OTTO Motors Software Release Gives Unparalleled Visibility Into Fleet Performance of Autonomous Mobile Robots

OTTO Motors Software Release Gives Unparalleled Visibility Into Fleet Performance of Autonomous Mobile Robots

 

OTTO Motors, a leading provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), released software recently, giving customers better visibility and depth of their fleet’s performance in a continued commitment to support the world’s largest AMR deployments. OTTO Motors provides AMR users sophisticated tools to analyze their system, identify risks, and optimize their AMR-driven material flow. Today’s leading manufacturers are using analytics, displayed in elegant dashboards, to make sense of floor data in order to visualize KPIs at a glance, drill down into specific vehicles or actionable tasks and spot bottlenecks. 

 

ABB’s New Ty-Rap® TyGenic™ Antimicrobial Detectable Cable Ties Help Cut Contamination Risk

ABB’s New Ty-Rap® TyGenic™ Antimicrobial Detectable Cable Ties Help Cut Contamination Risk

 

ABB’s new Ty-Rap® TyGenic™ cable ties are the industry’s first two-piece cable tie that is both antimicrobial* and detectable. They are over 99 percent effective against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and detectable by x-ray, visual and metal detection systems. Ty-Rap® TyGenic™ cable ties help protect against costly contamination and waste in food and beverage and pharmaceutical processing, healthcare, and hygiene-critical locations.

 

ANCA’s AIMS Integrated Manufacturing Demo Showcases Smart Automation for Whole Factory Connectivity

ANCA’s AIMS Integrated Manufacturing Demo Showcases Smart Automation for Whole Factory Connectivity

 

Once again ANCA is on the forefront of innovation with AIMS – ANCA Integrated Manufacturing System. An Industry 4.0 factory wide integration, AIMS is ANCA’s solution for considering the factory as a single machine. Rather than separating workflow into many different elements of design, blank preparation, grinding, laser marking, washing, packing and shipment – AIMS streamlines the entire tool manufacturing process and complementary technologies.

 

Kit Encoder Product Finder Now Available from Posital

Kit Encoder Product Finder Now Available from Posital

 

POSITAL’s line of kit encoders now has their own product finder! This simple to use tool makes it easy for all customers and distributors to explore the full range of this product line. Just like our other product finders, this tool will provide a wealth of specific product information in over 10 languages. Datasheets, product manuals, and technical drawings are all available for download with just a few clicks!

 

Allied Electronics & Automation Offers More Than 2,100 Ready-to-Ship Industrial Networking Solutions

Allied Electronics & Automation Offers More Than 2,100 Ready-to-Ship Industrial Networking Solutions

 

 Allied Electronics & Automation offers more than 2,100 ready-to-ship industrial networking solutions from trusted suppliers including Endress+Hauser, Brainboxes, LAN Power and Real Time Automation (RTA). Allied’s range of industrial networking solutions includes IT and OT engineered to expand connectivity, improve data collection and transfer, enhance analysis and control capabilities, minimize equipment downtime and capitalize on the numerous advantages of Industry 4.0.

 

 

The CIP Safety I/O Module for Industrial Applications from Balluff

The CIP Safety I/O Module for Industrial Applications from Balluff

 

Automation needs safety and reliability. To ensure these for systems and operators, Balluff offers a comprehensive safe networking portfolio, that now includes their new CIP Safety I/O module. The module is a reliable solution for the safe connection of sensors and actuators to industrial controllers, even in harsh environments with influences such as dust, vibration, or liquid. The module, which can be mounted directly on the machine and has an IP67-certified housing, communicates with safety components via EtherNet/IP using the CIP Safety protocol. The combination of protocols enables the exchange of safety and standard control data as well as diagnostic information over a single Ethernet network.

 

Slim Relays and Socket Series with Screw and Push-In Terminals by Carlo Gavazzi

Slim Relays and Socket Series with Screw and Push-In Terminals by Carlo Gavazzi

 

CARLO GAVAZZI is excited to announce the launch of the RPYS Series Electromechanical Plug-In Relays, with screw and push-in terminal sockets, and accessories that include busbars, retention clips, ID tags, and protection module. The slim, compact design of the RPYS is ideal for electronic and automation panels with limited space. Its 13mm wide footprint saves customers more than 30% of utilized space when compared to other industrial plug-in relays. Matching sockets are available in both screw and push-in terminals versions for quick and easy wiring as well as vibration resistant connections. Wiring is further simplified by interconnecting multiple relays and sockets by means of busbars.

