by OTT HydroMet.

Water networks transparancy. - Netilion Water Network Insights (NWNI) enables full transparency for water networks around the clock by providing reliable monitoring of flow, pressure, temperature, level, water quality, and other measurements. This software service connects all levels of water supply systems, empowering service providers and water associations to manage multiple control and data sources through a single interface. These sources include field devices, industrial controllers, data transfer components, data recording and archiving devices, analysis and forecasting tools, and others.

Measuring temperature in data centres. - The new immersion type Vaisala TMI110 Temperature Transmitter has been added to the portfolio for data centres to support the growing demand for uninterrupted data.

Impact of Raw Material Price Development on the Automation Market. - Consumers have experienced increasing prices and shortages of certain products for several months now. Raw material prices have been rising constantly, despite high consumption, full order books, and strong production. The Impact of Raw Material Price development on the automation market is significant. (ARC Advisory)

Find failure issues faster. - Founded by former Apple engineers, Instrumental is a manufacturing optimization platform that proactively identifies issues in real-time as they appear on the assembly line. Their platform provides engineers and manufacturing teams with the complete data record they need to quickly discover new issues, complete failure analysis, communicate concisely with the factory team, and make process improvements in production.

MES for life science reliability. - Unitron Group B.V. has selected the FactoryLogix IIoT-based MES solution from Aegis Software for their factory in the Netherlands.

Switching by foot! - Herga Technology developed its Modular Bases System multipedal footswitch series around five years ago and since its inception has refined the product range with the derivative Medical Footswitch Design Platform series which includes UL-60601-1/IEC-60601-1 medical approval.

TFT has high performance specifications. - Review Display Systems (RDS) has announced the availability of a new Tianma 6.5-inch TFT display module. The P0650VGF1MA00 features SFT (Super Fine TFT) technology which ensures exceptional optical performance, a 4:3 classic aspect ratio and VGA (640 x 480 pixels) resolution. Tianma P-series displays are designed to provide reliable and consistent operation when subjected to temperature extremes, vibration, and mechanical shock in challenging operating environments.

Will the Quest for Higher ESG Rankings Push Alarm Management? - Alarm management provides another lever for organizations to mitigate their exposure to abnormal situations that could lead to environmental impacts, adversely affect personnel safety, or lead to lost production, rework, and waste. With corporate boards shifting focus to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings, a proper alarm management program should be leveraged to elevate the company's score. (ARC Advisory)

PSU to medical and industrial standards. - The TE and ME family of compact, efficient and high reliability external power supplies are now available from SL Power Electronics. The TE series is approved to Industrial/ITE standards and the ME meets medical requirements, and between them they meet the needs of a very wide range of applications.

Optimising hoists in mines. - A new version of ABB Ability Performance Optimization for hoists has been launched by global technology company ABB to meet the need for increased digitalization in the mining industry. The upgraded digital service enables condition based maintenance and a higher level of performance optimization through more sophisticated predictive analytics.

Best for Connectors for Europe. - Anglia has been named European Regional Distributor of the Year 2021 by Harwin, a world leading manufacturer of high reliability and industry standard interconnect solutions based in Britain. Harwin made the award after the distributor increased its sales significantly during the pandemic, outperforming the market.

Maintaining tyre pressure. - Sensata Technologies has announced its Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) have been selected by multiple commercial tractor and trailer manufacturers to meet new and emerging vehicle standards and regulations worldwide. The need for TPMS on commercial tractors and trailers is on the rise as safety regulations in Europe and China, as well as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fuel efficiency standards in the US, approach their respective deadlines.

Machinery health moves toward an integrated future - Integrating data helps build a foundation for improved performance. With the cost of sensing technologies decreasing, maintenance teams are shifting critical and even balance-of-plant equipment from the list of assets needing routine in-person monitoring to a more automated, data-driven approach. (ISA InTech)

Alliance for industrial & commercial IoT. - Wunderlich-Malec Engineering (WM) and ConneXSoft Inc. have formed a Strategic Alliance to deliver IoT/IIoT solutions for industrial and commercial applications using WM Cloud-Ops and ConneXSoft's UniCOM Edge products and services.

Away with the wind! - During the development of its boat that is now close to its final design phase, the SP80 team has chosen Fischer Connectors for the data-transmission solutions interconnecting the various sensors that will equip the boat and its pilot to break the world sailing speed record. The technical challenge is to sail at a speed of 80 knots (148.16 km/h), powered only by the wind. This is 14.55 knots faster than the record of 65.45 knots (121.21 km/h) set in 2012.

More than 1000 3D models available. - More than 1,000 product 3D CAD models in the Moore Industries online catalogue are now available for download in multiple file formats for use in most popular CAD design systems.

Tom Bicker joins the management of Bicker Elektronik GmbH.

PCie Compliance Test. - The PCI-SIG® has adopted the Anritsu Signal Quality Analyzer-R MP1900A BERT to support compliance tests at PCI-SIG Workshops. The MP1900A was selected to meet the increasing demand for PCI Express® (PCIe®) 3.0/4.0 Link Equalization Tests (Link EQ Test) and Receiver jitter tolerance Tests (Rx Test).

Giving visitors €/£5000. - Schneider Electric is giving away five sets of £/€1,000 to randomly selected winners who log into mySchneider between 1st February and 30th April 2022. New and existing users from Great Britain or and Ireland are eligible to enter the giveaway, which is designed to assist electricians with growing their business – whether that's through a new website, van wrapping, workwear or other marketing materials.

Machine safety. - The CMSE® - Certified Machinery Safety Expert qualification provides extensive knowledge about the required safety standards of plant and machinery. The participants qualify as a globally recognised expert for machinery safety with CMSE - and gain an internationally recognised TÜV certificate.

