Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

Today we’re covering news about 3D Safety, NAT, Din Rail UPS, Regulator, Filtration, ControlLogix and more in our Automation This Morning blog for Monday, February 20, 2023.

First up in our new products section is a new Din-Rail mount UPS from Eaton here.

Next is a new Sick Safety Rated 3D camera here supporting an area up to 4 meters, and a safely level up to PLc.

Wago also has new Terminal Blocks here in its TopJob line, of which my interest was peaked by the Lever version.

In new articles today, first up is one from Antaira here featuring it’s Wired Router with 1:1 NAT and VPN features.

Parker also has a couple of new articles of interest. First up is an article here on how to go about select a pressure regulator.

The next article from Parker is here and covers “game-changing” developments in water filtration.

In our product spotlight today is The Automation School’s ControlLogix Online Course, PAC Basics. Designed for those with some existing PLC experience who’d like to get up to speed on the CompactLogix, it comes with lifetime access and support.

Today’s “video file” is a new episode of Automation Q & A here and covers our response to a question about a users PVPlus error, “Unable to load ActiveX.”

And that wraps up today’s edition of Automation This Morning! If you’d like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

If you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who’d like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

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Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M Tierney
Technology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

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Shawn Tierney

I'm a lifelong Technology Enthusiast who began programing in the early 80's on the Apple II and VIC-20 personal computers. After earning a degree in Electronics, I worked as a Certified Controls and Information Automation Specialist for 25 years before leaving to become a full time Industrial Automation instructor and mentor at TheAutomationSchool, as well as publishing industry interviews, news, and product how-to’s at TheAutomationBlog.com. If you're interested in my training, mentoring, or becoming a sponsor, please schedule a teams meeting with me via https://calendly.com/shawntierney/business-meeting

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Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

Today we’re covering news about Cobots, Haptics, IPC, APC, MQTT, UPC UA, DIO, Free TIA Portal and more in our Automation This Morning blog for Friday, February 17, 2023.

First up is a press release here from the IEEE celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the IEEE Foundation which does many good things like providing free STEM lesson plans here.

Next we have an interesting article (and video) here from Fanuc about using Cobots with AMRs or AGVs to operate other machines.

In related news, we also have an announcement here that Wittenstein is starting a new joint venture to bring haptic feedback (touch sensors) to robots.

And Global American has a new article here detailing what makes Industrial PCs different from their commercial counterparts.

PiControl Solutions also has a new article out here discussing how their APC software can help companies reduce waste and increase efficiency.

On the Opto22 website this morning we found a new blog here detailing all the resources they have available to help users of their groov products implement MQTT communications.

And today on the Software Toolbox website here there’s a new article detailing OPC UA Directory Servers, and how to add their OPC UA servers to them.

In our product spotlight today is The Automation School’s CompactLogix Online Course, Compact Basics. Designed for those with some existing PLC experience who’d like to get up to speed on the CompactLogix, it comes with lifetime access and support.

Today’s “video file” is a new episode of Automation Tech Tips here in which we show viewers how to use the RSLinx Classic’s Ethernet Devices Driver.

In our “what’s coming up” segment, today we’re featuring a new episode of Automation Q & A releasing at 3:30pm ET here and covers our response to a question about a users PVPlus error, “Unable to load ActiveX.”

And that wraps up today’s edition of Automation This Morning! If you’d like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

If you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who’d like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

Podcast (morningshow): Play in new window | Download

Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M Tierney
Technology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

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Shawn Tierney

I'm a lifelong Technology Enthusiast who began programing in the early 80's on the Apple II and VIC-20 personal computers. After earning a degree in Electronics, I worked as a Certified Controls and Information Automation Specialist for 25 years before leaving to become a full time Industrial Automation instructor and mentor at TheAutomationSchool, as well as publishing industry interviews, news, and product how-to’s at TheAutomationBlog.com. If you're interested in my training, mentoring, or becoming a sponsor, please schedule a teams meeting with me via https://calendly.com/shawntierney/business-meeting

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• Trends in Robotics with Winston Leung of QNX (P239) - June 18, 2025
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• The Automation Museum - June 16, 2025

Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

Today we’re covering news about 3D Sensors, IEC 61850, Condition Monitoring, Dual Booting, ITOps, Saving Energy, Python on PLCs, HDMI vs DP, and more in our Automation This Morning blog for Thursday, February 16, 2023.

