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Monitouch V-Series HMI Non-Volatile Memory: Assigning SRAM

Non-volatile memory is essential for storing critical data. It allows for persistent configurations and direct data access of the persistent without having to rely on external media. These advantages come with the Human-Machine Interface (HMI), meaning any external media does not have to be cared for or warrantied.

Every Monitouch HMI comes with more than a hundred kilobytes of Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), whose data is maintained by a coin cell battery in the rear of the HMI. This area is used for Logging and Alarms, but the programmer can also use it for saving everything from recipes to machine configurations. In this blog, we will cover how to assign SRAM to be used as an internal memory device and a simple use case with a Macro.

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Inside the Logic: A Technical Look at PLCs and Their Role in Automation

What Is a PLC and Why Quality PLC Programming Is Critical

If you’ve ever walked through a manufacturing facility and seen a machine come to life at the push of a button, chances are a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) was behind the scenes making it all happen. Think of a PLC as the brain of an automated system—taking in inputs, making decisions based on logic, and then triggering outputs that control everything from motors and valves to lights and sensors (and more).

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Mastering Alarm Setup on a Fuji Monitouch V10 Series HMI

Alarming is one of the most crucial functions an HMI performs, enabling easier troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and a focus on machine health. Alarming on a Monitouch V Series HMI has an incredible depth of functionality, from code execution to emailing detailed reports. In this blog, we will be covering the basics of setting up an alarm and informing the user.

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Decode and Deliver: Acronyms Every Integration Pro Should Know

The world of Industrial Automation, Custom Machine Integration, and Advanced Manufacturing is filled with acronyms—many of which are essential to understanding systems, components, and processes. From PLCs to HMIs and everything in between, these terms are part of everyday conversations in engineering and operations—but they’re not always intuitive. To support engineers, technicians, and industry professionals, we’ve compiled a concise reference guide to the most commonly used automation and manufacturing acronyms every integration pro should know.

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Powering the Future of Automation Through Innovation & Partnership

At Live Automation (LIVE), we believe the future of industrial automation lies in strong partnerships and shared innovation. That’s why we’re proud to be a founding member of the ONDEX Automation Platform-a powerful ecosystem built to accelerate growth, streamline collaboration, and unlock smarter, more scalable solutions across the industry.

As automation continues to evolve, so do the demands placed on integrators, OEMs, and manufacturers. Digital Transformation, edge connectivity, cybersecurity, and data interoperability are no longer “nice to have”-they’re essential. The ONDEX platform was designed with exactly that in mind.

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Custom Machine Automation Benefits

Successfully Combine Custom Industrial Automation Equipment With Your Manufacturing Workforce

From assembly lines and quality checks to engineers and overseers, people have always played a vital role in the manufacturing of products worldwide. However, in recent years the need to exceed the expectations of the vast and growing economic patterns, manufacturing automation has slowly taken over and changed the way companies operate. From complex robotic systems to custom machine automation solutions, many roles once held by large individual workforces have been replaced, but also, human interaction has been reallocated to other positions needed to support industrial automation processes. Read more

Outsourcing an Automation System Integrator

Benefits to Industrial Manufacturers

Manufacturers looking to expand their operations and market share are keenly focused on operating more efficiently and increasing productivity, all while controlling costs and potentially working with limited staffing growth. And with today’s manufacturing processes being more advanced and complicated than ever before, manufacturers are investing in customized automation solutions to support their operations and business objectives. With that investment inevitably follows the question about who will support the company’s industrial controls systems? Is it better to staff the project internally or to seek outside help in the way of an PLC system integrator? Read more

Domestic Suture Cutting and Tipping Machines Exemplify Pros of ‘Buying Local’

Benefits of USA Made Custom Medical Automation Equipment, Specifically Suture Cutting and Tipping Machines

In the medical device industry, the U.S. is well known globally for its ability to continually churn out innovative products as compared to its European and Asian counterparts. This R&D investment into innovation is key as larger medical device companies and healthcare providers look to get a lot leaner and are posed to use their purchasing power to shop around for solutions aligned with their lean objective. Additionally, as the healthcare industry focuses on delivering high-quality care while reducing costs, the supply chain will be a critical target for driving cost reductions and greater efficiencies.

For domestic medical device manufacturers, shopping for solutions locally can provide the innovation and efficiencies needed to maintain competitive positioning. Take for example suture tipping & cutting machines, which have been largely manufactured overseas in the last decade. By leveraging a USA manufactured version, large medical device companies and suture manufacturers can support their business and lean manufacturing objectives with the following benefits: Read more

How to Evaluate Medical Suture Tipping & Cutting Machines

suture tipperWith today’s medical manufacturers vying for top position in the industry, they are working to meet new market challenges, quickly responding to customer demands and uncovering new opportunities. And one of the critical keys to success – the ability to be more efficient than ever before. So, when it comes to procuring custom medical manufacturing equipment, such as a suture tipping and cutting machine, while common core capabilities exist among manufacturers, it will be the ones that can offer a high-quality end product while increasing efficiency that will lend a competitive edge.

When sourcing a suture finishing machine, a checklist can not only help standardize the process, but it can also help medical manufacturers ensure that their purchase meets all of their customers’ quality standards and requirements, while meeting their own efficiency objectives.
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