Industrial and Engineering Software Reference Materials
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Breaking Boundaries in Wireless Communication: Simulating Animated, On-Body RF Propagation
From: Remcom (USA)Description: This paper discusses how RF propagation simulations empower engineers in the design and development of wireless devices for body-worn applications. ...
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XFdtd Simulation of Electric Fields Between Two Headphones
From: Remcom (USA)Description: See how XFdtd simulates electric field interactions between headphones and the human head, revealing that most coupling occurs around the head. ...
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Mastering XFdtd's Schematic Editor: A Comprehensive Overview
From: Remcom (USA)Description: Dive into the capabilities of XFdtd's schematic editor and discover how it transforms schematic creation, analysis, and optimization in engineering. ...
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How EXCO Engineering Ensures Top-Quality Die Castings with Creaform 3D Scanners and Software
From: Creaform/AmetekDescription: Catching Die Crashes In-House, Before They Become Customer Complaints ...
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Automated Backlit Character Evaluation for Aircraft Panels
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Backlit panels in aircraft cockpits and vehicle dashboards provide critical information for operators. Illuminated controls and instrumentation, gauges, characters, symbols, and shapes must be clearly ...
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Journey from Scan to CAD in Product Development
From: Creaform/AmetekDescription: Without the necessary toolkits for reverse engineering, designers may face repeated back-and-forths between the CAD software and the acquisition platform, extending the design process and delaying ...
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Integration of Apache Hadoop
From: iba America LLCDescription: Industrial production generates a large amount of different technical operating data. This group also includes process data, measurement data and metadata. The process data of a plant are usually ...
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Unlocking the Full Potential of Measurement Data: A Value Creation Approach Through Digitalization
From: iba America LLCDescription: Increasing complexity and process speed pose significant challenges for technology-intensive manufacturing companies. Not only do these factors make processes more difficult to understand, analyze, ...
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Going to Market Faster
Description: Trelleborg's Rapid Development Center accelerates the time to market for new products and provides Healthcare & Medical customers with a team of dedicated experts to support their journey from ...
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Essential Safety Training Tips for Manufacturing Employees
From: igus® inc.Description: The manufacturing sector saw a 23% increase in occupational injuries from 2022 to 2023. Slips, stumbles, falls, and mishaps involving machinery were the top causes of substantial injuries in the ...
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AMETEK Land Helps Large Ethylene Producer Improve and Optimise Furnace Operations
From: LANDDescription: The NIR-B-2K, AMETEK Land’s high-definition thermal imaging system, has been selected by one the world’s largest ethylene producers for installation on multiple liquid-feed cracker ...
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3D Scanning: The Key to Be Within Regulations and Ahead on the Racetrack
From: Creaform/AmetekDescription: Whether to improve the car's aerodynamics or make the driver's experience more comfortable in the cockpit, WTRAndretti's engineers have decided to trust and rely on Creaform's expertise and ...
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Improving Vessel Integrity at a Refinery thanks to Advanced 3D Scanning Technology
From: Creaform/AmetekDescription: This case study explores the adoption of the HandySCAN SILVER™|Elite, coupled with VXintegrity software, at a Spanish refinery that was introduced to our scanning technology by our partner agent ...
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Manufacturing Workforce Challenges (Part One): What's Behind the Labor Crunch?
Description: The U.S. Department of Labor recently reported a loss of 8,000 jobs in the manufacturing sector in June. While this figure might initially raise concerns, it's crucial to delve deeper into the labor ...
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Two Test Systems, One Software Platform
From: Tinius Olsen, Inc.Description: Technology innovations in materials testing aren’t just providing better data analytics, they are also providing improved testing efficiencies. In an industry predicated on long-standing ...
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Maintaining Inventory for Evolving Product Lines
From: THK America, Inc.Description: With the industrial machine industry constantly evolving due to robotics and other advances, meeting new demands can seem to be a logical nightmare - not to mention put serious strain on your ...