First up is a new product announcement here from Banner about their ZMX Series 3D Time Of Flight Sensor which can measure and monitor objects within a three-dimensional area.

Next up is the latest update of Inductive’s Ignition product here. New features include IEC 61850 and RS-485 support, as well as Custom Right Click menus and One Shot buttons with Disabled States.

Over on the Grace Engineering website here we have their latest mid-week blog, this one covering different advantages of using condition monitoring products like those in their GraceSense line.

OnLogix has a new blog here which does a great job of walking readers through how to setup their PC to dual boot between Windows 11 and Linux.

And Global American has a new blog here discussing the differences between HDMI and DisplayPort.

On the WWT website today I found two new articles of interest. The first here explains ITops, DevOPs and Agile Software Development. The Second here discusses the steps you should take to insure a successful hypervisor installation.

And the final article for today is one from AspenTech here detailing the concrete steps they help customers take to substantially reduce their energy bills.

In our product spotlight today is The Automation School’s S7 PLC Online Course. Designed for those with some existing PLC experience who’d like to get up to speed on the S7-1200 and S7-1500, like all their courses it comes with lifetime access and support.

On the digital newsstand today we have a new newsletter here from RTA, and this one lives up to it’s name for being pretty “darn” good!

Today we also have two new audio video files. The first here is the second in a series of videos from Opto22, this one covering the use of Python with their groove products.

The other video file for today is a new episode of The Automation Podcast here in which our guest brings us up to speed on what’s new in CNC Automation.

In our “what’s coming up” segment we’re featuring a new episode of Automation Tech Tips releasing at 3:30pm ET here which covers what to do if the RSLinx Classic Ethernet/IP driver won’t find your device.

And that wraps up today’s edition of Automation This Morning! If you’d like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

If you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who’d like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

Podcast (morningshow): Play in new window | Download

Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M Tierney
Technology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

• Author
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Shawn Tierney

I'm a lifelong Technology Enthusiast who began programing in the early 80's on the Apple II and VIC-20 personal computers. After earning a degree in Electronics, I worked as a Certified Controls and Information Automation Specialist for 25 years before leaving to become a full time Industrial Automation instructor and mentor at TheAutomationSchool, as well as publishing industry interviews, news, and product how-to’s at TheAutomationBlog.com. If you're interested in my training, mentoring, or becoming a sponsor, please schedule a teams meeting with me via https://calendly.com/shawntierney/business-meeting

Latest posts by Shawn Tierney (see all)

• Trends in Robotics with Winston Leung of QNX (P239) - June 18, 2025
• First Look: MOXA Smart Switches (TIA Portal & Studio 5000 Integration) (S2E14) - June 17, 2025
• The Automation Museum - June 16, 2025

Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

Today we’re covering news about Rockwell, Prosoft, Leviton, Locus, Cybersecurity, Intel, OnLogic, Siemens, Omron, Schneider and more in our Automation This Morning blog for Wednesday, February 15, 2023.

First up is a new blog from Rockwell Automation here which touts the many benefits of it’s new FLEX500HA Universal I/O.

Next we have a new article here from Prosoft Technology about the latest version of its Ethernet/IP to DHRIO gateway.

There’s also an announcement here from Leviton about their new CAT 6 and CAT 6A line of patch cables.

As far a new articles, first up is one here from Locus Robotics which dives into the how Human-Robot partnerships can increase productivity in warehouse operations.

