Cobots by UR Help Manufacturers to Overcome the Labour Shortage
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Cobots by UR Help Manufacturers to Overcome the Labour Shortage

Universal Robots (UR) is on the cutting edge with its industrial automation solutions, particularly collaborative robot arms (or “cobots”), which are available from Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. A major benefit of UR cobots is their ability to fill urgent labour gaps, especially during the current international labour crisis. With worldwide industry handicapped by a shortage of skilled labour, UR can help by automating difficult, repetitive processes while moving current employees to more rewarding positions.

Digi-Key and Make Announce New Boards Guide and Companion Augmented Reality App

Digi-Key and Make Announce New Boards Guide and Companion Augmented Reality App

Digi-Key Electronics and Make, a major publication and network for makers, are pleased to release the updated Boards Guide and companion Digi-Key AR augmented reality app available in both the Apple App Store for iOS devices and the Google Play store for Android-based mobile devices. Divided into sections for microcontroller (MCU), single-board controller (SBC) and field programmable gate array (FPGA)-based boards, the guide helps students, makers and professional engineers identify the latest technology available to help bring innovation to life.

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Reduce Your Cabling Workload – With Weidmüller’s Ready-To-Connect Solutions

February 2, 2023 Machine and system cabling is becoming an increasingly complex task. Weidmüller provide you with the optimal solution for every cabling task. More Information Weidmüller Custom Cable Assemblies Related Story Single Pair Ethernet Promises a Consistent Ethernet Connection from the Sensor to the Cloud Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) is the catchword when it…

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Festo – The New Website for Maintenance Engineers

February 2, 2023 More Information An overview of the new website Related Product Festo Introduces Pneumatic Essentials – a Program for Easy-Order/Fast-Ship Pneumatic Products Festo launches the Pneumatic Essentials program, an ambitious global undertaking to streamline ordering, ensure fast delivery of guaranteed in-stock pneumatic components, and produce more compact parts for today’s smaller footprint, energy efficient machines….

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Speed Up Automation Maintenance with Visual Remote Support Using AR

February 2, 2023 Visual Remote Support helps simplify automation system maintenance, reduce downtime, increase equipment effectiveness, and improve safety by applying on-the-spot knowledge. By taking advantage of augmented reality (AR), Visual Remote Support brings ABB field service to your site virtually, which allows you to expand the technical capabilities of your workforce as they gain…

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PULS DIMENSION C Series, Perfectly Suited

February 1, 2023 The DIMENSION C series power supplies combine the highest efficiency, breakthrough space-saving design and a long product lifetime. The result are AC/DC and DC/DC converters with the lowest cost of ownership to the customer. DIN rail power supplies of the C series are perfectly suited for a wide range of international applications and come with a…

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New VERO-S AFS3 IOL Sensor from SCHUNK Detects Three Clamping States

February 1, 2023 The versatile SCHUNK VERO-S modular system enables workpieces and clamping devices to be mounted, positioned and clamped in no time at all. With its new VERO-S AFS3 IOL monitoring sensor, reliable information is provided on the clamping states of the modules. Uncertainty in automated clamping has been consigned to the past: the…

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New SPDE Series of High Performance, Ultra-Compact DIN-Rail Mount Power Supplies

February 1, 2023 Carlo Gavazzi is excited to introduce the new SPDE Power Supply Series, ultra-compact single-phase DIN-rail power supplies designed for electrical panels. The SPDE Series consists of three frame sizes, starting from 75 W with 32 mm width, through a 480 W with 48 mm width. Their ultra-compact housing design allows them to save up to…

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Allied Electronics & Automation Offers the Largest Selection of Industrial Control Solutions in North America

February 1, 2023 Thanks to the recent addition of ILME, Mencom, Joslyn Clark, and SCHNEEBERGER, Allied’s industrial control product portfolio offers well more than 197,000 solutions optimized for ICS applications in multiple markets. Allied Electronics & Automation, a trading brand of RS Group plc (LSE: RS1), a global omni-channel provider of product and service solutions,…

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Siemens Canada Industrial Webinar Series

Siemens Canada Digital Industries is excited to bring you a series of webinars related to our industrial technology solution portfolio February 1, 2023 Webinars Available Soon Flexible, versatile solutions with SIMATIC Automation Controllers for distributed and PC-based applications With PC-based automation, you can implement applications and solutions that far exceed the functions of a classic…

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Single Pair Ethernet Promises a Consistent Ethernet Connection from the Sensor to the Cloud.

The automation sector is delighted, but is also asking for standards February 1, 2023 Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) is the catchword when it comes to the network infrastructure for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Users hope it will allow them to implement a consistent communication architecture in all applications where data is present. This…

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Security On Board Automated Guided Vehicle Systems

February 1, 2023 Freely navigating automated guided vehicle systems (AGVS) in production halls communicatewith their control station wirelessly. That means they are susceptible to attacks or tampering from outside. Map data can be queried; in the worst case, the AGVS and therefore production can even be halted. In order to protect human and machine, and therefore also industrial…

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POSITAL Launches New WebShop for Online Purchases

January 31, 2023 POSITAL has launched its new WebShop for buyers of encoders, inclinometers, linear position sensors and related accessories. This service complements the company’s Product Finder portal enabling customers to explore POSITAL’s enormous range of product options and to purchase products online.  For more than 15 years, POSITAL’s ‘mass customization’ production processes have been…

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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Announces Release of MELSOFT Gemini 3D Simulator Software

January 31, 2023 ‘Gemini’ models machines and manufacturing processes virtually, to allow users to visualize their manufacturing projects and reduce risk by validating designs in advance Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. has released its MELSOFT Gemini 3D Simulator Software to allow users to expedite the design and construction of manufacturing projects as they introduce new automation…

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New Incremental Encoder, AMT13A Supports Larger Shaft Sizes, Addresses Lead Time Constraints

January 31, 2023 New Incremental Encoder, AMT13A Supports Larger Shaft Sizes, Addresses Lead Time Constraints. CUI Devices’ Motion and Control Group has announced the introduction of a new series to its AMT incremental encoder family. Based on the existing AMT13 series package, the new AMT13A series is not subject to silicon related lead time constraints…