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Emerson’s New Eco-Friendly Electric Valve Actuator Ensures Accurate Process Control in Adverse Conditions

February 8, 2024 Self-calibrating Fisher easy-Drive 200R actuator is a more reliable and sustainable alternative to gas-operated actuators Emerson has introduced the Fisher™ easy-Drive™ 200R Electric Actuator for use on Fisher butterfly and ball valves. When paired with these valves, the new actuator performs accurately and reliably under the extreme conditions found in many heavy industries, particularly…

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Advanced Motion Controls Unveils Next-Generation FlexPro® EtherNet/IP Servo Drives

February 8, 2024 The FlexPro® drive series is AMC’s latest family of digital servo drives designed for high power, small size, and reliable servo motor control. The drive architecture allows for higher power densities while still maintaining reliability and versatility. The advanced processing and storage capabilities ensure that the drives are more intelligent and operationally…

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Faster Access to Device Data with EPLAN

February 7, 2024 Eplan eStock gives companies access to centralised device management in the Eplan Cloud, simplifying collaboration and reducing coordination times and media discontinuities. Working with eStock has become even easier in the Eplan Platform 2024, meaning that users can automatically and quickly access the full range of more than 1.5 million device datasets…

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AGILOX North America to Showcase their Autonomous Vehicles at MODEX Trade Show in Atlanta

February 7, 2024 AGILOX North America coming to MODEX AGILOX North America, a leading provider of innovative autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming MODEX trade show in Atlanta. The company will exhibit its cutting-edge autonomous mobile robots, providing attendees with a firsthand look at the future of material…

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SEW-Eurodrive Demonstrates StarterSET for Vertical FFS Machines at ATX 2023

February 6, 2024 By Krystie Johnston Flexible, modular, and independent Across Canada and around the world, innumerable products are packaged, transported, and processed in a variety of ways before finally being distributed. The packaging machines that assist with this process are vitally important, and when automated, must be able to complete these tasks with various…

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Programmable POSITAL Encoders Updated to Support ‘Fractional PPR’ 

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…

Omron Announces Odecopack as Certified Systems Integrator Partner
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Omron Announces Odecopack as Certified Systems Integrator Partner

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…

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ABB Breaks Ground on New US Calibration Hall to Support Growing Demand for Instrumentation in North America

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…

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ABB Expands Instrumentation Manufacturing Capacity in Bartlesville, OK

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…

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ANCA TapX: A Customized Grinding Solution for Tap Manufacture

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…

Festo Develops a New Flexible Pipetting Solution
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Festo Develops a New Flexible Pipetting Solution

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…

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Power Supplies for Extreme Ambient Conditions from Phoenix Contact

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…

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ABB’s Innovative Protection Method Optimizes Safety and Power Supply Quality

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…

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WITTENSTEIN to Extend Its US Plant

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…

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Siemens and UL Solutions Redefine Future of Certification Process with Groundbreaking Digital-Twin Technology

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,…