And over on the SME site here we have yet another excellent article on Cybersecurity for Manufacturing.

Keeping up with every new iteration of Intel’s and AMD’s chipsets can be a challenge, but thankfully the folks over at Premio are helping with their latest blog here about the Intel’s Elkhart Lake release.

OnLogic also has a new blog here which dives into how Asset Performance Management is used in the Oil and Gas industry.

In our product spotlight today is The Automation School’s Micro 800 Nano Basics course. Designed for those with some existing PLC experience who’d like to get a jump start with the Micro800 line of PLCs, the course comes with lifetime access and support.

In our daily search through new publications we came across a new Tech Data sheet here from Siemens on their SIMOTICS condition monitoring devices.

And over on the Omron website here we found a new selection guide for their Traceability products includes Bar Code Readers and RFID products.

Over on the Schneider Electric site we found three new docs. First was a new brochure here for their EcoExpert program. Next was a new brochure here on their VisiTrip Circuit Breaker with LED Indication. And the last was a brochure here on their Actassi line of networking products.

Today’s audio video file is a Q&A here about what to do if the BOOTP-DHCP Utility won’t disable BOOT-P on your PLC or HMI.

And in our “what’s coming up” segment, we’re highlighting a new episode of The Automation Podcast releasing today at 3:30pm ET here in which our guest brings us up to speed on what’s new in CNC Automation.

And that wraps up today’s edition of Automation This Morning! If you’d like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

If you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who’d like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

Podcast (morningshow): Play in new window | Download

Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M Tierney
Technology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

• Author
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Shawn Tierney

I'm a lifelong Technology Enthusiast who began programing in the early 80's on the Apple II and VIC-20 personal computers. After earning a degree in Electronics, I worked as a Certified Controls and Information Automation Specialist for 25 years before leaving to become a full time Industrial Automation instructor and mentor at TheAutomationSchool, as well as publishing industry interviews, news, and product how-to’s at TheAutomationBlog.com. If you're interested in my training, mentoring, or becoming a sponsor, please schedule a teams meeting with me via https://calendly.com/shawntierney/business-meeting

Latest posts by Shawn Tierney (see all)

• Trends in Robotics with Winston Leung of QNX (P239) - June 18, 2025
• First Look: MOXA Smart Switches (TIA Portal & Studio 5000 Integration) (S2E14) - June 17, 2025
• The Automation Museum - June 16, 2025

Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

Today we’re covering news about Straton, Seneca, EXOR, Cybersecurity, Rockwell, CiA and more in our Automation This Morning blog for Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

First up we have a new press release here from Straton Automation about Seneca using their IEC-61131 PLC Engine inside of their PLCs.

Next we have a new product announcement here about a recently released EXOR Industrial HMI, the ex7070, WEB.

Over on the SME site we have three excellent new articles on Cyber Security, including Manufacturing Disruption & Securing Systems, Top Types of Cyber Threats, and Cyber Experts Speak.

And from Rockwell Automation we have a new application story here about a recent installation of their Pavilion8 solution.

In our product spotlight today is our PLC Basics course from The Automation School. Designed for Electricians, Technicians, or Engineers who’d like to get started using PLCs, like all our courses it comes with lifetime access and support.

New to the Digital Newsstand today is the latest edition of the CAN in Automation newsletter here.

And today in our pub crawl we found one new document of interest here from Rockwell Automation which details the actions they took based on feedback from their last customer survey.

In our Q & A section today we answer a reader’s question here at The Automation Blog about what is causing his ViewME Station to prompt him with the error, “Unable to load ActiveX control.” We also previously covered flashing PanelView Plus firmware here.

As far as our daily audio video file of interest, today we’re highlighting yesterday’s release here of our Q&A about Messaging a PowerFlex VFD from a ControlLogix.

