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Automate Highlight Series: Oriental Motor Converts Motion Into Robots

Automate Highlight Series: Oriental Motor Converts Motion Into Robots

Oriental Motor's booth illustrated a great example of product evolution beyond motors and servos to robots, all highly customizable with controllers and software that makes the setup much easier.


News May 21, 2025 by David Peterson
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
Automate Highlight Series: UR and MiR Showcase the Power of Collaboration

Automate Highlight Series: UR and MiR Showcase the Power of Collaboration

UR and MiR worked together to demonstrate the concept of collaboration at Automate 2025, featuring the new UR15 cobot, plenty of UR+ ecosystem partners, and integrated AMR solutions.


News May 17, 2025 by David Peterson
On Track at Automate 2025: Güdel Rolls Out 7th-Axis Linear Track for Cobots

On Track at Automate 2025: Güdel Rolls Out 7th-Axis Linear Track for Cobots

Güdel has expanded its existing line of 7th-axis linear tracks, this time including one for collaborative and small industrial robots. The new Cobomover gives robots an additional 5 m of working range.


News May 16, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich
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
Banner Launches 3-Axis Vibration Sensors for Predictive Maintenance

Banner Launches 3-Axis Vibration Sensors for Predictive Maintenance

The new QM30VT3 sensor series from Banner Engineering features 3-axis vibration monitoring, making the shift from reactive to predictive maintenance simple.


News May 13, 2025 by Seth Price
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
Epson Boosts Safe Human-Robot Workflows with New SCARA Line

Epson Boosts Safe Human-Robot Workflows with New SCARA Line

Epson Robotics has introduced its new GX-C series of SCARA robots with vibration-eliminating and SafeSense technology.


News May 08, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
KUKA Releases iiQWorks Engineering Suite for Total Robot Automation

KUKA Releases iiQWorks Engineering Suite for Total Robot Automation

The iiQWorks engineering suite enables offline programming and simulation of KUKA robots. The software is designed to speed up and simplify robotic automation at all steps.


News May 07, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich
Tutorial: Setting up an IO-Link Network With Built-in Logic

Tutorial: Setting up an IO-Link Network With Built-in Logic

IO-Link has established itself as a reliable field network that’s constantly evolving with new generations of devices. Learn how to configure logic directly on the IO-Link master.


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
Motor City Automation | Previewing The Top Tech at Automate 2025

Motor City Automation | Previewing The Top Tech at Automate 2025

Check out a few of the technology and product demo highlights from leading control automation and robotics companies coming soon to Huntington Place in Detroit for Automate, May 12-15.


News May 05, 2025 by David Peterson
Accessible Automation in Materials Science With 3D-Printed Robotics

Accessible Automation in Materials Science With 3D-Printed Robotics

Meet FLUID, a 3D-printed, open-source robot from Hokkaido University. FLUID serves as an affordable and accessible way for researchers to automate experiments and advance materials science.


News May 04, 2025 by Austin Futrell
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
Banner Adds Blanking and Muting Tools to S4B Safety Light Curtains

Banner Adds Blanking and Muting Tools to S4B Safety Light Curtains

Configuring safety devices can increase downtime. With devices like Banner Engineering's new S4B fixed blanking tool and S4B mute arm sensor kit, safety light curtains can be configured quickly and easily.


News May 02, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich
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
AI-Powered xCognition from Xaba Pushes Robotic Automation Forward

AI-Powered xCognition from Xaba Pushes Robotic Automation Forward

Xaba raises $8 million in seed funding to scale its xCognition platform, using generative AI and digital twin technology to transform robotic programming.


News May 01, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
Introduction to H-Bridges for Industrial Motor Control

Introduction to H-Bridges for Industrial Motor Control

H-bridge circuits are commonly used to provide current switching capabilities to different electrical components in automated systems like motor control circuits, VFDs, and DC/AC current conversions.


Mitsubishi Releases FR-D800 Series Compact, Next-Generation Inverters

Mitsubishi Releases FR-D800 Series Compact, Next-Generation Inverters

The FR-D800 series inverters aim to save users time, power, and physical space across applications. The inverters support both induction and permanent magnet motors and feature a USB-C connection so users can set parameters with ease.


News Apr 30, 2025 by Seth Price
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