Mobility
Touchscreen industry veterans form Touch International
Round Rock, Tex. and Trier, Germany - Three touchscreen industry veterans announced February 20 the launch of Touch International Inc., a worldwide supplier of high-quality touchscreen components and touch-enabled displays. Company founders Michael Woolstrum, Gary Barrett, and Robert Senior-with more than 40 years of combined experience-have set a goal of capturing a double-digit share of the rapidly growing, multibillion-dollar touchscreen market.
Zebra launches internal wireless card socket for networked barcode printers
Vernon Hills, Ill. - To help manufacturers relocate and reconnect networked bar code label printers faster, Zebra Technologies Corp. introduced Jan. 8 its ZebraNet wireless card socket, which aids industrial networking applications with multi-card compatibility.
Microsoft Launches Windows CE .Net
Las Vegas, Nev. - In his keynote address January 7 at the 2002 International CES in Las Vegas, Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corp., announced the launch of Microsoft Windows CE .Net.
HMI mobility
Milwaukee, Wis.—Expanding access to factory floor information, Allen-Bradley MobileView interfaces give operators and maintenance personnel mobility around a machine while accessing information. The thin-client applications reduce costs. Machine Terminal is a cabled Microsoft Windows CE terminal.
J Consortium submits Java file format to ISO for approval
Paris, France; Cupertino, Calif.— For small computing devices, such as smart phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs), that have limited memory for computing, J Consortium is submitting to the ISO/IEC JTC 1 standards organization an efficient file format for Java applications called JEFF.
Access automation data on tablet
Albany, N.Y. -Cimplicity TabletView combines a Microsoft Windows CE tablet-style computer with an 8-in. screen, Cimplicity industrial automation software, and wireless Ethernet card for viewing real-time graphical screens from anywhere in the plant, or entering information using a docking station.
The Internet at ISA Expo/2000
The weather was hot and humid in New Orleans, La., this past August, but it was still the "cool" place to be during ISA Expo/2000. Many companies displayed new and continuing Internet efforts as the world of automation and control edged closer to the pool of industries going online. The following are a few highlights.
2001-01 Buyer’s Guide
一些错误是包含在控制引擎ering 2000-01 Buyer's Guide:
Devices operate ‘standalone,’ have enhanced displays
手机、笔记本电脑和掌上电脑,哦我。If Dorothy Gale's family had access to test and measurement equipment to detect that legendary tornado, "The Wizard of Oz" story line would have been significantly different. Dorothy was instructed to "Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Emerald City where you will find The Wizard.
‘Bolt-on’ weight sensor
Seattle, Wa.— L-Cell weight sensor, a "bolt-on" device traditionally used on skirted silos, can now be applied to legged vessels. The palm-sized L-Cell, which uses the developer's Microcell technology, is attached to the support structure of a vessel (vertical legs, horizontal supports, and skirts) and uses its dual strain gauges to measure vessel weight.