A system for performing necking operations on a can body includes a necker machine and a positioning system. The necker machine includes a frame; a processing arrangement having a plurality of components movable relative to the frame for performing the necking operations on the can body, and a drive motor having a shaft operatively coupled to the processing arrangement for moving the processing arrangement relative to the frame. The positioning system includes: an encoder associated with the drive motor for monitoring a rotational displacement of the shaft and a controller in communication with the encoder and the drive motor. The controller is structured and programmed to: receive an input from a user, the input being indicative of a desired movement of the processing arrangement relative to the frame, and to operate the drive motor using feedback from the encoder such that the desired movement of the processing arrangement is achieved.

An apparatus includes an extruding device configured to dispense a dielectric material though an orifice, a wire feed device configured to feed a conductive wire through the orifice, and a cutting device configured to sever the wire. It also includes an electronic controller configured to control the extruding device, the wire feed device, and the cutting device. The electronic controller commands the extruding device to dispense the dielectric material though the orifice, the wire feed device to feed the wire through the orifice, and the cutting device to sever the wire, thereby forming a dielectric substrate encasing a plurality of wires. The electronic controller further commands the extruding device to form an opening defined in the substrate in which plurality of electrically conductive wires is exposed and a location feature on the substrate located with a positional tolerance less than or equal to 1 mm relative to the opening.

A ruggedized edge computing assembly is provided, which includes an edge computing device having a processor configured to control a controlled device. The ruggedized edge computing assembly includes a field connector configured to connect to the edge computing device via a plurality of pins and to the controlled device via a coupling. The ruggedized edge computing assembly further includes a housing overmolded around each of the field connector and the edge computing device. The housing includes two portions which are a field connector portion configured to accommodate the field connector and an edge computing device portion configured to accommodate the edge computing device. The two portions are configured to interlockingly engage together at an interface.

A system and method including a control/monitoring unit that is either integrated with or exterior-mounted on a waste compactor are provided. The unit can have control functionality, monitoring functionality, or both control and monitoring functionality with respect to the waste compactor. The unit can also include a remote on/off control feature which gives a user the ability to remote start/stop the waste compactor and render it operable/inoperable from another remote location.

The present invention aims to efficiently perform analysis from enormous data by utilizing information other than a device and a variable held by a basic unit. In addition, another object thereof is to extract and report important data from an analysis result of the enormous data. An analysis apparatus includes: a storage section that stores PLC information different from a symbol value among pieces of information associated with a programmable logic controller; an execution engine that repeatedly executes a user program; an acquisition section that acquires operation record data including a plurality of time-series symbol values, the operation record data being collected by execution of the user program; and a processing section that outputs an analysis report obtained by analyzing an abnormal symbol that does not satisfy a normal condition regarding the acquired operation record data based on the PLC information stored in the storage section.

An apparatus includes an extruding device configured to dispense a dielectric material though an orifice, a wire feed device configured to feed a conductive wire through the orifice, and a cutting device configured to sever the wire. It also includes an electronic controller configured to control the extruding device, the wire feed device, and the cutting device. The electronic controller commands the extruding device to dispense the dielectric material though the orifice, the wire feed device to feed the wire through the orifice, and the cutting device to sever the wire, thereby forming a dielectric substrate encasing a plurality of wires. The electronic controller further commands the extruding device to form an opening defined in the substrate in which plurality of electrically conductive wires is exposed and a location feature on the substrate located with a positional tolerance less than or equal to 1 mm relative to the opening.

An optimal energy management method and a system that implements the method for a nearly zero energy building (nZEB) based on the genetic algorithm technique that can provide an optimal balance between the objectives of energy saving, comfort of the building residents and maximum exploitation of the generated electric energy by the renewable energy sources through the proper utilization of a battery storage system, is developed in this invention. The above can be attained by minimizing a cost function that considers the real-time electricity price, the generated/consumed electric energy by each device, the user preferences, the state-of-charge and the energy price of the battery storage system (BSS), and the weather forecast. the system that implements the optimal energy management method comprises energy and temperature sensors, controllable power switches, a battery storage system and a controller with human machine interface. The outcomes of the energy management system are control signals that regulate the operation of the power switches and the inverter of the battery storage system.

A method includes receiving first location information of a first vehicle, and associating the first vehicle with a first project. The method also includes receiving second location information from a second vehicle, and associating the second vehicle with a second project. The method further includes providing, to an electronic device, instructions to output a user interface that includes a map, and a first visual indicia displayed on the map at a first location corresponding to the first location information, where the first visual indicia indicates that the first vehicle is associated with the first project. The user interface further includes a second visual indicia displayed on the map at a second location corresponding to the second location information, where the second visual indicia indicates that the second vehicle is associated with the second project, and is different from the first visual indicia.

An apparatus includes an electronic controller having a memory device and an extruding device connected to the electronic controller. The extruding device has a dispensing head configured to dispense a dielectric material though an orifice in the dispensing head as commanded by the electronic controller. A wire feed device is connected to the electronic controller and the extruding device and is configured to feed a conductive wire through the orifice as commanded by the electronic controller. A cutting device is connected to the electronic controller and the extruding device. The cutting device severs the wire after it is fed through the orifice as commanded by the electronic controller. An electromechanical device is connected to the electronic controller and to the extruding device. The electromechanical device is configured to move the extruding device, the wire feed device, and the cutting device within a 3D space as commanded by the electronic controller.

Provided is a controller in which resources can be safely shared by a plurality of processors, such as multi-processors or multi-core processors. The controller is provided with the plurality of processors which each manage the resources or share the resources and include a first processor configured to perform processing with an influence on the integrity of the resources and a second processor. The second processor performs sequence processing for maintaining the integrity of the resources in accordance with the contents of the processing by the first processor, upon receiving a request message requesting the processing to be started.