Calibration capability strengthened in Ireland and USA. - Trescal has announced the acquisition of Classic Technology in Ireland, and CATLab in Virginia and North Carolina, USA. These two companies add €6 million in total sales. They are the 34th and 35th since OMERS invested in April 2018.

Monitoring of satellite downlink bands. - The MS27201A Remote Spectrum Monitor series from Anritsu includes the industry's first remote spectrum monitor that covers 43.5 GHz to support new satellite downlink bands. Combining high RF performance with supporting PC software, the MS27201A series delivers a unique package for long-term monitoring in a variety of commercial and regulatory environments.

Multiport Mini-SMP Connectors. - Multiport Mini-SMP cable assemblies and PCB connectors from Rosenberger can be mounted solderless on printed circuit boards. The PCB connectors offer superior signal integrity for all kinds of printed circuit boards and can be connected with Mini-SMP – RPC-2.92 cable assemblies for frequencies DC to 40 GHz, or with Mini-SMP – RPC-1.85 cable assemblies for frequencies up to 65GHz. The system is available with 8 or 16 channels.

Digital Displacement pump wins Agri award. - The Danfoss DDP096 Digital Displacement® pump has been named a winner of Agritechnica's prestigious Systems & Components Trophy 2022. Presented by DLG, the German Agricultural Society, the award recognises the inventive spirit of industry suppliers and their importance to agricultural technology. The Digital Displacement pump triumphed as one of three winners from among 20 nominees.

50 words: VFDs from the inside out. - Keeping up on variable frequency drive (VFD) terms can be daunting. Definitions of terms related to VFD design, use, implementation and maintenance makes it easier to be a power user of variable frequency drives. Knowing the 50 most-important of the confusing terms inside many VFD manuals and technical articles will make application of VFDs easier. (Control Engineering)

IT-OT Convergence in Focus - up to date report - Industry experts weigh in and provide their perspective on the state of IT-OT Convergence in the modern manufacturing plant. This special progress report takes a look at cybersecurity, enterprise data connectivity and how common network diagnostic and management tools can increase IT-OT effectiveness. (IEB Report)

Towards a truly paperless factory. - Flexibility, traceability, and visibility to catapult growth and exceed customer expectations. SMTNW, the leading Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider for diverse manufacturing projects, has selected the Aegis' FactoryLogix® platform. By implementing a flexible and modular platform throughout its production facility, SMTNW aims to support its ongoing growth and commitment to delivering the highest quality products on time.

Nonwoven manufacturer saves on checking. - An automated system to check materials, improve quality, and reduce customer claims at Texbond Srl has been installed by AMETEK Surface Vision.

Medical device quality management system accredited. - Review Display Systems have announced that the business has achieved accreditation to ISO13485:2016 medical device quality management system standard. Accreditation to ISO13485 enables RDS to actively partner with med-tech businesses to provide medical device design, development, and product manufacturing.

Digitalising Irish manufacturing. - On February 14, 2022, at 11:00am, The Sempre Group will host a panel with Andrew Lynch, chief information officer of Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR), Catherine Collins, head of First Polymer Skillnet and Pauline O'Flanagan, head of engineering industries Ireland for IBEC. In the webinar these experts from manufacturing and academia will discuss how we can overcome common barriers to Industry 4.0.

Precise laser tuning for satellites. - The European Space Agency operates a network of geostationary satellites known as the European Data Relay System (EDRS). These satellites communicate with a constellation of European Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites called Sentinels, used for Earth monitoring applications. ESA is using the precision of Yokogawa's optical wavelength meters to ensure accurate tuning of lasers used in Earth to space communications.

RPA expands from IT to Non-IT Stakeholders. - The awareness and utilization of RPA ias now expanding into traditionally non-IT domains, promoting exponential growth of RPA across the organization. RPA can be combined with Artificial intelligence (AI) to create more advanced automations, with the AI providing the requisite context and self-correction to the automated process. (Automation.com)

Dealing with reflective and/or challenging lighting conditions. - The latest addition to FLIR's polarized Blackfly S GigE camera lineup – the BFS-PGE-123S6P-C. This new 12MP model is well suited for applications dealing with reflective and/or challenging lighting conditions. Ideal for use cases like traffic systems, UAS (unmanned aerial systems), inspection lines with transparent or reflective parts, and other uncontrolled lighting environments.

Increased flexibility for motion system integration. - Two new integrated stepper motor lines from Novanta IMS (formerly Schneider Electric Motion) have been added to Heason Technology's product portfolio - expanding its motion system integration capability towards lower cost projects where performance requirements do not warrant highly specified servomotor-based motion system.

Rugged compact & fanless port switch. - The new µMAXBES solution from MBL, is a 10-port Open Frame Switch, that includes two 10Gbit ports with either copper or fiber. The solution is extremely compact and dimensions are only 115 x 95 x 34mm with a weight of 237 grams (incl. cooling plate and two SFP carrier boards). The managed switch can be used as open frame solution or in a MIL housing with connectors of your choice.

Innovation centre for pressure & temperature completed. - The WIKA Group's new development centre at its headquarters in Klingenberg am Main (D) has been completed. With this, the company has taken a decisive step towards future growth. The development centre, with an area of 24,100 m², brings together all departments involved in the innovation process.

Information exchange in edge-to-cloud applications. - Leading Internet-of-Things (IoT) vendors are adopting OPC UA technology for edge-to-cloud applications. The list now includes Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, IBM, Microsoft, SAP and SIEMENS.

Oil content in refrigerants. - SensoTech has the solution for these cases: LiquiSonic® OCR determines the concentration of the oil directly in the refrigerant circuit in real time and without sampling - even in potentially explosive areas.