Join Schneider Electric for an exciting day of learning/demo sessions and see their revolutionary Robotics and Motion Control solutions in your city! February 5, 2024 Digitalization, Robotics, and Sustainability! Growing demand for smart machines, including smart robots, is driven by the need to: Industrial robots play a key role in the future of smart manufacturing and…
February 5, 2024 Rugged IXARC incremental encoders offer pulse rates as low as 0.125 pulses per revolution POSITAL’s IXARC programmable incremental rotary encoders can now be configured to deliver ‘fractional pulse rates’ (fractional PPR). That is, these devices can be programmed to transmit a single pulse for more than one shaft revolution (for example, a…
February 5, 2024 Omron Automation Americas, one of the industry-leading automation solutions provides, welcomes new partner Odecopack, a full-solution provide for end of line production needs Omron Automation Americas recently announced Odecopack as a new partner in the Omron Certified System Integrator Program. Based in Cali, Colombia, with new facilities in Houston, Texas, Odecopack has…
February 2, 2024 ABB has begun the construction of a new 12,000-square-foot calibration hall ABB has begun the construction of a new 12,000-square-foot calibration hall in the industrial park adjacent to its existing ∼200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The investment will strengthen the company’s calibration capabilities and provide customers with high levels of quality…
February 2, 2024 ABB is strengthening its ability to meet growing demand for instrumentation in the North American market ABB is strengthening its ability to meet growing demand for instrumentation in the North American market by consolidating instrumentation manufacturing under one roof in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and expanding the Bartlesville site with a new 12,000-square-foot calibration…
February 1, 2024 ANCA’s years of experience working with tap manufacturers has given the company valuable insights into the industry challenges. Projected global demand for products such as taps, dies, and thread forming tools is anticipated to rise from 2.75 billion to 3.42 billion over the next five years, with a compound annual growth rate…
This new solution is capable of pipette dispenses from 20 microliters up to 20 milliliters. February 1, 2024 Festo is now showing customers and prospects several new life science automation innovations including the company’s wide-range flexible pipetting. Each of the new and customizable solutions combines Festo components into dynamic subsystems. Festo collaborates with OEMs and…
February 1, 2024 The new third generation Trio Power power supply is now available for the first time with a protective coating on the PCB. This enables reliable use, even under extreme ambient conditions The third generation of power supplies sets a new standard in machine building. The power supplies are compact, robust, reliable, and…
February 1, 2024 ABB has extended its award-winning earth-fault protection portfolio with a new addition: touch voltage-based earth-fault current protection, also known as IFPTOC in IEC 61850 – the international standard that defines communication protocols for intelligent electronic devices in substations. In a world-first, customers operating compensated distribution networks can now benefit from this new…
February 1, 2024 Groundbreaking dig in Bartlett, Illinois / Important step towards further internationalization for WITTENSTEIN WITTENSTEIN is taking another important step towards internationalization. The official groundbreaking dig on October 31, 2023 marked the start of work on the extension of the group’s US plant in Bartlett, Illinois. This WITTENSTEIN subsidiary was originally founded in…
February 1, 2024 For the first time ever, an industrial product has been certified for the United States after parts of the required tests were conducted through digital simulation. That simulation was verified and validated with physical testing. This remarkable achievement is a global first in a national safety-certification process. To make this advance possible,…
February 1, 2024 Siemens is introducing the latest version of the Totally Integrated Automation TIA portal at the SPS trade show in Nuremberg. With version 19 of the engineering framework, motion control is easier than ever. It’s intuitive for non-experts and new users, and this is crucial for industrial companies. To flexibly manage an ever-increasing…
DMG MORI Additive strengthens SLM process with automation technology February 1, 2024 “Our aim is to achieve a high level of maturity of CNC machines with our additive manufacturing machines,” explains Dr. Vino Suntharakumaran, Managing Director at DMG MORI Additive GmbH. The company is not far off reaching this aim with the LASERTEC 30 DUAL…
January 31, 2024 Guidance on initiating the development of a machine safety strategy Machine-related accidents in the workplace can have devastating consequences, causing injuries, disabilities, and even fatalities. These incidents also result win significant financial losses for businesses. To mitigate these risks, it is crucial for companies to establish a comprehensive machine safety strategy. This…
January 29, 2024 The MELSEC iQ-R Series CIP Safety module implements safe communication over CIP Safety (Common Industrial Protocol) while transmitting both standard and safety signals to devices and equipment Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. has designed the MELSEC iQ-R Series CIP Safety Module to ensure safety signal transmission to a diverse range of devices and…
January 29, 2024 More productivity through robust guard locking Need safety gate monitoring with process guarding for your movable guard? With the electromechanical safety locking device PSENslock / PSENslock 2, you can safeguard both swing gates and sliding gates, as well as covers and flaps efficiently, up to the highest category PL e, Cat. 4 of EN…