What the Heck Is Machine-Mount I/O?
My machine-mount I/O feature in the April issue of Control Design will explore the recent growth of I/O devices that have moved from being installed mostly in cabinets away from their applications to...
View ArticleA Good Investment?
Is machine-mount I/O worth it? In your experience, are the higher material costs up front outweighed by the installation, configuration and eventual maintenance savings? Stand up, be counted, and let...
View ArticleOPEN I/O SYSTEMS ARRIVE
As a machine or robot builder automation professional, you've been hearing about open systems for years. But you have probably been frustrated if you tried to create an open automation system using...
View ArticleWhen a Plan Comes Together
Piecing together systems from myriad components, used and new, with varying degrees of functionality can be an engineering puzzle of epic proportions. What's the biggest integration project you've...
View ArticleControl system design commitment
As we commit our control system design to include digital networks rather than hardwired I/O, we want to be sure about reliability and know where redundant network devices are most needed, even if we...
View ArticleHow can I/O choices help the machine builder at work
What's an I/O Device? When it comes to the computing world, a keyboard or a mouse could be an input device for a computer, where those input signals are processed, and monitors and printers are the...
View ArticleWhat Is the Leading, Safest Network Standard?
Our printing machines have widely distributed I/O and sensors, and we could save money by connecting some of these points via a wireless network. We hesitate to proceed because we’re not sure where the...
View ArticleWhat Is the Common Practice Assigning IP Addresses to Remote Ethernet I/O...
We recently had a member of our LinkedIn group ask other followers a question about assigning IP addresses to remote Ethernet I/O modules. The comment generated some great discussion by other members,...
View ArticleMachine-Mount Wireless Controllers and I/O Combo
We build most of our machines by combining modules, so machine-mount controllers and I/O have been particularly effective because they allow us to test each module separately. But the cost and time...
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