And in our “what’s coming” segment, we’re highlighting a new Automation Tech Tip video releasing here at 3:30pm ET about how to use the old Ethernet Devices driver in RSLinx Classic when the Ethernet/IP driver won’t find your PLC.

And that wraps up today’s edition of Automation This Morning! If you’d like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

If you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who’d like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

Podcast (morningshow): Play in new window | Download

Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M Tierney
Technology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

• Author
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Shawn Tierney

I'm a lifelong Technology Enthusiast who began programing in the early 80's on the Apple II and VIC-20 personal computers. After earning a degree in Electronics, I worked as a Certified Controls and Information Automation Specialist for 25 years before leaving to become a full time Industrial Automation instructor and mentor at TheAutomationSchool, as well as publishing industry interviews, news, and product how-to’s at TheAutomationBlog.com. If you're interested in my training, mentoring, or becoming a sponsor, please schedule a teams meeting with me via https://calendly.com/shawntierney/business-meeting

Latest posts by Shawn Tierney (see all)

• Trends in Robotics with Winston Leung of QNX (P239) - June 18, 2025
• First Look: MOXA Smart Switches (TIA Portal & Studio 5000 Integration) (S2E14) - June 17, 2025
• The Automation Museum - June 16, 2025

Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

Today we’re covering news about Cognex, Advantech, Siemens, Aspentech, Thermosystems and more in our Automation This Morning blog for Monday, February 13, 2023.

First up we have an announcement from RS here detailing the addition of new suppliers including ILME and ABB Robotics.

Next up is a new product announcement from Cognex here about their new high speed barcode reader, the DataMan 580.

Advantech also announced a new product here, the UTC-300 line of Industrial Panel PCs. They state this new line of IPCs has the latest technology which gives them the top performance spot in the market today.

Antaira is back with a new blog here about 8.02.3BT, and why it can be a real game changer for Industrial POE Switches. If you’d like to learn more about Antaira’s line of industrial switches, check out our podcast with them here.

As for our product spotlight, today we’re highlighting The Automation Blog’s 2013-2020 Video Collection here. This is a great way to show your support for the work we do here at The Automation Blog, and it’s available on either a physical USB memory stick or as a digital download.

Today in our pub crawl we came across one document of interest here, which is a new manual for the Siemens Sinamics G115D VFD. If you’d like to learn more about Siemens VFDs, check out our previous Podcasts with them on the Siemens VFD Line and on using Siemens VFDs on Ethernet/IP

Today in our Q & A and Tech Tips section we discuss a question the came in here at The Automation Blog about what a user should do if their PLC doesn’t show up in the RSLinx RSWho window.

And finally, in our “what’s coming up” segment, we’re highlighting a new Q&A video about messaging a PowerFlex 52x series VFD from Logix, and this video releases at 3:30pm ET here.

And that wraps up today’s edition of Automation This Morning! If you’d like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

If you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who’d like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show (coming soon):

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

Podcast (morningshow): Play in new window | Download

Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M Tierney
Technology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

• Author
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Shawn Tierney

I'm a lifelong Technology Enthusiast who began programing in the early 80's on the Apple II and VIC-20 personal computers. After earning a degree in Electronics, I worked as a Certified Controls and Information Automation Specialist for 25 years before leaving to become a full time Industrial Automation instructor and mentor at TheAutomationSchool, as well as publishing industry interviews, news, and product how-to’s at TheAutomationBlog.com. If you're interested in my training, mentoring, or becoming a sponsor, please schedule a teams meeting with me via https://calendly.com/shawntierney/business-meeting

Latest posts by Shawn Tierney (see all)

• Trends in Robotics with Winston Leung of QNX (P239) - June 18, 2025
• First Look: MOXA Smart Switches (TIA Portal & Studio 5000 Integration) (S2E14) - June 17, 2025
• The Automation Museum - June 16, 2025

Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

Today we’re covering news about Banner, Pepperl-Fuchs, Acromag, SMC, Copia, Software Toolbox, Rockwell and more in our Automation This Morning blog for Friday, February 10, 2023.

