Most original equipment manufacturers automate their industrial machinery using proven PLC or dedicated controller technologies for a good reason: They provide the ultimate in reliability. And while ...

International safety standards are reshaping how global machine builders approach machine safety system design. Do machine builders in the United States need to comply? The answer depends on the ...

“Machine tool builders remain the foundation of our manufacturing industry,” says Sal Spada, research director in discrete automation at ARC Advisory Group Inc. (www.arcweb.com), Dedham, Mass.