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Endress+Hauser Customer Experience Centre Wins Rethinking The Future Award 2022

 

The Endress+Hauser Customer Experience Centre named winner of the Rethinking The Future Award 2022 in the Industrial (Built) category. Rethinking The Future is an annual architecture award program which aims to promote outstanding work in the field of architecture and design across the world. Over 1000+ registrations were received from more than 40 countries, spanning architecture, landscaping, urban design, product design, and interior design in ~50 categories.

 

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IKO Offers AutomationWare Electric Actuators for Optimal Positioning Accuracy and Control

 

With AutomationWare’s Mech Series E-actuators, engineers can obtain accurate, controllable movement for almost any performance and size requirement. The series features an advanced ball screw transmission system to handle a wide range of dynamic loads and speeds with exceptional thrust performance. The units come with integrated brushless or high-speed stepper motors and an integrated feedback encoder. In addition, the Mech Series delivers positioning accuracy to ±0.01 millimeter. Users can reduce space and cost by coupling the motors to the gearboxes or specify a sensorless version that uses motor control criteria to detect the correct position.

 

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The Benefits of Effector Offsets: The Invisible Tech that Delivers Real Results

 

The use of software control in cutting tool manufacture has made the process easier and more precise. ANCA continues to look for ways to improve their machines. Two huge benefits of software control are effector offsets and ANCA’s patented soft axes system. In this article, they review them both.

 

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Endress+Hauser Redefines 4-20mA RTD Temperature Transmitters with iTEMP TMT31

 

The new iTEMP TMT31 temperature transmitter for analog 4-20mA signals is designed by Endress+Hauser to deliver great long-term stability, high accuracy and ease of use. In order to minimize the effort involved in commissioning, device configuration and maintenance, this RTD head transmitter for Pt100/Pt1000 sensors can be ordered pre-configured or parameterized on site from a laptop or tablet using free operating software DeviceCare from Endress+Hauser.

 

How Festo Is Filling the Training Gap with Workforce Development
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How Festo Is Filling the Training Gap with Workforce Development

 

Labour and skills shortages are among the most pressing challenges that manufacturers face today. Access to a large, high-quality workforce is critical for manufacturing to be successful. In this article, Greg James, Regional Sales Manager – Festo Didactic Ltd. shines some light onto what is being done in Canada to help ensure there are enough skilled workers available to keep the factory of the future running.

 

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Driving Digital Transformation Through Siemens Xcelerator and Its Leading Portfolio

 

Together with its partners and customers, Siemens is driving the digital transformation of economies through its open digital business platform Siemens Xcelerator, launched on June 29, 2022. The platform consists of a comprehensive, curated portfolio; a powerful ecosystem of partners and a marketplace for customers, partners and developers and strives to make digitalization easier, faster and at scale. Today, Siemens announced two new partnerships related to the Siemens Xcelerator platform.

 

Smartflower Microgrid Project Enhances Provincial Curriculum Resources and Showcases Saskatchewan Tech
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Smartflower Microgrid Project Enhances Provincial Curriculum Resources and Showcases Saskatchewan Tech

 

Recently, the official launch of the Smartflower Microgrid (MG) marked another milestone for the future of green technology in Saskatchewan. The Saskatoon Industry Education Council (SIEC) and Siemens Canada welcomed dignitaries and guests to a launch event at Bishop James Mahoney High School in Saskatoon. The Smartflower MG is now powering classrooms and providing real-time data on electricity production and energy absorption.

 

The MX7 ULTRA – ANCA Launches Its Premium, Next Generation Machine Range to Produce the Highest Accuracy and Quality Cutting Tools in the World
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The MX7 ULTRA – ANCA Launches Its Premium, Next Generation Machine Range to Produce the Highest Accuracy and Quality Cutting Tools in the World

 

The new MX7 ULTRA can manufacture large volumes of endmills and other cutting tools of the highest accuracy and quality. The minute size of a micron is beyond the human eye, but in becoming even more precise and moving from micrometers to nanometers, ANCA will offer the highest accuracy and quality in a cutting tool in the market.

 

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Bosch Rexroth To Expand Factory Automation Capabilities in North America

 

Bosch Rexroth is delighted to announce their plans to expand their operations in Charlotte, NC and move their linear motion and assembly technology customizing facility into a new, build-to-suit location. The 227,000 square foot facility will centralize both the operations and the logistics in Charlotte to improve efficiencies, production, and service levels with positive outcomes for their associates and their customers

 

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Universal Robots: They’re Ready When You Are

 

By overcoming global supply chain issues through its approach to component sourcing and manufacturing, Universal Robots is currently able to ship orders in just two weeks. One of the shortest lead times in the market. But why is delivery time important for customers and partners? We asked some UR country managers for their perspectives.

 

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MOVI-C® Modular Automation System from SEW-Eurodrive

 

MOVI-C ® is the all-in-one solution for automation tasks. Whether you want to implement standards-based single-axis or multi-axis applications, particularly complex motion control applications or customized automation solutions, MOVI-C ® can help you do all that and give you the scope to achieve optimum automation for new projects.

 

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Achieving Matrimony Between Machine Vision and Motion Control in Lab Automation – A Case Study

 

As technological advancements become common-place and affordable, more industries look to implement motion control and machine vision systems to automate tasks that may be menial and time consuming. Many industries can benefit from automated systems but, the question is, how do they get started? Often, they know what they want to mechanize, but do not have automation experts on staff to make it happen. Mechatronics Canada had the opportunity to talk with Eric Rice, Product Market Manager – Electric Automation at Festo, to discuss a case study where a customer recently chose Festo to help them implement machine vision with a motion control system to automate their industrial application.

 

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All You Need to Know About the Augmenta Construction Platform – An Interview with CEO and Co-Founder, Francesco Iorio

 

Augmenta made headlines recently with an announcement that they have raised US $4.1 million in seed funding to automate building design for the construction industry. Their platform, the Augmenta Construction Platform (ACP), enables contractors and engineers to design fully detailed, code-complaint and constructible designs in hours rather than weeks or months. Mechatronics Canada had an opportunity to speak with Francesco Iorio, CEO and co-founder of Augmenta.