First up in our daily product roundup is a new multicolor indicator with optical sensing for touchless activation product from Banner here. And for our podcast with Banner about their entire line of buttons and indicators, click here.

Banner also has a new IP69K waterproof LED array which you can learn about here.

Over on the ISA website here we find a new product announcement from Pepperl-Fuchs about its new KFU8-SR-EX universal powered switch amplifier for intrinsically safe and SIL2 applications.

A new vendor to the Automation Morning Show, Acromag, has new Ethernet Remote I/O Modules here that allow mixing of Analog and Digital I/O.

Acromag also has new Modular Ethernet I/O Modules here for up to 32 analog outputs on a single Ethernet drop.

SMC has several new products out today, including new models of their Compact Guide Cylinder here.

They also have an update on their Long Life Cylinders here.

You can learn about SMC’s new Vacuum Bellows here.

And SMC’s new Blow Gun here.

From new products to new articles, first up we have a new article from Copia here about three benefits of using Git based source control in industrial automation. To listen or view our past in-deapth podcasts with Copia, click here.

Back over on the ISA website we have a new article on CC-LinkIE TSN here titled, “Why CC-Link IE TSN Compatible Solutions Are Growing.”

And over on the Software Toolbox here we have a good article explaining the REST API to new users.

In today’s product spotlight we’re highlighting The Automation School’s Using CCW with A-B VFDs Online Course. Details on the course can be found here, and like all The Automation School’s online courses, this course comes with lifetime access and instructor support.

Today in our pub crawl we came across one document of interest here, which is a brochure about using PowerFlex TotalForce in Pulp and Paper applications. For more on this subject see our podcast here where Rockwell explains their TotalForce technology.

In our Q & A section today we discuss a question a community member had about disabling Boot-P DHCP in a MicroLogix 1400 and PanelView 800 using Rockwell’s Boot-P DHCP tool. Click on the following links to learn more about Rockwell’s BootP DHCP Tool, MicroLogix 1400 and the PanelView 800.

And finally, in our “what’s coming up” segment, we’re highlighting a new Automation Tech Tip about importing content from ViewME to ViewSE which we will be releasing at 3:30pm ET here.

And that wraps up today’s edition of Automation This Morning! If you’d like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

If you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who’d like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show (coming soon):

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

Podcast (morningshow): Play in new window | Download

Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M Tierney
Technology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

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Shawn Tierney

I'm a lifelong Technology Enthusiast who began programing in the early 80's on the Apple II and VIC-20 personal computers. After earning a degree in Electronics, I worked as a Certified Controls and Information Automation Specialist for 25 years before leaving to become a full time Industrial Automation instructor and mentor at TheAutomationSchool, as well as publishing industry interviews, news, and product how-to’s at TheAutomationBlog.com. If you're interested in my training, mentoring, or becoming a sponsor, please schedule a teams meeting with me via https://calendly.com/shawntierney/business-meeting

Latest posts by Shawn Tierney (see all)

• Trends in Robotics with Winston Leung of QNX (P239) - June 18, 2025
• First Look: MOXA Smart Switches (TIA Portal & Studio 5000 Integration) (S2E14) - June 17, 2025
• The Automation Museum - June 16, 2025

Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

Today we’re covering news about Banner, Inductive, Siemens, Schneider, Beckhoff, Opto22, Rockwell and more in our Automation This Morning blog for Thursday, February 9, 2023.

First up in our daily new product roundup is a 10 Meter Range version of Banner’s Q5X Laser Sensor here.

Banner has also added 3-Pin M8 editions to its S15L family, which you can learn about here.

Over on the SME website we have a new Cyber Security article here, which discussed challenges facing IoT and OT devices.

And on the Inductive website there’s a new customer article here which details the benefits of working with a stable company and SCADA product line.

