I don't care how wired you are. If you're serious about doing business – especially global business – you still need fax machines. You need fax machines to do the bottom-line stuff fax is good for: ...

Machine builders are enjoying a new level of machine design flexibility through the use of a single network for their entire machine, including VFD and servo drives for integrated motion control. That ...

With shrinking engineering staffs and pressure to bring systems online quickly, end users rely on machine builders to deliver machines that integrate well with existing setups. EtherNet/IP is a ...

An IP address is a way for every device on a network to be seen. Without IP addresses, it would be impossible for those devices to be located. Think of your computer's IP address like your house's ...

A line of EtherNet/IP machine-mount I/O blocks and an IP 67 unmanaged switch have a low initial cost per point, says the vendor. Fast and easy IP addressing is accomplished using BOOTP/DHCP, through ...

General Motors Corp., the world's largest vehicle manufacturer, recently standardized on the Ethernet/IP network for its vehicle manufacturing operations. The network is slated to provide real-time ...

Distributing machine mounted input/output devices continues to be a hot trend. Using Ethernet as the network of choice is growing. Balluff's new line of EtherNet/IP machine mount I/O blocks provides ...