January 17, 2025 In the world of industrial automation and manufacturing, a significant change is on the horizon. The familiar UPC barcode – a staple of product identification for nearly five decades – is evolving into a more sophisticated system. This transformation, known as “Sunrise 2027,” will revolutionize how businesses handle product identification, tracking, and…
January 17, 2025 In the fall of 2024, maxon launched a series of innovative new products and shared further developments. Whether it’s a drive with a diameter of just 16 millimeters, a controller that can be easily integrated into even the tightest of spaces, or a robust and reliable robotic actuator – they present these…
January 17, 2025 Author: Stefan Roschi The European Space Agency (ESA) is working on a new system to enable easy docking between two spacecraft. maxon developed two special drive systems for this purpose. Even though it’s been done many times before, the docking maneuver between two objects in space is always a delicate and potentially dangerous…
January 17, 2025 Province can power shared economic growth and create jobs on both sides of the border On January 16, Premier Doug Ford outlined Ontario’s forthcoming Am-Can Growth Plan, which would build up advanced manufacturing supply chains in the United States and Canada as part of Fortress Am-Can to bring good jobs back home…
January 16, 2005 With more than 50 years expertise in designing and building components for plastics machinery, celduc® can provide fully customized solutions, regardless of your requirements. In plastic processing, accurate temperature control is essential in determining the quality of the final outcome. Solid state relays (SSRs) offer a greater degree of control over the…
January 16, 2025 Discover how Omron Sysmac Automation Solutions, brought to you by Proax, can revolutionize your operations. With seamless integration, faster deployment, and unmatched scalability, it empowers you to tackle the toughest challenges in automation. Watch now and see how Proax makes automation easy for you! More Information Proax Technologies Ltd. Related Story Overcoming…
January 16, 2025 Easy-to-Customize Solutions for Quick ROI Build, simulate, and deploy robotic welding solutions in days. No programming knowledge needed. Why Robotic Welding? Vention’s modular approach to robotic welding solves labor and throughput challenges and ensures flexibility for the future. Build your welding cell based on your needs and space constraints, with the flexibility…
January 16, 2025 Award recognizes Best of the Best in New Global Design FLO, a leading North American electric vehicle (EV) charging company and a smart charging solutions provider, has been awarded a prestigious 2024 Good Design® Award. The new FLO Ultra fast charger was recognized as one of the year’s ‘Best of the Best’ in new transportation design. …
January 16, 2025 Kollmorgen, a global leader in motion control systems, has announced the latest update to its SafeMotion™ Monitor (SMM) firmware: SMM2.0. This upgrade allows OEMs to leverage SMM functional safety features with more encoder and motor types to support a wider range of applications such as material forming, multi-axis measurement equipment, food processing…
January 16, 2025 Universal Robots, the Danish collaborative robot (cobot) company, has presented for the first time the UR AI Accelerator – a ready-to-use hardware and software toolkit created to further enable the development of AI-powered cobot applications. Designed for commercial and research applications, the UR AI Accelerator provides developers with an extensible platform to build applications,…
January 15, 2025 Discover cabinet-free automation! The decentralized inverter MOVIPRO® technology from SEW-EURODRIVE is powerful, flexible and scalable. Equipped with robust industrial plug connectors for all interfaces, a keypad for on-site engineering and diagnostics, and integrated safety technology, it offers everything you need. An interface box with maintenance switch is also available as an option….
January 15, 2025 70 dairy processing businesses will receive funding to increase productivity and modernize food safety capabilities The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $7.18 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) in 70 projects across the province to enhance and modernize dairy processing capacity and food safety. The…
January 15, 2025 $7 million investment boosting research, development and commercialization of innovative critical mineral technologies The Ontario government is investing over $7 million in 17 projects to accelerate research, development and commercialization of innovative technologies to help the province meet the increasing global demand for critical minerals needed to manufacture batteries and electric vehicles. The…
January 15, 2025 Food production is subject to the strictest of requirements. Operations in this highly sensitive hygienic environment must run smoothly to manufacture the large volume and diverse range of products efficiently and sustainably. What does this mean for companies that are active on a market characterized by fierce competition and high consumer expectations?…
January 14, 2025 ABB announced on January 14 the acquisition of Lumin, a U.S.-based pioneer and leading provider of responsive energy management systems, to expand its home energy management capabilities in the North American residential sector. The acquisition follows a strategic minority investment by ABB into the company in 2023. Financial terms of the transaction…
January 14, 2025 XTS for increased flexibility and performance in the production of beverage packaging The typical beverage cartons that Tetra Pak produces for milk, fruit juices, and more are familiar to virtually all of us. Although they are efficient and robust to transport and use, they place significant demands on production technology. Key to the…