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Eliminating Conflict from your Supply Chain
From: THK America, Inc.Description: When your supply chain is functioning smoothly, it seems that mistakes and interpersonal friction are non-existent. However, misalignment between your design, purchasing, and operations departments ...
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Aligning Departments to Streamline Process
From: THK America, Inc.Description: Missed deadlines, our-of-line pricing, and issues on the assembly line may seem to be completely isolated issues at first glance. However, when an organization takes a detailed look at their ...
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Two Methods That Bridge the Gap Between Engineering and Purchasing
From: THK America, Inc.Description: Engineering and purchasing departments at many manufacturing companies have different ideas about success. Both want it, but they use different criteria to measure it, which can lead to disconnections ...
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Why Product Quality Always Comes First
From: THK America, Inc.Description: Selecting a vendor for your product offerings can have a huge impact on your production line. However, the impact that your vendors can have on all other areas of your business is often overlooked. ...
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How to Improve Supplier Engagement
From: THK America, Inc.Description: When key suppliers miss their deadlines, a lack of materials could cause a manufacturer to experience a decline in cash flow, missed shipments to customers, and a drop in quality due to subpar ...
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The Engineer of the Future: A Guide to Recruiting New Engineers
From: THK America, Inc.Description: Finding and retaining good engineering talent has been a perennial challenge for manufacturers, but today's crop of freshly minted engineering grads differ from those who have come before them. They ...
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Fat Content In Ground Meat
Description: Quality control is crucial in the food industry. Monitoring the product's nutritive property protects and increases a brand's reputation. Fat content is one of the properties consumers look at when ...
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The Value of a Domestic Supply Chain
From: THK America, Inc.Description: As more and more discount suppliers are entering the global economy, the availability of a "low-cost" solution may seem like a dream come true. However, currency fluctuations and high shipping costs ...
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Translating Technical Details Into Business Impact: 5 Essential KPIs
From: THK America, Inc.Description: Innovations involving high-tech production technology and the "Internet of Things" have allowed manufacturers to stay competitive in the face of globalization, rising wages, valatile materials prices, ...
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Enhancing Wireless Communication Device Testing with Flexible and Reliable Test Equipment
From: Anritsu CompanyDescription: Tessolve, a leading global semiconductor solutions company, specializes in end-to-end solutions encompassing chip design, testing, and PCB engineering. At the forefront of wireless technology, ...
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Work Smarter - Maximizing Your Labor Force
From: THK America, Inc.Description: Managing your workforce can be challenging. With a shrinking available labor force, tightened budgets and shortened timelines there's constant pressure to optimize your teams and processes. How can ...
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Minimizing Risk in Product Design
From: THK America, Inc.Description: Avoiding errors in a complex process such as machine design may seem impossible. A seemingly minor error made early in the process can have a major impact to your bottom line once the design hits the ...
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Why Value Trumps Cost
From: THK America, Inc.Description: When choosing suppliers and components, it's not enough to look solely at the bottom line. Using the right suppliers can improve value and ultimately achieve higher quality without sacrificing ...
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How the Wrong Solution can mean Higher Costs
From: THK America, Inc.Description: As low-priced products from emerging economies enter the market, it can be tempting to purchase cheaper components. Unfortunately, lower prices often come with lower quality, and the up-fron reduction ...
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Why your Supplier's Supply Chain Matters
From: THK America, Inc.Description: A strong supply chain is the foundation of any manufacturing business, yet many organizations overlook the importance of their supplier's supply chain. If a business partner is unable to provide parts ...
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Maximizing Efficiency on Supply Chain
From: THK America, Inc.Description: Maximizing Efficiencies on the Supply Chain - Starting with the Source shares how your organization can minimize the common risks found in supply chain management, by focusing on the source, Utilizing ...
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How Does your Preferred List Stack Up
From: THK America, Inc.Description: Each year sees shifts in the marketplace as new suppliers enter and existing ones change. Making sure that your strategic relationships are with the right organizations is crucial to the success of ...
