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Bosch Rexroth’s RINEER Vane Motor Series Now Available Worldwide

Bosch Rexroth’s RINEER Vane Motor Series Now Available Worldwide

With patented technology that makes max torque at zero RPM possible, Bosch Rexroth's hydraulic, high torque vane motors used in maritime and offshore and oil and gas industries are now available worldwide.


News Sep 15, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
End of Arm Tooling: Power Sources and Sensors

End of Arm Tooling: Power Sources and Sensors

An EOAT, located at the end of an industrial or collaborative robot arm, is entirely customizable with nearly unlimited possibilities. Learn about the five main methods of how EOATs are powered and the sensors that they use.


Emerson Improves User Operations with Next-Generation Machine Visualization Solutions

Emerson Improves User Operations with Next-Generation Machine Visualization Solutions

Emerson's new visual interface solution, PACSystems RXi HMI, is an out-of-the box system ready for IIoT operation to help machine builders and operators overcome the limitations of lower budgets, fewer people, and higher productivity demands.


News Sep 09, 2022 by Gunner Scott
Banner Releases Compact, Programmable IO-Link Master with Ethernet

Banner Releases Compact, Programmable IO-Link Master with Ethernet

Banner's new DXMR90-4K IO-Link Master is a self-contained programmable controller, compatible with industry IO-Link standard devices to collect factory data to send directly into the cloud for different operations.


News Sep 08, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
Programming B&R PLCs With Automation Studio

Programming B&R PLCs With Automation Studio

While B&R PLC controllers are quite different from typical PLCs, Automation Studio offers tools and features that make programming them less intensive. In this article, we’ll discuss how to program B&R PLCs with Automation Studio.


Industrial XR: Are Virtual and Augmented Reality Living Up to the Hype?

Industrial XR: Are Virtual and Augmented Reality Living Up to the Hype?

The extended reality market is predicted to grow nearly 60% in the next five years and is seeing increasing use in manufacturing. Below, we’ll take a look at some of the ways AR, VR, and MR are being used in various industrial processes.


News Sep 06, 2022 by Caitlin Nicholson
 PLC Program Commands: Arrays and Pointers

PLC Program Commands: Arrays and Pointers

The ability to utilize an array effectively is a fundamental skill in becoming a PLC programmer, but it can also be very complex and difficult to master. Let’s do a run-down of arrays and some of their complexities!


FANUC Creates Digitalization Suite To Improve Programming Efficiency

FANUC Creates Digitalization Suite To Improve Programming Efficiency

FANUC's new G-code simulation software, NC Reflection Studio, uses CNC parameters, kinematics, and machine layouts to help customers increase programming efficiency and improve machining processes in shops.


News Sep 01, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
LMI Technologies’ All-in-one 3D Smart Sensor Solution

LMI Technologies’ All-in-one 3D Smart Sensor Solution

LMI Technologies has developed the Gocator 2600, a 3D smart sensor laser line profiler that provide customers with improved plant efficiency in order to reduce costs and improve production processes for their customers.  


News Aug 31, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
Schmalz’ Needle Gripper Technology for Porous Materials

Schmalz’ Needle Gripper Technology for Porous Materials

​​​​​​​Schmalz has released their new “needle gripper” used as an alternative to vacuum grippers in materials handling for natural and porous materials such as particle board. 


News Aug 30, 2022 by Seth Price
Challenges and Best Practices Implementing Industrial IoT Solutions

Challenges and Best Practices Implementing Industrial IoT Solutions

As the IIoT continues to grow in the industrial sector, businesses face a number of obstacles to integrating its solutions. Learn about these challenges as well as some potential solutions.


Festo Celebrates 50 Years Stateside with Planned Campus Expansion

Festo Celebrates 50 Years Stateside with Planned Campus Expansion

To mark their 50th anniversary, Festo plans to build their first North American Global Production Center on their 47-acre Mason campus to expand their customized solution capabilities.


News Aug 28, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Arc Flash Control with New RVI-43A Vacuum Interrupter

Arc Flash Control with New RVI-43A Vacuum Interrupter

Vacuum Interrupters has announced the RVI-43A replacement vacuum interrupter designed to break circuits in a controlled manner to avoid damage and injury from an arc flash.


News Aug 26, 2022 by Seth Price
Acieta Reacts to Labor Shortage With New Cobot Welding Cell

Acieta Reacts to Labor Shortage With New Cobot Welding Cell

Acieta has created a collaborative and cost-effective solution to the ongoing labor shortage: a mobile cobot welding cell that takes care of simple and repetitive welding tasks wherever it is needed on the shop floor.


News Aug 25, 2022 by Shawn Dietrich
Acromag’s New I/O Modules for Quick and Local Decision Making

Acromag’s New I/O Modules for Quick and Local Decision Making

Acromag recently released their new I/O modules, the BusWorks NT series, that can handle some of the rule-based decision making internally, saving processor time on automation systems.


News Aug 24, 2022 by Seth Price
Solving the Biggest Challenge of IoT Devices: Power

Solving the Biggest Challenge of IoT Devices: Power

Remote locations are notoriously difficult to supply power, yet they are the exact locations where many data points must be collected. How can IoT devices be designed to conserve power to last for months or even years?


SensoPart FT 55-RLAM Compact Photoelectric Sensor Series Update

SensoPart FT 55-RLAM Compact Photoelectric Sensor Series Update

SensoPart has updated its current F 55 compact class to include the FT 55-RLAM-320 model, offering new extended operating ranges for a diverse set of industrial applications.


News Aug 23, 2022 by Gunner Scott
Softing’s New OPC UA-based OT/IT Integration Solution with MQTT Connection

Softing’s New OPC UA-based OT/IT Integration Solution with MQTT Connection

Softing introduces a new OPC UA-based OT/IT integration solution with MQTT connection, the edgeAggregator, for applications in cloud and edge computing to manage complex system architecture.


News Aug 23, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
Components of the Industrial Internet of Things

Components of the Industrial Internet of Things

Learn about the four IIoT architecture layers: perception, network, processing, and application, and how  these layers are necessary to implement IIoT in an industrial setting to benefit varying processes.


Bosch Rexroth’s ACTIVE Cockpit Upgrade for Friendlier Navigation

Bosch Rexroth’s ACTIVE Cockpit Upgrade for Friendlier Navigation

Bosch Rexroth’s user-feedback driven redesign of their ACTIVE Cockpit software increases productivity and reduces the time required for process optimization for friendlier use in manufacturing.


News Aug 22, 2022 by Seth Price