System Integration

White Paper: There can be too much of a good thing, or so goes the old saying. Fortunately, new technology can come to the rescue, at least in certain cases. For example, an industrial enterprise can grow too big for efficient automation control using traditional technology. However, advances in industrial... more

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White Paper: Building a vision system is a lot like renovating your house, especially if you are upgrading an existing manufacturing system to include vision. If you’re not an architect or a contractor, you could be building for a very long time. Experts in the machine vision field say that vision is often an... more

White Paper: A graphical user interface (GUI) is what a user sees and interacts with. GUIs are used for many industrial applications via keypad, mouse or touch screen. Designing a user interface that is easy to understand yet accomplishes the necessary tasks is critical. A well designed interface will not only... more

White Paper: With this comprehensive machine design guide learn step-by-step best practices for designing your next machine. Throughout the guide, in-depth application examples illustrate the approaches successful designers have implemented... more

White Paper: Learn how the UCLA Center for Embedded Networked Sensing implemented a low-cost, easy-to-install parking lot occupancy monitoring system that integrates with an online database to provide parking space information locally and remotely using NI Wireless Sensor Networks... more

White Paper: Custom design or COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) controller? Which choice should OEMs make when designing and assembling controllers into their products? For OEMs embarking on any system design and assembly, the answer depends on system specifications and type of installation. When OEMs choose a... more

Case Study: Learn how the UCLA Center for Embedded Networked Sensing implemented a low-cost, easy-to-install parking lot occupancy monitoring system that integrates with an online database to provide parking space information locally and remotely using NI Wireless Sensor Networks... more

White Paper: Rising energy costs and increasing environmental awareness are causing engineers to focus on designs that increase efficiency and lower energy consumption. Therefore, today’s machine builders have switched from designing single-purpose machines to creating flexible and highly effective... more

White Paper: Each and every day thousands of people around the globe labor to improve how information technology can reduce—more than it already has—the costs of making and distributing the manufactured goods enjoyed by most of us and expected by growing numbers of earth’s inhabitants. It seems obvious that... more