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Fast, Accurate, and IIoT Ready: Balluff’s New Rapid Positioning System

Fast, Accurate, and IIoT Ready: Balluff’s New Rapid Positioning System

Balluff has released a brand-new fast, accurate positioning system, dubbed the Balluff Inductive Rapid (BIR) Positioning System, with IO-Link, analog, and SSI communication options.


News Mar 11, 2024 by Austin Futrell
Streamlining Robot Operation With Mitsubishi’s New R86TB Teach Pendant

Streamlining Robot Operation With Mitsubishi’s New R86TB Teach Pendant

The new R86TB teach pendant from Mitsubishi Electric is designed for operability and ease of use when programming robotic motion and monitoring robot status, regardless of a user’s experience level.


News Mar 07, 2024 by Seth Price
Kawasaki Robotics and Olis Robotics | Remote Monitoring and Recovery

Kawasaki Robotics and Olis Robotics | Remote Monitoring and Recovery

Kawasaki Robotics and Olis Robotics partner to integrate respective technologies, allowing Kawasaki’s industrial robots to be controlled by the Olis Connect monitoring and recovery solution.


News Mar 04, 2024 by Stephanie Leonida
What is a Servo Motor?

What is a Servo Motor?

Servo motors are common in all kinds of motion control applications for various industries, but what are these devices, and what makes them different from standard AC or DC motors?


New IO-Link Connectivity at the Edge From Hilscher

New IO-Link Connectivity at the Edge From Hilscher

Hilscher has released a new IO-Link master device for connecting both legacy devices and new smart sensors to Industry 4.0 infrastructure at the edge of the physical factory floor.


News Feb 26, 2024 by Damond Goodwin
AutomationDirect Combines Power and Flexibility in New CODESYS PLCs

AutomationDirect Combines Power and Flexibility in New CODESYS PLCs

AutomationDirect has recently released a new PLC that uses CODESYS, a software platform for industrial programming that has been widely adopted across numerous existing PLC systems.


News Feb 26, 2024 by Joshua Tidwell
Enhancing Industrial Safety, Autonics Introduces New Door Lock Switches

Enhancing Industrial Safety, Autonics Introduces New Door Lock Switches

Autonics recently expanded its product lineup by introducing three new safety door lock switches, the SFDL2, SFDL, and SFD series, with enhanced safety features to provide fail-proof closure.


News Feb 20, 2024 by Austin Futrell
KUKA Robotics Mixed Reality Software Improves Motion Programming

KUKA Robotics Mixed Reality Software Improves Motion Programming

KUKA.MixedReality Assistant helps engineers visualize robotic motions before programming or deployment in order to accelerate robot start-up, one of the hardest parts of automation.


News Feb 14, 2024 by Seth Price
How to Wire Motor Starters and Contactors

How to Wire Motor Starters and Contactors

This article investigates the basic components and wiring conventions for common three-phase motor starter configurations, including direct online, reversing, and star-delta.


ATX West 2024: Robots, Vision, and Machine Building Innovation

ATX West 2024: Robots, Vision, and Machine Building Innovation

IME West, featuring packaging, medical, and plastic manufacturing as well as the ATX West automation show, was a huge success, showcasing many exciting tech displays from hundreds of companies.


News Feb 12, 2024 by David Peterson
Mitsubishi Electric Collaborates With Hacarus and Northrop Grumman

Mitsubishi Electric Collaborates With Hacarus and Northrop Grumman

Mitsubishi Electric has announced new collaborations with Hacarus and Northrop Grumman to advance AI-driven visual inspection in manufacturing and enhance interoperability for air defense systems.


News Feb 10, 2024 by Stephanie Leonida
Aerotech Introduces Single- and Multi-Axis Servo Drives for Precise Motion Control

Aerotech Introduces Single- and Multi-Axis Servo Drives for Precise Motion Control

Aerotech now offers a new line of servo motor drives designed for precision motion control. The single and multi-axis servo drives are built for machine design and automation across industries.


News Feb 08, 2024 by Seth Price
Dunkermotoren Launches High-performance Linear Motor Series

Dunkermotoren Launches High-performance Linear Motor Series

Adding to its linear solutions, Dunkermotoren has released its latest linear motor series. The new motors are designed to deliver high performance in demanding applications across industries.


News Feb 06, 2024 by Austin Futrell
ELESA Debuts Wide-Ranging Line of Industrial Vacuum Grippers

ELESA Debuts Wide-Ranging Line of Industrial Vacuum Grippers

ELESA has announced a new line of vacuum suction cups in a range of sizes and configurations, along with supports and quick-disconnect fixtures for industrial material handling applications.


News Feb 06, 2024 by Jeremy Cook
Westermo Unveils SandCat: Plug-and-Play Switches for Industrial Ethernet Networks

Westermo Unveils SandCat: Plug-and-Play Switches for Industrial Ethernet Networks

Westermo has announced its latest series of plug-and-play unmanaged industrial Ethernet switches designed to be versatile, reliable, compact, and user-friendly.


News Feb 05, 2024 by Bob Odhiambo
HMS Networks Links Raspberry Pi to Industry With New Adapter

HMS Networks Links Raspberry Pi to Industry With New Adapter

HMS and Anybus have made a goal of easing integration between various industrial protocols with the new Raspberry Pi adapter board for the CompactCom module.


News Feb 03, 2024 by Shawn Dietrich
Democratizing Robotic Automation: Formic Releases Latest RaaS Solutions

Democratizing Robotic Automation: Formic Releases Latest RaaS Solutions

Formic has launched its newest software to provide customers with a robotics-as-a-service solution with no upfront costs, palpable operational savings, and round-the-clock monitoring and maintenance service.


News Jan 31, 2024 by Stephanie Leonida
Siemens Expands Existing SINAMICS Servo Drive Product Family

Siemens Expands Existing SINAMICS Servo Drive Product Family

Siemens delivers brand-new software and hardware updates to the flagship SINAMICS S210 servo motor and drive system to increase precision, safety, and compatibility features.


News Jan 31, 2024 by Shawn Dietrich
Detailed Introduction to Dual Check Safety (DCS) in Robotic Work Cells

Detailed Introduction to Dual Check Safety (DCS) in Robotic Work Cells

Learn about FANUC’s Dual Check Safety (DCS) system and the various methods, how to configure the DCS parameters, and how to avoid and resolve issues associated with DCS positional alarms.


SMC Releases the LEHR Gripper Specialized for Collaborative Robots

SMC Releases the LEHR Gripper Specialized for Collaborative Robots

SMC has recently announced the addition of a series of new electric grippers, specifically intended to be used along with UR collaborative robot applications.


News Jan 30, 2024 by Bob Odhiambo