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Streamlining Inventory Control with Centralized Stocking
From: THK America, Inc.Description: Centralized stocking is a widely adopted concept, yet many businesses only apply it to components of their products, leaving out components involved with their production equipment. Those same ...
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Working with Suppliers to Ensure On-time Delivery
From: THK America, Inc.Description: For global business environments, outsourcing or offshoring supply chains are a common tactic used for keeping costs down. While this can be effective initially, using this approach can often present ...
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How to Define Your Value in the Marketplace
From: THK America, Inc.Description: In How to Define Your Value in the Marketplace you will learn the importance of selecting the right solution versus a part with the lowest sticker price, and how to select a vendor that aligns with ...
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One Login for Multiple Sites, Bins
From: BinMaster, Inc.Description: Profiting amidst soaring inflation, heavy competition, and supply chain strain is a tall order. Many industries are looking for technology solutions to get a competitive edge, like those found with ...
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Human-Centric Sensor, Software
From: BinMaster, Inc.Description: A continuous level measurement sensor reports the level of material in a bin, tank, or silo over its full span from top to bottom. It reports inventory over time using software or display consoles. ...
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Technical Report: Simulation of Plasma Materials in XFdtd
From: Remcom (USA)Description: This paper discusses the FDTD method to simulate the behavior of plasma materials using Remcom's XFdtd 3D EM Simulation Software and presents validation in one and three dimensions. ...
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Ray-Optical Modeling of Wireless Coverage Enhancement using Engineered Electromagnetic Surfaces: Experimental Verification at 28 GHz
From: Remcom (USA)Description: In this paper, results are presented of propagation experiments conducted to verify the accuracy of a novel ray-optical scattering model for EES. ...
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Application Report: Migros - Vast Improvements in Efficiency in Determining Material Requirements
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: Process optimizations at all levels are crucial for retail stores, if they are to hold their own in the fierce retail war against their e-commerce competitors. To streamline its ordering processes, a ...
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Application Report: BLANCO Professional - Holistic Software Solution for Three Different Business Units
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: The internal supply chain processes of manufacturing companies require constant revision and restructuring to keep abreast of rapidly changing requirements. Flexibility is the order of the day - ...
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Application Report: Reichle & De-Massari - SAP Add-on for Global Connectivity Infrastructure Solutions Provider
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: Optimize supply chain processes with transparency ...
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Tube Metal Temperature (TMT) Quick Reference Guide
From: LANDDescription: We have added a simple 'Emissivity and Background Correction Calculator' to our website, and produced what we hope is useful guidance, in response to the multiple requests for clarification from ...
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A Fast Indoor Coverage Prediction Scheme at 60 GHz Based on Image Processing, Geometrical Optics, and Transport Theory
From: Remcom (USA)Description: In this paper, we develop a fast and approximate prediction scheme for indoor path loss using digital image processing, geometrical optics and transport theory. ...
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Are you making the most of PLC programming standards from PLCopen?
Description: Understand the types of programming languages supported by PLCopen and the roles they play. Learn about the benefits of program optimization and how users can integrate and reuse code. Understand how ...
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Pick and Hold Control Circuit Application Areas
From: GEEPLUS Inc.Description: Locking systems for railway carriage doors would be a good example of a distributed system, the actuators are distributed through the length of a train, with large voltage fluctuations possible and ...
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Pick and Hold Module: Analytic Software
From: GEEPLUS Inc.Description: The PHu‐ANA adds to the capabilities of the basic PHu module with a clear graphical display of the excitation current waveform. It helps the user to optimise excitation conditions for a solenoid ...
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How to Digitalise Asset Performance Management for Instrumentation
Description: ABB's Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya explains how ABB's digital suite connects the physical and digital worlds to help industrial players better manage their installed base of instrumentation devices and ...
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Embedded in the IoT Era
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: The challenges that designers must consider when they're creating embedded systems ...
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10 Reasons Why Thermal Cameras Are Preferred to Video Cameras for Furnace Monitoring.
From: LANDDescription: Here we continue the discussion on thermal imaging versus video imaging with a focus on furnace monitoring. ...
