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Wenglor Sensors Target Glossy and Reflective Surfaces

Wenglor Sensors Target Glossy and Reflective Surfaces

Wenglor unveils a blue laser ToF sensor and gloss sensor to boost factory accuracy on tricky materials like shiny metal and transparent film.


News Jun 05, 2025 by Austin Futrell
Emerson’s AI Portfolio Strengthened With Introduction of Project Beyond

Emerson’s AI Portfolio Strengthened With Introduction of Project Beyond

Project Beyond is Emerson’s new enterprise operations platform that brings software-defined control, data contextualization, and industrial AI to existing automation systems.


News Jun 05, 2025 by Seth Price
Automation Upgrade: Softing Completes Acquisition of Delta Logic

Automation Upgrade: Softing Completes Acquisition of Delta Logic

Delta Logic’s diagnostics, IIoT tools, and OPC UA systems expand Softing’s industrial automation and connectivity offerings.


News Jun 04, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
Carlo Gavazzi Releases Photoelectric Amplifier With Multiplexing Capability

Carlo Gavazzi Releases Photoelectric Amplifier With Multiplexing Capability

Carlo Gavazzi has released an amplification module for combining multiple photoelectric sensors without crosstalk and with integrated diagnostics per channel.


News Jun 04, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich
Tutorial: Mitsubishi FX PLC With VFD and HMI Controls

Tutorial: Mitsubishi FX PLC With VFD and HMI Controls

In this article, we will learn how to set up a Mitsubishi FX PLC to drive a FR-D700 3-phase VFD, including detailed parameter settings, wiring, and HMI integration.


AI Agents from Siemens Tackle Labor Gaps in Industry

AI Agents from Siemens Tackle Labor Gaps in Industry

Siemens expands its Industrial Copilot platform with autonomous AI agents to automate workflows and ease skilled labor shortages.


News Jun 03, 2025 by Austin Futrell
Amazon’s Vulcan Robot is Set to Revolutionize Order Fulfillment

Amazon’s Vulcan Robot is Set to Revolutionize Order Fulfillment

Amazon announced that its Vulcan pick-and-stow robots have progressed to beta testing after completing a pilot trial at one of Amazon’s fulfillment centers in Spokane, Washington.


News Jun 02, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
Dunkermotoren Expands Motor Control Platform With Compact Solutions

Dunkermotoren Expands Motor Control Platform With Compact Solutions

Dunkermotoren has expanded its motor control platform to include the BG 75 dMove motor and the BGE 8060 dPro motor controller.


News Jun 01, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich
Sensing at the Control Level: Leveraging Data for Both Safety and Analytics

Sensing at the Control Level: Leveraging Data for Both Safety and Analytics

The story of sensing doesn’t end with the collection of data. Some signals are used to determine logical actions for manufacturing or safety, while some data can be collected and assessed to enhance long-term operations.


Sensor Hardware and Software: Understanding the Connection Between Collecting and Analyzing

Sensor Hardware and Software: Understanding the Connection Between Collecting and Analyzing

Many hardware engineers struggle to understand the software side of analytics, and the converse is true for software engineers. Learn strategies and best practices for collecting data most effectively to improve processes.


Live Session In partnership with Emerson
Sensors: The Building Blocks for Analytics That Lead to Process Optimization

Sensors: The Building Blocks for Analytics That Lead to Process Optimization

The past decade has brought about many changes for automation engineers. Learn how to confidently face challenges like AI and data collection with a logical, steady approach that leads to real results.


Live Session In partnership with SICK
A Hands-On Exploration of Modern Sensor Technologies

A Hands-On Exploration of Modern Sensor Technologies

Control.com's Director of Engineering Content explains the use of various sensor connection technologies, from basic contacts and PNP/NPN sensors to industrial protocols like IO-Link, HART, and AS-i. Learn how these sensors interact with PLCs and explore some of the benefits and precautions for each sensor type.


Live Session In partnership with Control.com
Precision at the Edge: How Analog Front Ends Power Industrial Intelligence

Precision at the Edge: How Analog Front Ends Power Industrial Intelligence

Join us for a live demonstration of NXP’s latest precision sensing AFE in action. You’ll see how software-configurable analog inputs and real-time signal conditioning enable flexible, high-fidelity data acquisition—empowering smarter decisions at the edge.


Simplifying Smart Sensing: LiDAR and IO-Link for Every Operation

Simplifying Smart Sensing: LiDAR and IO-Link for Every Operation

Join us to discover how LiDAR sensors — known for their high-resolution, non-contact measurement capabilities—are being enhanced through IO-Link’s standardized, bidirectional communication


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Automate Highlight Series: Opto 22 at the Edge

Automate Highlight Series: Opto 22 at the Edge

Opto 22 eases the challenge of the data age with the groov EPIC, an edge controller providing traditional machine logic control and access to applications that increase productivity.


News May 30, 2025 by David Peterson
Using FANUC’s EGD Protocol for Robot-to-Robot Communication

Using FANUC’s EGD Protocol for Robot-to-Robot Communication

Handshaking between robots can be handled in many ways, one of them being GE-FANUC’s protocol called “Ethernet Global Data,” or EGD. Learn how to set up EGD on a pair of FANUC robots.


Autonics Debuts Contactless Linear Inductive Sensors

Autonics Debuts Contactless Linear Inductive Sensors

LPD series sensors from Autonics measure metallic object positions from 14–103 mm with analog output and rugged IP67 housing.


News May 29, 2025 by Seth Price
HMS Releases CAN/FD Repeater Designed for Easier, Safer Networks

HMS Releases CAN/FD Repeater Designed for Easier, Safer Networks

HMS Networks has released the new Ixxat CAN/FD Repeater Standard, designed to enhance network reliability and signal quality and make installation easier in industrial settings.


News May 28, 2025 by Bob Odhiambo
Smart Warehousing Gets a Boost from Honeywell & Teradyne

Smart Warehousing Gets a Boost from Honeywell & Teradyne

A new partnership blends Honeywell’s AI-powered WES with Teradyne's robotics for agile, scalable warehouse automation.


News May 28, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
Leuze Launches RFID Readers With IO-Link and NFC Functionality

Leuze Launches RFID Readers With IO-Link and NFC Functionality

Leuze has expanded its identification portfolio to include two new lines of RFID readers, the RDH 100 with a compact build and the RDH 200 with near field communication (NFC) technology.


News May 27, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich