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Automate Highlight Series: Power Protection With PULS FIEPOS and PISA

Automate Highlight Series: Power Protection With PULS FIEPOS and PISA

Emphasizing the importance of power at Automate 2025, PULS showed us the modular FIEPOS power supply for on-machine automation and the compact PISA circuit breakers for system protection.


News May 18, 2025 by David Peterson
Smart, Scalable Remote I/O: WEG Launches RUW200 System

Smart, Scalable Remote I/O: WEG Launches RUW200 System

RUW200 enables scalable, IoT-ready automation with plug-and-play expansion, cloud connectivity, and broad PLC compatibility for Industry 4.0 systems.


News May 15, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Carlo Gavazzi Introduces Ultrasonic Sensors With IO-Link Communication

Carlo Gavazzi Introduces Ultrasonic Sensors With IO-Link Communication

Carlo Gavazzi has released three new series of ultrasonic sensors, all with IO-Link communication. The sensors can detect objects with transparent, reflective, dirty, and other challenging surfaces.


News May 14, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich
Rockwell Releases Scalable and Adaptable OT Cybersecurity Solution

Rockwell Releases Scalable and Adaptable OT Cybersecurity Solution

Rockwell Automation revealed its 24/7, 365-day-a-year continuous cyber threat monitoring service for operational technology environments.


News May 14, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
Scalable Wireless Networks Meet Edge SCADA With Emerson

Scalable Wireless Networks Meet Edge SCADA With Emerson

New 1410S Gateway, 781S Antenna, and DeltaV Edge Connect boost wireless range, device capacity, and SCADA cloud connectivity.


News May 12, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Belden Delivers Network Flexibility With New Industrial Ethernet Switches

Belden Delivers Network Flexibility With New Industrial Ethernet Switches

With up to 34 ports, Belden’s new 19-inch GREYHOUND2000 industrial Ethernet switches offer port density and flexibility for industrial network demands.


News May 10, 2025 by Austin Futrell
Aaeon Launches OMNI-ADN HMI Panel PC Series for Industrial Automation

Aaeon Launches OMNI-ADN HMI Panel PC Series for Industrial Automation

The new OMNI-ADN series of panel PCs from Aaeon is designed to give users a low to mid-level modular HMI option for machine control and monitoring.


News May 06, 2025 by Damond Goodwin
Elmo Delivers Multi-Axis Motion Control With New Titanium Maestro

Elmo Delivers Multi-Axis Motion Control With New Titanium Maestro

Elmo Motion Control has launched the Titanium Maestro, a motion controller engineered to deliver fast, scalable multi-axis motion control with real-time EtherCAT communication for demanding industrial applications.


News May 02, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
iiQKA.OS2 Lets Anyone Program a KUKA Robot—No smartPAD Needed

iiQKA.OS2 Lets Anyone Program a KUKA Robot—No smartPAD Needed

KUKA’s iiQKA.OS2 brings web-based control, virtual simulation, and cybersecure scalability to robot programming for streamlined, future-ready automation.


News May 01, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Applications for Single Pair Ethernet: Perspectives for Device Manufacturers

Applications for Single Pair Ethernet: Perspectives for Device Manufacturers

Learn how SPE and Power over Data Line are enabling advanced developments in industrial and building automation, robotics, processing, infrastructure, and energy.


Connecting Motion to a PLC: A Complete Project

Connecting Motion to a PLC: A Complete Project

In this article, we’ll connect a Festo CMMT to a Rockwell CompactLogix PLC, and as a bonus, we’ll add an HMI to provide some basic on/off and positional targeting controls.


Wireless Auto Switches and Fieldbus Systems: SMC Unveils Latest Solutions

Wireless Auto Switches and Fieldbus Systems: SMC Unveils Latest Solutions

SMC has released three new products aimed at reducing system wiring complexity while improving communication efficiency and flexibility in industrial automation systems.


News Apr 26, 2025 by Damond Goodwin
ABB Unveils GenAI Tools for Training and Maintenance

ABB Unveils GenAI Tools for Training and Maintenance

GenAI tools from ABB, such as Knowledge Vault and Measurement Assistant, improve workforce training, retention, and device maintenance through natural language support.


News Apr 25, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
The Automation PC 3200: B&R Builds a Future-Focused Industrial PC

The Automation PC 3200: B&R Builds a Future-Focused Industrial PC

B&R has released an updated version of its APC 3100 industrial PC that offers faster data storage and the latest intel chipset. The new APC 3200 has been designed to meet current and future industrial computing needs.


News Apr 24, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich
Banner Engineering Releases IC70 Series In-Cabinet IO-Link Hub

Banner Engineering Releases IC70 Series In-Cabinet IO-Link Hub

Accessing untapped I/O in IO-Link devices can save money on budget builds. Have a look at Banner Engineering’s new IC70 series in-cabinet IO-Link hub with sixteen configurable PNP channels.


News Apr 19, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich
Motion Control Tutorial: Setting up a Linear Axis

Motion Control Tutorial: Setting up a Linear Axis

Learn how to configure a single motion axis using Festo’s Automation Suite, a servo motor drive, and a simple electric linear slide assembly.


Delta’s Cognibot Kit Awakens “Advanced Cognitive Capabilities” in Cobots

Delta’s Cognibot Kit Awakens “Advanced Cognitive Capabilities” in Cobots

Delta Electronics has designed an add-on for its D-Bot collaborative robots that advances the series’ cognitive capabilities, enabling voice recognition, 3D machine vision, artificial intelligence, and more.


News Apr 13, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
Patlite Simplifies Machine Monitoring With LR5-LAN Signal Towers

Patlite Simplifies Machine Monitoring With LR5-LAN Signal Towers

The new LR5-LAN series eliminates the need for an output contact board. Now, operators can connect the signal towers directly to an industrial PC or PLC, enabling control via Ethernet communication.


News Apr 11, 2025 by Seth Price
Infineon Integrates Six Industrial Protocols on the XMC7000 MCU

Infineon Integrates Six Industrial Protocols on the XMC7000 MCU

The XMC7000 MCU now has built-in support for six major industrial protocols, streamlining industrial automation development with unified connectivity.


News Apr 10, 2025 by Arjun Nijhawan
HMS and Siemens Partner on Certified 5G Connectivity for Industrial Automation

HMS and Siemens Partner on Certified 5G Connectivity for Industrial Automation

HMS Networks' Siemens-certified Anybus Wireless Bolt 5G delivers ultra-low latency, secure 5G and WiFi 6 industrial connectivity across multi-vendor systems.


News Apr 08, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida