A Canadian bridge uses a novel technique to keep its roadbed clear of black ice. Designers testing the concept chose an Internet-enabled DA system to allow them to track the multiple temperatures and strains involved.

Ethernet powers our home and office networks and it is increasingly being used to automate control processes on the plant floor. Here's why.

3D image correlation is a general-purpose strain measurement tool that allows us to measure 3D displacement and the true surface strains of any material without contact and without many of the difficulties associated with these measurements.

How much hysteresis you need is a function of the process requirements and control system.

Drowing in data? Try data mining a suite of automated tools that will help you extract the information you really need.

Linking RFID with production tools in one of its semiconductor wafer fabrication plants allows IBM to track the production of each wafer, for more efficient fabrication and improved factory scheduling.

One remaining difficulty is the high common-mode impedance, which can make the inputs susceptible to noise.

You don't have to do it all yourself. This signal conditioner is ready for applications where cost, size, power consumption, and time-to-market are the critical factors for product success.

You can change manufacturing setups without reprogramming the sensor, which is essential for highmix, low-volume manufacturing with frequent color changes.

From the plant floor to executive conference rooms, rising expectations of real-time data access make dashboards the up-and-coming data integration tool.