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GrayMatter Robotics Receives $45 Million to Advance AI-Driven Robotics Automation

GrayMatter Robotics Receives $45 Million to Advance AI-Driven Robotics Automation

GrayMatter Robotics announced its Series B funding win of $45 million to grow and enhance its physics-informed AI-backed automated robotics solutions.


News Aug 14, 2024 by Stephanie Leonida
All About PLCs: The CPU

All About PLCs: The CPU

Learn all about the central processing unit (CPU): the built-in module inside the PLC responsible for executing the program and communicating with external devices.


Wengler’s New Photoelectric R-Series Sensors Offer Reliable Detection

Wengler’s New Photoelectric R-Series Sensors Offer Reliable Detection

The R-series sensors from Wengler offer consistent sensing, even through transparent objects. They utilize retro-reflex technology and come in three variants.


News Aug 13, 2024 by Austin Futrell
Using Structured Text in OpenPLC | Warning Simulator Tutorial

Using Structured Text in OpenPLC | Warning Simulator Tutorial

With a C++ extension, monitoring of status and warning messages can easily be displayed with OpenPLC. Arduino PLC variables can then be observed using a serial terminal or monitor.


Python Tutorial Part 9 | Conditional Flow: For Loops

Python Tutorial Part 9 | Conditional Flow: For Loops

Learn how to use ‘for loops’ in Python to create complex, iterable tasks such as modifying lists, combining lists into dictionaries, or iterating over a dictionary.


Design a GRAFCET-Controlled Pneumatic System in FluidSIM

Design a GRAFCET-Controlled Pneumatic System in FluidSIM

Learn how to use Festo's FluidSIM software to design and simulate a pneumatic cylinder extension system using GRAFCET as the control method.


Moxa‘s New Ethernet Switches Tailored for Large-Scale Industrial Uses

Moxa‘s New Ethernet Switches Tailored for Large-Scale Industrial Uses

Industrial facilities require extensive data to optimize revenue and minimize costs, and Moxa has delivered with a new Ethernet switch designed for Network speeds of up to 10 GB.


News Jul 29, 2024 by Joshua Tidwell
Durable, Available, Reliable: The EN580C Optical Encoder from Baumer

Durable, Available, Reliable: The EN580C Optical Encoder from Baumer

The Baumer EN580C is designed for easy integration and low maintenance, promising reliable performance in sensing object location, making it a versatile option.


News Jul 24, 2024 by Seth Price
Autonics Releases PSS Pressure Sensor and SFT Safety Terminal Block

Autonics Releases PSS Pressure Sensor and SFT Safety Terminal Block

Autonics makes a new, compact pressure sensor and safety terminal block available for packaging, sensing, and automotive automation applications.


News Jul 22, 2024 by Seth Price
Python Tutorial Part 8 | Conditional Flow: While Loops

Python Tutorial Part 8 | Conditional Flow: While Loops

We’ll start exploring loops with the ‘while’ loop in this tutorial. Loops are critical in all programming languages, especially in the control world, where loops form the basis of PLC functionality.


Recent Collaborative Ventures Spur Highly-Capable Robotic Dexterity

Recent Collaborative Ventures Spur Highly-Capable Robotic Dexterity

Learn about two of the latest collaborative partnerships concerning the design, development, and training of robotic hand technologies with potential medical and industrial applications.


News Jul 06, 2024 by Stephanie Leonida
Electro-Pneumatic Circuit Creation and Simulation Using FluidSIM

Electro-Pneumatic Circuit Creation and Simulation Using FluidSIM

Learn how to use Festo’s FluidSIM software to design and simulate electro-pneumatic systems, featuring a reciprocating actuator example using solenoid valves and limit sensors.


Living on the Edge: ADLINK’s EdgeGO Manages Devices from Anywhere

Living on the Edge: ADLINK’s EdgeGO Manages Devices from Anywhere

Smart notifications, security restrictions, and remote management work together to provide standout functionality from ADLINK’s EdgeGO platform for monitoring edge devices.


News Jul 03, 2024 by Joshua Tidwell
How To: Use ControlByWeb’s I/O Controller for Web-Based Logic

How To: Use ControlByWeb’s I/O Controller for Web-Based Logic

Logic is critical for industrial control, and it usually looks like ladders, function blocks, or structured text. I/O controllers are designed to automate simple logic tasks and data functions.


HMS Networks Enables Raspberry Pi 5-Compatible CompactCom Interface

HMS Networks Enables Raspberry Pi 5-Compatible CompactCom Interface

To ensure compatibility with the new Raspberry Pi 5 computer board, HMS Networks has updated the CompactCom system, providing easy expansion to the Pi’s networking capability.


News Jun 28, 2024 by Damond Goodwin
Licensing Your New Software in the Modern Industrial Landscape

Licensing Your New Software in the Modern Industrial Landscape

As commercial and industrial software migrates to ‘cloud-based’ and ‘subscription’ models, what does it mean? How does it affect the usability and security of critical parts of control infrastructure?


Weincloud Adds Remote Management for Smart Manufacturing and IoT

Weincloud Adds Remote Management for Smart Manufacturing and IoT

Weintek introduces four key enhancements to the newest version of Weincloud: a permission directory system, EasyAccess 2.0 upgrades, increased data allowance, and simplified remote connectivity.


News Jun 27, 2024 by Austin Futrell
Mitsubishi Electric Increases Investment in Realtime Robotics

Mitsubishi Electric Increases Investment in Realtime Robotics

Mitsubishi Electric has increased its existing investment in Realtime Robotics. The company is focused on strengthening its factory automation solutions with Realtime Robotics' motion planning technology.


News Jun 25, 2024 by Shawn Dietrich
Python Tutorial Part 6 | Data Structures: Sets

Python Tutorial Part 6 | Data Structures: Sets

Wrapping up the data structures portion of our journey are sets. This is the least frequently used data structure, but don’t write off the set just yet. Its efficiency and simplicity may provide value in manufacturing data processing.


NVIDIA Isaac and NVIDIA Omniverse Advance AI-Driven Robotics Solutions

NVIDIA Isaac and NVIDIA Omniverse Advance AI-Driven Robotics Solutions

NVIDIA continues to advance the integration of artificial intelligence in industrial robotic solutions through new and existing industry partnerships.


News Jun 15, 2024 by Stephanie Leonida