Rugged Design for Harsh Environments In the Oil & Gas industry, where operations are often spread across remote sites and harsh environments, reliable and efficient automation is critical. To meet these demands, Maple Systems HMIs provide a powerful solution by enabling easy integration with multiple…
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“We may be a smaller company, but with Maple Systems in our corner, we’re ready to go toe-to-toe with anyone in the dairy CIP automation market.” Jake Emitte, Operations Manager, Double A Dairy Benefits of using a Maple Systems HMI The bright, high-resolution 15.6” display…
In today’s data-intensive industrial landscape, enterprise network performance is a critical driver of productivity and business continuity. While traditional copper-based Ethernet cabling has long served as the standard for local area network (LAN) connections, it is increasingly reaching its limits regarding speed, distance, and environmental…
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“We’ve had a great experience. Maple Systems is now our go-to HMI platform. We appreciate how user-friendly the IDE is and how it speeds up development. The flexibility of the platform have made it a natural fit for our product line.” Joe Bailey, Director of…
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ThruWave is changing the way companies approach package security and quality control. By combining millimeter-wave (mmWave) imaging with automation, their systems can see inside closed boxes and detect items like drugs, powders, electronics, and more without opening a single parcel. The technology is human-safe, fast,…
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Modern industrial systems need to run fast, stay flexible, and be easy to access no matter where their operators are. As more facilities go smart and get connected, being able to check in on machines in real time, from across the plant or across the…
Networks come in many shapes and sizes. The simplest point-to-point networks connect two nodes with one node as the data sender and one as the data receiver. More complex networks, like automated factories with PLCs, HMIs, and IPCs all running different operations, can connect hundreds…
A managed network switch is a device system administrators use to maintain exceptional control and monitoring power over their networks. Unlike a regular network switch, a plug-and-play station for adding more devices to simple networks, managed network switches interconnect system devices where speed, security, and…
Since 1981, Intel has held its position as one of the world’s most prominent hardware designers and manufacturers. Without Intel’s engineers, the world may have never seen the x86 microprocessor, whose CISC architecture powered a new frontier of technology that still dominates much of today’s…
Managing multiple HMIs can get out of control fast. The more you add, the more complex communicating between them becomes. Plus, loading the same project on to multiple HMIs one by one might take more time than you have to spare. Sometimes doing less can…
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Web HMIs are an easy way to streamline complex machine monitoring networks. As systems scale, constantly connecting every new piece of hardware to its own HMI can become a runaway train. But with web HMIs, there’s no need for tailored connections. System designers can simply…
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Remote IO (input/output) is popular in many modern industrial automation systems. Unlike local IO, which is confined to the same cabinet or area as its PLC, remote IO can be placed much closer to the sensors and actuators gathering information. This doesn’t just give control…
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