In today’s product spotlight we’re highlighting The Automation School’s S7-1200 and S7-1500 Online Course. Details on the course can be found here, and like all The Automation School’s online courses, this course comes with lifetime access and instructor support.

Today in our pub crawl we ran across two new documents of interest on Schneider Electric’s website. The first is a new brochure for their Multi9 line of electrical protection devices here.

And the other is a new brochure on their power monitoring and metering devices here.

In today’s Audio/Video files we’re highlighting three new videos. First up is a customer application video from Beckhoff here.

Next is a new Opto22 Developer Video on the groov series here.

And the last is our latest episode of The Automation Podcast here with Rockwell Automation’s Ron Bliss.

In our Q & A section today we express our sincere thanks to everyone who sent in questions on the PanelView Plus 7 Series B models. Unfortunately, try as we might we’ve not been able to obtain a sample so we won’t be able to help on this latest edition of the product.

And finally, in our “what’s coming up” segment, we’re highlighting a new Q&A video which we will be releasing at 3:30pm ET here.

And that wraps up today’s edition of Automation This Morning! If you’d like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

If you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who’d like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

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Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M Tierney
Technology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

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Shawn Tierney

I'm a lifelong Technology Enthusiast who began programing in the early 80's on the Apple II and VIC-20 personal computers. After earning a degree in Electronics, I worked as a Certified Controls and Information Automation Specialist for 25 years before leaving to become a full time Industrial Automation instructor and mentor at TheAutomationSchool, as well as publishing industry interviews, news, and product how-to’s at TheAutomationBlog.com. If you're interested in my training, mentoring, or becoming a sponsor, please schedule a teams meeting with me via https://calendly.com/shawntierney/business-meeting

Latest posts by Shawn Tierney (see all)

• Trends in Robotics with Winston Leung of QNX (P239) - June 18, 2025
• First Look: MOXA Smart Switches (TIA Portal & Studio 5000 Integration) (S2E14) - June 17, 2025
• The Automation Museum - June 16, 2025

Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

Today we’re covering news about ISASecure, ABB, PI, Electromate, Digi-Key, Inductive, SME, Rockwell and more in our Automation This Morning blog for Wednesday, February 8, 2023.

First up is a press release from ISA here about an ISASecure initiative to develop OT cybersecurity site assessments.

Also from the ISA is news here about the Digital Twin Consortium and OPC Foundation working together on new colabortations.

The we have an announcement here from Digi-Key claiming they now have the largest offering of Electronic and Automation products.

ABB also announced here that the latest release of their DCS system, SPR 2023.0, is ow out.

As far as new product announcements, we start with PI’s four new product announcements here including products from Turck, LAPP, Balluff, and Baumer.

On to articles, first up is an excellent design guide here from Electromate on Stages, Tables, and Gantries.

Next is an interesting article here from Digi-Key on Traceability 4.0.

And PI also has a new article here on efforts to make robot programming easier, and more integrated with PLCs.

In today’s product spotlight we’re highlighting The Automation School’s Mastering Logix Applications course with PLCLogix. Details on the course can be found here, and like all The Automation School’s online courses, Mastering Logix Applications comes with lifetime access and instructor support.

Today in our pub crawl we ran across two new documents of interest. The first is a new detailed brochure here from Rockwell Automation on their MCS system.

And on the Emerson website we found an updated edition of the Fisher Catalog 95 here.

In today’s Audio/Video file here we’re featuring a new Automation Tech Tip video about using the Micro800 Simulator.

As far as upcoming events, we didn’t find anything of interest so we’re promoting the latest episode of our podcast that will release here this afternoon, and features Ron Bliss from Rockwell Automation.

finally, in our Q&A section today we answer a community member’s question on adding a PowerFlex 525 to RSLogix 5000 v 13, which can watch in the below video edition of Automation This Morning.

