Latest Industrial Automation Industry White Papers

Ensuring Maximum Uptime in Smart Meters With TAIYO YUDEN Supercapacitors

Global energy consumption has experienced a sustained uptrend over the last few decades. Technological innovation, higher industrial production, rapid urbanization, and population growth are just a few of the many trends driving the need for more energy. According to the EIA, global energy demand now outpaces overall population growth.

March 20, 2021 by TAIYO YUDEN

Key Specifications, Ratings, and Applications of Industrial Inductors

Industrial ratings present a challenge for inductors. This is because industrial-rated components need to have a wider operating temperature range, and they are expected to operate with a high level of reliability without incurring substantial additional costs. Due to the stringent requirements of industrial ratings, these inductors must be high quality and low cost.

March 18, 2021 by TAIYO YUDEN

Why MEMS Accelerometers Are Becoming the Designer’s Best Choice for CbM Applications

The global condition-based monitoring (CbM) market has experienced significant growth over the past few years, and it will likely only continue to grow in the near future. This growth coincides with the rapid advancement of MEMS accelerometers for use in vibration sensing applications, now rivaling the once-dominant piezoelectric (or PZT) accelerometer.

March 03, 2021 by Analog Devices

From IoT Factories to Operating Rooms: How to Design Better Comms Systems

While a factory floor and a medical operating theater share little in common, the equipment used in both areas must deliver trusted and precise operation, which is often mission critical. With the need for smarter systems, more data, and higher fidelity, bandwidth requirements are increasing.

March 01, 2021 by Analog Devices

Portability is Key to Competitiveness For PCB Manufacturers

The ability to efficiently move the manufacturing of a product from one physical location to another is critical for any PCB assembly company.

February 25, 2021 by Siemens Digital Industries Software

Steps For Ensuring PCB Assembly Success With Valor NPI

Today, more than ever, as customer demand patterns become more volatile, performance and productivity are under threat. Across the industry, there is rapidly increasing pressure on engineering and materials infrastructures.

February 25, 2021 by Siemens Digital Industries Software

Smart Manufacturing for Electronics

This white paper describes a transformative approach to electronics manufacturing: a completely digitized strategy that supports both printed circuit board (PCB) and mechanical design/manufacturing, uniting the entire product lifecycle – from idea and production to customers and back.

February 25, 2021 by Siemens Digital Industries Software

How Software Configurable Hardware Helps Flexibility in Industrial I/O Modules

Whether used for a process control installation or an industrial automation system, an I/O module (or a field junction box) poses a host of unique challenges in a product's life cycle. Product management, for example, faces key decisions on how many channels and which combinations will be necessary for each product.

February 23, 2021 by Analog Devices

Robust Ethernet Physical Layer Solutions for Time Critical Communications in Harsh Industrial Environments

Industrial systems are increasingly adopting Ethernet connectivity to solve manufacturers’ key Industry 4.0 and smart factory communication challenges. These challenges include data integration, synchronization, edge connectivity, and system interoperability.

February 04, 2021 by Analog Devices