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AI is helping industries innovate across the globe, driving smarter, more efficient operations. From healthcare to manufacturing, AI’s potential is vast, with its influence in #industrialautomation particularly interesting. In our latest blog, we explore how AI is being utilized in industrial automation to enhance key processes such as PID coefficient autotuning and predictive anomaly-based alarming, with a specific look at how Horner Automation & Solutions Group is working toward applying AI in its upcoming OCS360 platform for advanced analytics. Read more: https://hubs.la/Q02Rg7jb0

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Instead of employing multiple single-point sensors, the K50Z Multipoint Sensor from Banner Engineering uses 3D time-of-flight technology and a wide beam angle to detect objects up to 2 meters away across an 8x8 pixel array. It can also be configured to measure two separate areas, effectively doing the work of two sensors in one convenient device. Learn more ➡️ https://hubs.la/Q02NRS4R0

Conversational instructions for robots? Now a reality! Mech-GPT multimodal large model from Mech-Mind Robotics enables robots to comprehend natural language instructions, understand human intent, and integrate visual and schematic information for more complex reasoning and decision-making. See Mech-GPT in action: https://hubs.la/Q02N3tgq0 Have a machine tending, palletizing, or welding application you think you could automate? Try out our Cobot Configurator Tool: https://hubs.la/Q02N2Y3-0

Dull, dirty, or dangerous? In our latest RUN MODE podcast episode, we hosted a dynamic panel discussion at the grand opening of our new fulfillment center. The conversation led into the three key factors—dull, dirty, and dangerous—that can indicate a need for robotics in your manufacturing plant. Discover how automation can enhance safety, efficiency, and productivity in environments where these challenges are present. Watch on YouTube: https://hubs.la/Q02McBHk0 Listen on Apple, Spotify, and more: https://hubs.la/Q02McFqr0

Last month, Horner Automation & Solutions Group announced the release of Cscape 10—a major new release of their free Windows-based Application Development software for their OCS All-in-one Controllers and PLCs. Cscape 10 features a redesigned user interface and includes a newly developed Advanced Graphics Engine. This Advanced Graphics Engine supports graphic building blocks for user interface design including Trend, XY Graph, Scatter Graph objects, and more. Explore CSCAPE 10 Software: https://hubs.la/Q02LqN1Q0 Released concurrently with Cscape 10 is a new line of Canvas All-in-one Controllers (HMI + PLC) bringing the Cscape 10 Advanced Graphics Engine to the factory floor along with a powerful logic engine. Explore Canvas Controllers: https://hubs.la/Q02LqNBv0

🥇 Let the games begin! Yesterday marked our 2024 Office Olympics. Complete with a torchbearer-led procession and medal ceremony, mixed-department teams competed in events such as Straw Javelin Throw, Putting, Frisbee Fling, and Hammerschlagen (a fitting competition for a Midwest distributor with a few German suppliers on our line card). A big thank you to the creative and dedicated folks from our finance team who brought a little bit of Paris to Saint Paul yesterday.

🍻 Nebraska, we are bringing the show to you! Join us at Nebraska Brewing Company in La Vista on August 13th for a tradeshow-style tech fair with seminars and (of course) cold draft beer. Learn more: https://hubs.la/Q02Jp2xS0 11:00am Doors Open for Tech Fair 12:00pm Seminar: Cobots and the Future of Machine Tending & Welding 1:00pm Seminar: Unlocking Hidden Efficiency Gains with Radar-Based Safety 2:00pm Seminar: Best of Both Worlds: Cybersecurity & Remote Access 3:00pm Tech Fair Ends 🎫 Register (free to attend): https://hubs.la/Q02Jp2xS0

We're taking a break from our Summer of Cscape 10 to share a project that Power/mation has been working on using the Inxpect Radar-Based Safety System. Join us on Tuesday as Chuck Ridgeway and Adam Bohn explore the technology and how it can be integrated with a Horner OCS! #HornerAutomation #YouTubeLIVE