While it’s hard to point to a single technology changing automation, it would likely be classified under the Internet of Things. But that’s just the starting point.
"Technology has reached a point in its evolution, especially digital technologies, where the technology itself doesn’t constrain the way we design our products," says Peter Martin, vice president, marketing and innovation, Schneider Electric (www.schneider-electric.us). "Thirty years ago, when we designed a control system, the design of the control system was highly dictated by the capability of the technology along with the price, size and heat dissipation. Now I can buy a Raspberry Pi […]
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