Adhesive-backed mounts provide a good, easy-to-install way to anchor a wire run to a surface. But with the different choices available, how does one go about selecting the right adhesive? We will explore not only the different choices available but also beneficial tips to follow to get the most out of your use of adhesive-backed…
Increased demand for industrial real estate—driven in part by pandemic-induced changes in how products are produced, purchased, and delivered—shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, Prologis, the real estate logistics firm, recently announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Duke Realty, the leading U.S. industrial Real Estate Investment Trust…
Panduit is pleased to announce the approval of the IEC 63171-1 (Variant 1) Single Pair Ethernet connector style by ISO IEC SC48B, the standards body that helps with international standardization of low voltage connectors. This newly standardized Single Pair Ethernet connector design will be key to supporting the explosion of Ethernet connectivity into edge devices…
Communication networks are everywhere, deployed behind the scenes and in many instances forgotten. A reliable network design must consider and accommodate many different environments, while maintaining structured flow of data and allowing for future expansion. Designing and deploying according to the TIA-1005-A specification is critical to industrial, harsh and outdoor spaces. Compliant connectivity and cabling…
Environmental stresses like electrical noise is the primary application for shielded cable. Electric motors, variable frequency drives, switching contactors, and welding equipment are many of the sources that cause electromagnetic interference (EMI). To help decrease downtime on your plant floor, it is important to know when to use shielded verses unshielded cable. Here are 4…
There is a rapid influx of smart equipment and connected devices that communicate on an industrial Ethernet network which enables manufacturers to understand the performance of machines and processes like never before. Yet equally important to what is connected, is how devices are connected. New technologies enable manufacturers to manage infrastructure, deploy devices and share information in new ways.
Noosa yoghurt’s one-of-a-kind authentic Australian recipe was dominating the flourishing yogurt industry. The company’s strong dedication to delivering a quality food product to yogurt consumers in new and different ways propelled it to invest in a $5 million plant upgrade in 2015. As anticipated, this upgrade to their network infrastructure increased production and nationwide awareness…
Collaboration between Information Technology (IT) and Operations Technology (OT) is becoming a necessity to design and deploy an industrial network architecture that follows IT best practices for security, high availability, and quality of service. However, skills gaps still exist between IT and OT that can jeopardize effective planning and configuration of the physical and logical network…
The linkage between technology and future growth is strong. As McKinsey & Company characterizes, for western economies the growth of GDP will only come from the “do it smarter” companies that build a better business model. As a result we see that many process and discrete Industrial Automation systems are undergoing dramatic transformations and adopting…
Wireless is a growing part of the industrial manufacturing landscape to connect from enterprise to plant. Have you considered how standard wireless technology has advanced to be much more capable and able to deliver a clearer picture of what is happening for hard to reach devices in manufacturing plants? You’ve probably noticed that your iPhone…