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Siemens Force-guided Coupling Relays Complete Its Smart Infrastructure Portfolio

Siemens Force-guided Coupling Relays Complete Its Smart Infrastructure Portfolio

Siemens released its 3RQ1 force-guided relays aimed at safety applications.


News May 26, 2021 by Robin Mitchell
Bayshore Expands its Security Product Family to Include Bilateral Security

Bayshore Expands its Security Product Family to Include Bilateral Security

Industrial security expert Bayshore Networks announced an expansion of its NetWall product line.


Honeywell’s Latest Inertial Measurement Units Sensor Tracks Vibration in Control Operations

Honeywell’s Latest Inertial Measurement Units Sensor Tracks Vibration in Control Operations

Honeywell has developed two new Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) for military and rugged industrial environments. 


News May 25, 2021 by Seth Price
Understanding Analog Versus Digital Signals in Control Systems

Understanding Analog Versus Digital Signals in Control Systems

Start to understand the difference between analog and digital communications, and read a few examples of how analog, digital, and discrete signals can be used in a control system.


Schneider Electric Adds Automatic Temperature Control and Expansion Capabilities to Its Data Center

Schneider Electric Adds Automatic Temperature Control and Expansion Capabilities to Its Data Center

The Micro Data Center C-Series offers smart battery backup, integrated vision security, automated temperature control, and remote monitoring to advance Edge computing.


News May 24, 2021 by Shawn Dietrich
OMRON and AWL Techniek Tackle the Welder Shortage with a Flexible Cobot Welding Cell

OMRON and AWL Techniek Tackle the Welder Shortage with a Flexible Cobot Welding Cell

OMRON and AWL team up to develop and market their new cobot welding cell, Qube, for a more flexible, safe, and efficient human-machine welding experience.


News May 23, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Top Five Machine Safety Risks and Automated Solutions for the Shop Floor

Top Five Machine Safety Risks and Automated Solutions for the Shop Floor

Each machine on the factory floor comes with risk; learn common safety risks and corresponding automation solutions.


Omron’s Newest SCARA Robot Series Boasts a Compact Footprint

Omron’s Newest SCARA Robot Series Boasts a Compact Footprint

Automation solutions provider Omron Automation Americas plans to start selling a new industrial robot series: the i4L, featuring compact design and flexible programming.


News May 21, 2021 by Nancy Chenyizhi Liu
Who Performs an Industrial Machine Risk Assessment?

Who Performs an Industrial Machine Risk Assessment?

Facilities must create a risk assessment team made up of top-level experts in their fields and then must ensure that the team has proper training according to the regulating bodies.


Welding Automation Gets More Precision With KUKA’s nano ARC

Welding Automation Gets More Precision With KUKA’s nano ARC

KUKA has released the KR CYBERTECH nano ARC series robots for fine, precise, continuous motion.


News May 20, 2021 by Seth Price
Microsoft Finds Memory Allocation Vulnerabilities Affecting IIoT Devices

Microsoft Finds Memory Allocation Vulnerabilities Affecting IIoT Devices

Microsoft’s Section 52 discovered a series of critical memory allocation vulnerabilities in several IoT and operational technology (OT) tools.


Rockwell Automation and Comau Collaborate to Unify Robot Integration and Maximize Efficiency

Rockwell Automation and Comau Collaborate to Unify Robot Integration and Maximize Efficiency

Rockwell Automation announced a partnership with Comau to combine technology from both companies to create a singular platform for automation and control.


News May 17, 2021 by Robin Mitchell
MIT Startup Pickle Launches First Cobot: Dill

MIT Startup Pickle Launches First Cobot: Dill

MIT startup Pickle's cobot reportedly has the fastest pick-and-place capabilities to date.


News May 16, 2021 by Damond Goodwin
A Look Into Automated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems

A Look Into Automated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems

Learn the different definitions of ERP Automation and how manufacturers may benefit from it.


FANUC Expands Its Best-Selling Robot Series to Include Three Arm Variations

FANUC Expands Its Best-Selling Robot Series to Include Three Arm Variations

FANUC has expanded its tabletop industrial robot family to feature a higher weight-payload ratio, six-axis articulation, and up to 911 mm reach.


News May 14, 2021 by Nancy Chenyizhi Liu
Types of Enterprise Resource Planning in Manufacturing

Types of Enterprise Resource Planning in Manufacturing

Explore several common ERP systems on the market and how engineers work with them in manufacturing facilities.


BMW Joins Automotive Manufacturers in Utilizing Digital Twin Technology in Automotive Sector

BMW Joins Automotive Manufacturers in Utilizing Digital Twin Technology in Automotive Sector

BMW and NVIDIA combine their respective knowledge and expertise to transform vehicle research and development through virtual digital planning.


News May 13, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Understanding Mathematical Units for Electric Troubleshooting in Industrial Environments

Understanding Mathematical Units for Electric Troubleshooting in Industrial Environments

A previous article mentions various electrical units used in troubleshooting techniques. This article expands on those and discusses some additional units that engineers may need to know.


SICK’s LiDAR for AMRs Aims to Keep Safety a Priority

SICK’s LiDAR for AMRs Aims to Keep Safety a Priority

The LiDAR solution by SICK is SIL-certified for AMR safety purposes.


News May 12, 2021 by Seth Price
Autodesk’s Latest Acquisition Plans to Bring More Product Data Management to the Cloud

Autodesk’s Latest Acquisition Plans to Bring More Product Data Management to the Cloud

Autodesk is acquiring Upchain, a global provider of PLM and PDM, to bring more product data and product lifecycle management to their users.


News May 12, 2021 by Sara McCaslin