And that wraps up today’s edition of Automation This Morning! If you’d like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

If you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who’d like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

Podcast (morningshow): Play in new window | Download

Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M Tierney
Technology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

• Author
• Recent Posts

Shawn Tierney

I'm a lifelong Technology Enthusiast who began programing in the early 80's on the Apple II and VIC-20 personal computers. After earning a degree in Electronics, I worked as a Certified Controls and Information Automation Specialist for 25 years before leaving to become a full time Industrial Automation instructor and mentor at TheAutomationSchool, as well as publishing industry interviews, news, and product how-to’s at TheAutomationBlog.com. If you're interested in my training, mentoring, or becoming a sponsor, please schedule a teams meeting with me via https://calendly.com/shawntierney/business-meeting

Latest posts by Shawn Tierney (see all)

• Trends in Robotics with Winston Leung of QNX (P239) - June 18, 2025
• First Look: MOXA Smart Switches (TIA Portal & Studio 5000 Integration) (S2E14) - June 17, 2025
• The Automation Museum - June 16, 2025

Daily Industrial Automation News and Tips:

Today we’re covering news about Allied, Leviton, RTA, EtherCAT, ViewSE, RTLS, Omron, Fisher, Unitronics, MDT and more in our Automation This Morning blog for Tuesday, February 7, 2023.

First up is a press release here that Allied Electronics and Automation is now RS.

Next we have a new Fiber Optic product line expansion announcement here from Leviton.

As far as new articles, the good folks over at RTA released a new blog here about three reasons to love EtherCAT. You can also watch our detail podcast on EtherCAT here.

In today’s product spotlight we’re highlighting The Automation School’s FactoryTalk View Site Edition course, ViewSE Basics. Details on the course can be found here, and like all The Automation School’s online courses, ViewSE Basics comes with lifetime access and instructor support.

Today in our pub crawl we ran across three new documents of interest. The first is a new manual here on the Siemens SIMATIC Real Time Location System (RTLS.) You can also catch our podcast with Siemens on this topic here.

On the Omron site we found a new selection guide here on their line of Barcode Printers and Verifiers.

And on the Emerson website we found an updated manual here for the Fisher 4200 Electronic Position Transmitter.

In today’s Audio/Video file, we’re featuring a new Q & A about a community member’s PanelView Plus not finding the MER file, which you can watch here.

Today we’re also debut a brand new Tech Tip which you can watch in the video edition of the morning show below. In it, I walk through how to migrate FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Applications and Graphics to View Site Edition.

As far as upcoming events, two new webinars caught our interest today. The first is from Auvesy-MDT here covering Cyber Security.

The other can be found here and is being put on by the folks at Unitronics, and covers PLC to VFD communications.

And that wraps up today’s edition of Automation This Morning! If you’d like to watch or listen to the companion edition of the Automation Morning Show, you can do so using one of the links at the bottom of this post (the audio and video editions are typically released an hour after this article is published.)

If you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who’d like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

Podcast (morningshow): Play in new window | Download

Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M Tierney
Technology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

• Author
• Recent Posts

Shawn Tierney

I'm a lifelong Technology Enthusiast who began programing in the early 80's on the Apple II and VIC-20 personal computers. After earning a degree in Electronics, I worked as a Certified Controls and Information Automation Specialist for 25 years before leaving to become a full time Industrial Automation instructor and mentor at TheAutomationSchool, as well as publishing industry interviews, news, and product how-to’s at TheAutomationBlog.com. If you're interested in my training, mentoring, or becoming a sponsor, please schedule a teams meeting with me via https://calendly.com/shawntierney/business-meeting

Latest posts by Shawn Tierney (see all)

• Trends in Robotics with Winston Leung of QNX (P239) - June 18, 2025
• First Look: MOXA Smart Switches (TIA Portal & Studio 5000 Integration) (S2E14) - June 17, 2025
• The Automation Museum - June 16, 2025