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Eliminating Risks Due to Lost or Stolen Smartcards
From: LEGIC IdentsystemsDescription: Fingerprint verification is now available for LEGIC advant- and MIFARE-based smartcards, thanks to battery-less biometric technology from Freevolt. ...
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7 Ways Connected Manufacturing Reduces CPG Costs
From: Belden Inc.Description: In the world of manufacturing, consumer packaged goods (CPG) is an extremely competitive sector. Customers can easily switch from one brand to another as options grow wider every day. Prices are ...
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Scalable Modeling of Human Blockage at Millimeter-Wave: A Comparative Analysis of Knife-Edge Diffraction, the Uniform Theory of Diffraction, and Physical Optics Against 60 GHz Channel Measurements
From: Remcom (USA)Description: Human blockage at millimeter-wave frequencies is most commonly modeled through Knife-Edge Diffraction (KED) from the edges of the body shaped as a vertical strip. Although extensively validated in ...
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Takt Time vs. Cycle Time - Why Differences Matter
From: RedViking Group, LLCDescription: Greg Giles of RedViking Engineering spends his days figuring out better ways to measure the manufacturing process, and he says that shops large and small can benefit from some kind of manufacturing ...
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XFdtd Analysis of a Ku-band Satellite Antenna Array for Mobile Devices
From: Remcom (USA)Description: In this example, a compact Ku-band antenna array is demonstrated for use in mobile device applications. The antenna is tuned for 12.5 GHz operation and contains a 4x4 array of elements which each ...
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The Role of MES Systems in Data Collection, Engagement, and Analysis
From: RedViking Group, LLCDescription: Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) are software solutions that connect different components and stakeholders in a manufacturing facility. It also can connect and disseminate data to the wider ...
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Offline Robot Programming for Polishing Aircraft Engine Lipskins
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: In 2020, McStarlite invested in automation by integrating a KUKA robot coupled with Robotmaster offline robot programming (OLP) software, to perform the lipskin polishing application. ...
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Why Are You Still Manually Programming Your Robot?
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: Robots were first introduced to manufacturing assembly lines in 1978. Since then, the hardware (mechanics and control systems) has improved significantly. Yet the way these robots are programmed has ...
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How Robotic Finishing Opens New Opportunities For Manufacturers
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: Faced with ongoing labor shortages for skilled workers who can perform finishing and surface treatment tasks, many in manufacturing are turning to robotics and automation to help them keep up with ...
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Magnetic Resonance Wire Coil Losses Estimation with Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method
From: Remcom (USA)Description: This paper investigates the accuracy of the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method for separately estimating coil conductor and radiative loss contributions. ...
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Optimization of 5G Infrastructure Deployment Through Machine Learning
From: Remcom (USA)Description: The application of machine learning for optimal deployment of 5G infrastructure, such as the position and the orientation of the antenna that help achieve the best signal coverage, is investigated in ...
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REMOTE ACCESS: Real Life Security Lessons
From: Red Lion Controls, Inc.Description: Control engineers are fundamentally changing how they do their job, from being onsite to 1,000 miles away and simultaneously managing multiple sites without a single truck roll. ...
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Assessing 5G Radar Altimeter Interference for Realistic Instrument Landing System Approaches
From: Remcom (USA)Description: The safe rollout of new or enhanced 5G services using C-band spectrum near airports in 2022-2023 will require realistic modeling of radio propagation to mitigate potential interference with legacy ...
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New Software from AMETEK Land Opens the Gate to Thermal Imaging-based Process Control and Process Monitoring
From: LANDDescription: AMETEK Land has released a major update of its thermal imaging processing software for the monitoring, analysis, and capture of imager data and control of thermal processes. ...
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Liquid Lenses Enable AR/VR Devices to Match Human Visual Dynamics
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Learn how liquid lenses provide faster, lighter, and more robust focus options for applications from cameras to AR/VR headsets. ...
