If you live just about anywhere in the U.S.A., you can probably thank California Controlled Atmosphere (CalCA) for some of the fresh fruits and vegetables you buy.
In fact, CalCA's industrial refrigeration systems for storing produce can be found throughout the world, reaching to India and China.
Topics: Energy management, Case studies, Process control, Food & beverage, Remote monitoring, optonews, OptoNews 2016-05-11
Confused about sinking and sourcing when using digital I/O in DC circuits?
Judging by the response to our past blog posts on this issue, many people are. So we've pulled together a lot of practical information and put it into a short new technical note.
Topics: Discrete control, Tips, optonews, I/O, OptoNews 2016-05-11
From 1923 to the present, Vista Irrigation District has successfully battled THE two big Southern California issues: increasing population and drought.
Transporting over 5 billion gallons of water each year, the district has hundreds of miles of pipeline and more than 30 remote sites.
Topics: Case studies, Remote monitoring, Water & wastewater, optonews, PACs, Migration, Integrators, OptoNews 2016-04-27
Want to make your groov operator interface look just the way you want, with your own company logo and colors?
The groov R3.1 release includes new tools to customize pages and gadgets, so you can do that and more.
Topics: groov, Updates, Remote monitoring, Machine builder, optonews, OEM, OptoNews 2016-04-27
With 27 years of experience in automation, Marion A. White, P.E., Inc. brings a wealth of knowledge to help you with your application.
Whether you need systems integration, conversion or migration, upgrades, documentation, or customized training, our new OptoPartner can help.
Topics: optonews, Migration, OptoNews 2016-04-27
The OptoForum community scores again!
If you've ever needed to sort tables in PAC Control—string, float, or integer tables—here are 4 new helpful subroutines contributed by forum member Philip in Code Samples and Tips.
Topics: Tips, optonews, PACs, PAC Project, OptoNews 2016-04-27
Here's one of the great new features in the latest version of groov: the Image Library.
The image library holds all the images you use to build your groov mobile operator interface:
Topics: groov, Updates, optonews, OptoNews 2016-04-13
Wouldn't it be handy if you could easily create your own images to use in your HMI?
Especially if those images were smart enough to scale to fit your phone or tablet or computer or HDTV?
Topics: Videos, groov, optonews, OptoNews 2016-04-13
Are you wondering what the Internet of Things (IoT) or Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is all about?
Or maybe you're already thinking about how connecting to sensors and devices could save time, increase efficiency, or drive profit in your application.
Topics: Internet of Things, Remote monitoring, IoT, optonews, Events & conferences, OptoNews 2016-04-13
If you've heard much about the Internet of Things (IoT) or Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), you may have heard the terms OT and IT.
What do those terms mean? And why do we hear that OT and IT are "converging"?
Let's take a look.
Topics: Internet of Things, IoT, optonews, OptoNews 2016-04-13