 

Mazak Highlights Manufacturing Solutions for Every Shop at IMTS 2022

Mazak Highlights Manufacturing Solutions for Every Shop at IMTS 2022

 

At IMTS 2022 in booth 338300, Mazak will show manufacturers how they can move their manufacturing operations forward with the company’s latest innovations. Five pavilions will showcase solutions for job shops, advanced machining and high-production workflows. Among the 19 machines in the Mazak booth will be models from the company’s Ez, INTEGREX Multi-Tasking, new SYNCREX Swiss-Style and NEO Series in live real-world production demonstrations. Mazak also will feature automation systems, its MPower complete customer care program and Mazak Capital Equipment Financing (MCEF) for one-stop factory-direct financing.

 

Swiss-Style Machines, Made the Mazak Way

Swiss-Style Machines, Made the Mazak Way

 

In shops all over the globe, Mazak technology leads the manufacturing industry to competitive profitability. Now, with the launch of their new SYNCREX Series, they’re giving you another powerful way to compete. Make quick work of demanding specifications with fast tool setup and easy programming. SYNCREX gives you precise, stable, repeatable performance to build versatility and capture new opportunities.

 

Moxa’s Advanced IIoT Gateways With Seamless Azure IoT Edge Integration for Remote Management at Unmanned Sites

Moxa’s Advanced IIoT Gateways With Seamless Azure IoT Edge Integration for Remote Management at Unmanned Sites

 

When embracing the new era of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), many system integrators and engineers face the critical challenge of finding a secure and reliable IIoT-gateway solution that offers regular security patches to remedy system vulnerabilities in a timely manner. Moxa’s newly launched AIG-300 Series IIoT gateways come with Azure IoT Edge integration that adds significant value in the form of unique features that help build a cost- and time-efficient IIoT system.

 

Pxxx0S3N Series – High Surge Current SIDACtor® – DO-214AB from Littelfuse

Pxxx0S3N Series – High Surge Current SIDACtor® – DO-214AB from Littelfuse

 

SIDACtor® Series DO-214AB (Surface Mount) package are designed to protect low data rate interface and outdoor data interface such as RS-232 or RS-423 in industrial market. They provide a surface mount solution that enables equipment to comply with global regulatory standards. The component’s switching threshold Vs and on-state voltage VT are much lower than traditional Gas Discharge Tube (GDT) technology.

 

New I/O Module – AXL P DI16/2 1F from Phoenix Contact

New I/O Module – AXL P DI16/2 1F from Phoenix Contact

 

The module is an Axioline P I/O module for use in the Axioline P modular I/O system. It is used to acquire digital signals. The module is a modular I/O device that can be affixed to the Axioline P local bus, to communicate I/O data up to the Axioline P bus coupler, which forms the head of the station. The digital input module collects 24 V DC digital input signals and makes this information available to the bus coupler through the Axioline P local bus. The module is fully hot-swappable on the Axioline P local bus, which also provides power to the module.

 

Select Contrinex Photoelectric Sensors Offer IO-Link Compatibility

Select Contrinex Photoelectric Sensors Offer IO-Link Compatibility

 

AutomationDirect has expanded their vast offering of discrete sensors by adding Contrinex C23 standard and clear object detection sensors. These Contrinex mini rectangular photoelectric sensors are ideal for limited-space applications and are available in diffuse, diffuse with adjustable background suppression, retroreflective, and through-beam models. Sensor housings have an IP67 enclosure rating and are ECOLAB-approved for use in hygienic areas.

 

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Redefine Productivity – Introducing UR20 from Universal Robots

 

The UR20 is the result of constantly innovating and seeking to understand our customers’ needs. Manufacturers need greater payloads, larger work envelopes, faster speeds, and easier serviceability, out of their collaborative systems. We’ve gone to work and pioneered a next-generation cobot that can offer all those benefits in one product. This is cobots without compromise.

 

EtherNet/IP® Servo Drives that Fit in the Palm of Your Hand

EtherNet/IP® Servo Drives that Fit in the Palm of Your Hand

 

Unfortunately, there are very few low-voltage, compact EtherNet/IP®® servo drive solutions on the market. This presents a problem for engineers who want to incorporate EtherNet/IP on their low voltage mobile applications. ortunately, compact servo drives are their specialty, so Advanced Motion Controls is releasing three new FlexPro®® servo drives with support for EtherNet/IP.

 

Nidec Machine Tool to Exhibit Two Gearmaking Machines at IMTS 2022, Booth 237036

Nidec Machine Tool to Exhibit Two Gearmaking Machines at IMTS 2022, Booth 237036

 

Supply chain issues are driving more companies to bring manufacturing back in-house. Parallel to this trend in automotive manufacturing is the rise of electric vehicles and increasing automation. Nidec Machine Tool (Wixom, Michigan), responding to the needs of the industry, is debuting the new GE15HS gear hobbing machine at IMTS 2022 in Booth 237036. Emphasizing high speed, precision and efficiency, the new machine produces gears for electric and hybrid cars, as well as for robotic and automation applications.