OPCTI has made the answers to the most common OPC integration questions available to automation professionals and engineers. In August 2008, a panelist of OPC experts collaborated online and answered OPC related integration questions asked by industry professionals all over the world.
OPC Unified Architecture is the latest OPC specification for universal industrial data connectivity released by the OPC Foundation. The OPC Training Institute is scheduled to explain how this standard will impact the manufacturing industry worldwide. Many OPC integrators are asking if existing OPC networks will become obsolete.
Lock Joint Tube, in an effort to minimize labor costs related to removing the ID-scarf from the inside of steel tubing, has implemented ID- and OD-scarfing equipment from Saar-Hartmetall.
From order picking to shipping sortation, all packaging and material handling equipment and processes are streamlined and controlled by GRSI’s FastTrak® P.I. software suite. FastTrak® P.I. is packaging integration made easy.
ALBAT+WIRSAM plans to educate top exectutives of window and door manufacturers on how they can use the latest technology, to set their manufacturing on autopilot, increase production, reduce waste factors, and position their organization for longterm stability.
Midbrook, Inc. announced that it will build two custom designed Hurricane Model 5036 Industrial washers for a domestic customer in the coming months. These washers represent an impressive achievement in custom design and usability.
Midbrook, the minority owned provider of aqueous cleaning systems, is now the exclusive North American distributor and service agent for Firbimatic’s hermetically sealed solvent cleaning systems. Through this distributorship, Midbrook Inc. now provides a choice when water based systems do not provide the level of cleanliness necessary for parts cleaning.
BagButton LLC. (www.bagbutton.com) Global leader in economical Vacuum Storage bag Space Saving solutions announced today the launch of a new distribution outlet source. (BagButton Australia) www.bagbutton.com.au
A fully pneumatic Canvas Stretcher designed to produce gallery wraps and regular stretches for original artwork and giclee prints in less than 3 minutes. Now you can stretch a canvas in a fraction of the time and save on labor costs.
A lawsuit was filed against the Reverse Logistics Association and its members. The lawsuit alleges that RLA and its members committed a host of business misdeeds, including copyright infringement, misappropriating trade secrets, and contract breech. RLA has over 140 members including HP, Microsoft, UPS, eBay, Cisco, Palm, Philips, 3M, Canon, Lexmark, Sprint and Walmart.