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EM Simulation Numerical Methods for Comprehensive Design
From: Remcom (USA)Description: This booklet explores the core numerical methods utilized in Remcom's software products. Remcom's EM analysis products are used for a wide range of applications, requiring a variety of numerical ...
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Can we Improve Flaring to Cut Down Carbon Emissions?
From: PanametricsDescription: In this article, we feature an interview with Lei Sui, Product Manager for flare.IQ, in our Digital Solutions business. ...
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Opening the Automation Door
From: Automationdirect.comDescription: Industrial automation components have many applications outside the factory. Home and hobbyist projects can be a great way for learning how to execute larger projects, while providing very useful ...
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Achieving Uniformity in High-Resolution Displays
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: The progression from LCD technology toward OLED and newer miniLEDs and microLEDs has resulted in smaller pixels, while the pursuit of contrast demands pixels with brighter brights and blacker blacks. ...
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Analysis of a Terahertz Dual-Band, Dielectric-Loaded Horn Antenna
From: Remcom (USA)Description: A dual-band, dielectric-loaded horn antenna is analyzed with XFdtd to demonstrate performance at 94 and 340 GHz. The antenna consists of a dual port rectangular waveguide section at the feed end that ...
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Dual Band Circularly Polarized Dielectric Resonator Antenna for Satellite Communication
From: Remcom (USA)Description: A circularly polarized dielectric resonator antenna design is analyzed with XFdtd to determine performance for return loss, gain, and axial ratio. The resulting antenna is intended for use in compass ...
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Edge Computing Deployment Strategies and Standards
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: We will discuss here more on how Edge is deployed in an Industrial environment considering its scalability, reliability, latency and data/bandwidth, and discuss the supporting IEEE standards. ...
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Effects of Mobility on mmWave Massive MIMO Beamforming in Dynamic, Urban Environments
From: Remcom (USA)Description: This paper explores a use case involving Wireless InSite and its mmWave hybrid beamformer capabilities to transmit data streams to a sedan driving in central Manhattan. ...
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EM Modeling & Providing Narrowband IoT Coverage with Low Earth Orbit Satellites
From: Remcom (USA)Description: The following article describes the modeling of a SATCOM link, specifically the use case of using a satellite overlay to extend service continuity to IoT devices in a poorly covered rural area. ...
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EM Simulation of 140 GHz Antenna Array for 6G Wireless Communication
From: Remcom (USA)Description: A 140 GHz slot antenna array excited by a substrate integrated cavity is demonstrated for use in wireless communications. The antenna array has high gain, wide bandwidth, low fabrication costs, and ...
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EM Simulation of Dual-Band and Wideband Dual-Polarized Cylindrical Dielectric Resonator Antennas for WLAN
From: Remcom (USA)Description: Two variations of a cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna are analyzed to determine their performance characteristics. The first antenna is designed for dual-band performance at DCS frequencies ...
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Indoor Connected Home Remote Camera Performance Analysis with XFdtd
From: Remcom (USA)Description: This example demonstrates the performance of a remote camera with two-element antenna arrays for 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz capabilities for 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax. The maximum coverage possible at each ...
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Indoor Connected Home Smart Speaker WiFi Router Performance Analysis Using XFdtd EM Simulation Software
From: Remcom (USA)Description: In this example, we use XFdtd to demonstrate the performance of a MU-MIMO WiFi router with antenna arrays for 2.4, 5, and 6-7 GHz ranges. The maximum coverage possible with different antenna array ...
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Intelligence at the Edge Part 1: The Edge Node
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: The industrial Internet of Things (IoT) encompasses the broad transformation underway that will make pervasive sensing across connected machines not just a competitive advantage, but an essential ...
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Smart Sensors - Enabling the Intelligent Internet of Things
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: Engineers working on systems built using Internet of Things (IoT) technologies now have access to a huge range of sensor options. The available modalities have moved well beyond temperature and ...
