June 3, 2025 It pays to understand the feedback devices that are currently available for fine-tuning servo motor performance and how to choose the right type for your motion-control application. Servo motor-powered motion control systems are expected to be fast and accurate, and when correctly specified they are. However, there are numerous factors that can…
June 3, 2025 After facing challenging market conditions in 2024, the FRABA Group, a leading manufacturer of sensors for industrial motion control applications, is positioning itself for future growth with investments in innovative technologies and new business ventures. The company experienced a modest reduction in sales in 2024, with revenues slipping from €46 million in…
May 30, 2025 Regal Rexnord Aerospace Solutions, enabled by its family of leading brands—Rexnord Aerospace, Kollmorgen, Portescap, Nook, Thomson, Delevan, and Formsprag—is advancing the next generation of electro-mechanical actuators purpose-built for the unique requirements of aerospace and defense applications. This strategic, collaborative approach unites deep domain expertise and one of the industry’s most comprehensive motion…
May 30, 2025 First Ever “Automation Happy Hour” A new quarterly event is launching in Cambridge that’s poised to become the go-to gathering for automation professionals across Ontario. The inaugural Automation Happy Hour will take place on Wednesday, June 12, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at Four Fathers Brewing Co., located at 125 Guelph Avenue, Cambridge, Ontario. Designed as a…
May 28, 2025 By Swathi Mohan, Founder of Leanacle Inc. Should you air your dirty laundry in public? In a manufacturing environment, absolutely! Wait, what? Let’s talk. Let me ask you something:Do you wait until a problem becomes urgent before involving the team?Do you sometimes “tidy up” issues before sharing them with leadership?Do you hesitate…
May 28, 2025 Circularity and Eco-design at SEW-EURORDRIVE Attractive products in all three dimensions: technical, economical and ecological SEW-EURODRIVE has always been committed to good eco-design: Durable and efficient products, easy to repair with first-class services that extend service life, all from a modular system and worldwide. Based on their experience over the past decades,…
May 28, 2025 By Krystie Johnston Canadian manufacturing is in a tricky situation: it faces a labour and skills shortage that threatens its competitiveness and profitability. These shortages mean Canada missed out on almost $13 billion last year, according to a recent survey. An economic loss that by any means should not be discounted, especially…
May 27, 2025 The EZU mechatronic centric gripper from SCHUNK simplifies flexible loading and unloading of cylindrical workpieces – reliably, efficiently and with future-proof technology. The sophisticated concept also impressed the jury of the German Innovation Award 2025. “Our mechatronic gripper is based on a standardized functional concept, enabling customers to map their gripping processes…
May 27, 2025 As the global space economy accelerates, reaching $596 billion last year and projected to surpass $1 trillion by 2040, Canada has a narrow yet crucial opportunity to solidify its role as a leader in this growth. At Maritime Launch, they are fostering domestic and international partnerships necessary to secure that future in Nova Scotia….
May 27, 2025 Carlo Gavazzi Automation, the international electronics group with activities in the design, manufacture, and marketing of electronic equipment, is pleased to present the fourth generation of its industry leading photoelectric sensor amplifier: the PAM03. The new PAM03 Series Photoelectric Amplifier has been designed based upon customer demands combined with their solid experience in harsh…
May 26, 2025 Schneider Electric, a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announced on May 26 a landmark multi-year initiative dedicated to building a new kind of integrated ecosystem for sustainability and energy management, backed by a significant growth model that represents the company’s commitment to forward-thinking software and innovation. At…
May 26, 2025 Festo Research has developed SupraMotion superconducting technology as a future concept for automated contactless handling of objects from non-sterile to the clean areas of med labs and pharma facilities. SupraMotion also automates contactless weighing and test tube handling within clean environments. Superconductors are materials with unique magnetic features that lend themselves to…
May 23, 2025 Fischer Connectors, a global leader in high-performance connectivity solutions, has brought its world-renowned Swiss engineering expertise to the universal USB-C standard. The Fischer UltiMate™ Series, the company’s flagship range for harsh environments, now includes a pre-cabled USB-C connector equipped with Fischer Connectors’ new Ratchet Locking System (RLS). This connector provides unmatched resistance…
May 23, 2025 Aetina, Qualcomm, and Data Systems Team Up Aetina, a subsidiary of the Innodisk Group and a leading provider of edge AI solutions, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a technology leader enabling connected intelligent computing, and Data Systems Co., Ltd.,a leader in enterprise digital transformation, today announced a collaboration to unveil the “Enterprise AI Assistant”…
May 23, 2205 ABB has been selected to supply automation and electrical systems by animal nutrition and health specialist dsm-firmenich, as part of a project to develop a cattle feed additive production facility at Dalry, 40 kilometers west of Glasgow in Scotland, to support methane reduction goals in the livestock sector. ABB’s solutions will improve…
May 23, 2025 Conveying the Benefits of SMC Air Amplifiers Air conveyors (sometimes known as pneumatic conveyors) have the potential to operate in two modes, offering vacuum (negative) and pressure (positive) conveying. Vacuum conveying uses compressed air to ‘suck’ bulk material like grains or pellets through a closed system of pipes. In contrast, pressure conveying (achieved by reversing the…