The company (who requested anonymity) required a solution of reliable RFID badge readers that could securely and directly connect to numerous assembly line PLCs, with no other software interfaces ...

An assembly line is a manufacturing process in which interchangeable parts are added to a product in a sequential manner to create an end product. In most cases, a manufacturing assembly line is a ...

A Michigan-based company is putting a new wrinkle on the decades-old concept of using automated guided vehicles (AGVs) on the factory floor. Combining a battery-free design with a smart electronic ...

Lean manufacturing seeks to make clear what adds value by reducing everything else. Lean is clearly not a fixed-point objective; accelerating global market competition demands operational flexibility ...

Emerging in home wideband PLC networks are pushing the transmit frequencies through 50MHz today and possibly through 100MHz carriers into the future. The line driver must not only deliver the desired ...

PLC (power line communication) is a communication method that uses a power line as the communication medium. A system can be built economically and quickly by using an electric supply network as a ...