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Transient EM/Circuit Co-Simulation in XFdtd: A Closer Look at TVS Diodes for ESD Protection
From: Remcom (USA)Description: This paper introduces XFdtd's transient EM/circuit co-simulation capability, which combines the strength of 3D full-wave electromagnetic simulation with the flexibility of circuit solvers. ...
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Wearable Dual-Band MIMO Antenna Simulation
From: Remcom (USA)Description: This simulation of a wearable dual-band MIMO antenna demonstrates a design for dual-band use constructed of textile materials. The performance of the antenna remains acceptable as it is deformed. When ...
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XFdtd Simulation of a Millimeter Wave, Wideband Dielectric Resonator Antenna
From: Remcom (USA)Description: At higher frequencies, the use of dielectric resonator antennas (DRAs) at fundamental modes can be complicated due to the small size of the resonator and its sensitivity to fabrication errors. In this ...
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XFdtd Simulation of a mmWave On-Chip Cylindrical Dielectric Resonator Antenna for WPAN
From: Remcom (USA)Description: A millimeter wave antenna intended to operate at 60 GHz is designed by placing a cylindrical dielectric resonator on a silicon base for an on-chip design. The antenna produces a uniform, nearly ...
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Using Technology to Combat the Skilled Labor Shortage
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: Successful manufacturing companies are combatting the skilled labor shortage by investing in automation and software to complement their existing workforce, meet production requirements, and attract ...
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Cybersecurity Best Practices
From: Automationdirect.comDescription: Contemporary industrial cybersecurity measures require the right hardware and software technologies, but must also incorporate user best practices. ...
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National Clean Off Your Desk Day - Let's talk about 5S!
From: PortescapDescription: 5S is a process to ensure a clean, orderly, safe and productive workspace, i.e. there's a place for everything and everything in its place. 5S is based on principles starting with the letter "S" - ...
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What is Needed for Industrial Control Panels?
From: Automationdirect.comDescription: Industrial control panels are fundamental for protecting electrical, instrumentation, and control devices. The AutomationDirect portfolio of enclosures and components can help users obtain everything ...
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3D Inspection Machine
From: RIFTEK EUROPE Sp. z.o.o.Description: These projects continue RIFTEK work in solving widespread 3D measurement challenges and is intended for non-contact measurement of geometric parameters of steel band rims used in the tire industry. ...
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5 Key Considerations to Supplier Risk Evaluation
From: Qosina Corp.Description: The Covid-19 pandemic exposed major vulnerabilities in global supply chains, causing uncertainty, shortages and long lead times. These events challenged supplier relationships, with status quo ...
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Operational Efficiency and Quality in Industrial Application
From: Red Lion Controls, Inc.Description: High demand in production is forcing automation players to deliver maximum uptime, all the time while maintaining a high level of quality. ...
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Access to Easy
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: Small and medium job shops benefit from subscription-based nesting software, which offers access to the latest features. ...
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2021 Global IoT Trends Report
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: What is the most important aspect to consider when developing IoT solutions? ...
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AI FAQs
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: Is Artificial Intelligence really ready for primetime in customer care? Here are the most common customer care questions we hear on AI. ...
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AI's Place in the IoT Infrastructure
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: This article starts by looking at what AI is, and what it could become. It then returns to the present, and considers the current relationship between AI and the IoT, and how this is bringing benefits ...
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Are Machines Taking Over?
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: In The Matrix series of movies, humans are controlled by machines equipped with artificial intelligence (AI). Is this storyline close to becoming true? As smart, connected products gain greater ...
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Industry 4.0 - Solutions for Smart Factory Production Line
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: Smart factories integrate multiple advanced technologies to realize an efficient production line. Advanced technology is used to improve the manufacturing and production process. ...
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Internet of Things
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: The Internet of Things (IoT), a current buzzword gaining traction in a number of industries. The IoT is not just one piece of technology, but an interrelated collection of hardware, software, ...
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IoT Based Industrial Performance, Maintenance and Safety
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: Safety and maintenance are important to keep facilities and equipment in their functional state. Maintenance guarantees industrial productivity and regular maintenance leads to healthier and safer ...