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Fabrication Technologies Rock the Scene at FABTECH 2024

Fabrication Technologies Rock the Scene at FABTECH 2024

Check out some of the highlights you might have missed from North America’s largest show dedicated to fabrication, metalworking, welding, and finishing.


News Oct 19, 2024 by David Peterson
Unlocking Safety and Taking Control: Pilz’s New Automation Solutions

Unlocking Safety and Taking Control: Pilz’s New Automation Solutions

Pilz has added to its portfolio of safe automation solutions with a new compact safety gate system and new input and output modules for the PNOZmulti 2 safe small controller.


News Oct 18, 2024 by Austin Futrell
Control Station Unveils System Health Monitoring Service for Enhanced Operational Efficiency

Control Station Unveils System Health Monitoring Service for Enhanced Operational Efficiency

The new service utilizes the company's PlantESP Loop Performance Monitoring solution to provide companies with operational insights to maximize plant health and performance.


News Oct 17, 2024 by Bob Odhiambo
Baumer Launches IX Series of “All-In-One” GigE Vision Industrial Cameras

Baumer Launches IX Series of “All-In-One” GigE Vision Industrial Cameras

The newest series of ultra-compact, space-saving industrial cameras integrate all of the components for image acquisition into a single housing, making for a simple and user-friendly machine vision solution.


News Oct 17, 2024 by Joshua Tidwell
Phoenix Contact’s Latest Lineup: Sparking Innovation and Zapping Downtime

Phoenix Contact’s Latest Lineup: Sparking Innovation and Zapping Downtime

Phoenix Contact has released some new products to its portfolio that can offer substantial benefits to integrators: the PT2,5-4L terminal blocks, a few IO-Link I/O boxes, and the new NearFi couplers.


News Oct 16, 2024 by Austin Futrell
IDEC’s Integrated PLC and HMI has a Smaller Footprint and Less Complexity

IDEC’s Integrated PLC and HMI has a Smaller Footprint and Less Complexity

IDEC has recently unveiled its newest Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) with a built-in Human Machine Interface (HMI), boasting several I/O ports and a 16 million color 4.3” display.


News Oct 16, 2024 by Seth Price
Flanged and Versatile: Binder Releases the PBC15 Connector System

Flanged and Versatile: Binder Releases the PBC15 Connector System

Binder has enhanced its connector system portfolio by introducing flange components designed for the PBC15 (615 series) cable connectors, tailored for high current and voltage applications.


News Oct 15, 2024 by Joshua Tidwell
Sonair Secures Funding for 3D Ultrasonic Object Detection in AMRs

Sonair Secures Funding for 3D Ultrasonic Object Detection in AMRs

In a cost-saving shakeup of the AMR industry, Sonair raised $6.8M to advance the sensing capabilities of mobile robots from 2D LiDAR and vision to a 3D array of acoustic sensors.


News Oct 15, 2024 by David Peterson
Know Your Place: Balluff Debuts Linear Position Monitoring System

Know Your Place: Balluff Debuts Linear Position Monitoring System

Have you ever needed to know the position of a hydraulic cylinder at any given point? Balluff’s new BTL K sensor uses magnetostrictive technology to provide constant, accurate positioning.


News Oct 14, 2024 by Shawn Dietrich
Schmalz Releases Two-in-One Solution for Grid and Nesting CNC Tables

Schmalz Releases Two-in-One Solution for Grid and Nesting CNC Tables

Schmalz introduced two of its latest CNC wood processing vacuum blocks with a time-saving grid-to-nesting table-switching capability.


News Oct 14, 2024 by Stephanie Leonida
Kollmorgen Releases Next-Generation Programmable Motion Controller

Kollmorgen Releases Next-Generation Programmable Motion Controller

Motion controllers are becoming more popular in automation due to their fast communication, quick computing, and integrated programming abilities. Check out Kollmorgen's latest motion controller, the PCMM2G.


News Oct 13, 2024 by Shawn Dietrich
wenglor’s New Ring Light and Dark Field Attachment Assist Machine Vision

wenglor’s New Ring Light and Dark Field Attachment Assist Machine Vision

With the use of wenglor’s new LRL ring light, machine vision inspection tasks are made easier through bright lights and dark field illumination.


News Oct 12, 2024 by Seth Price
ControlByWeb Creates Quick-Connect Temperature Monitoring Solution

ControlByWeb Creates Quick-Connect Temperature Monitoring Solution

The new temperature monitoring solution enables sensors to be daisy-chained together for quick and simple installation and operation. The connected solution can be used for new and existing systems.


News Oct 11, 2024 by Damond Goodwin
Teradyne and Siemens Deliver a Manufacturing-Focused Showcase at MxD

Teradyne and Siemens Deliver a Manufacturing-Focused Showcase at MxD

Teradyne Robotics and Siemens set out to accelerate the adoption of advanced AI-driven robotics and automation technologies in Manufacturing through their collaborative MxD showcase.


News Oct 10, 2024 by Stephanie Leonida
KEB Automation Upgrades Drive Controllers and Servo Drives

KEB Automation Upgrades Drive Controllers and Servo Drives

KEB Automation has added new functionalities to its F6 drive controllers and S6 servo drives. The enhancements include hardware and software-based updates focused on efficiency and usability.


News Oct 10, 2024 by Austin Futrell
Festo Launches Stepper Motor Series for Multi-Protocol DC Servo Drives

Festo Launches Stepper Motor Series for Multi-Protocol DC Servo Drives

Festo has added a new stepper motor series to its light-duty servo motion solutions. The series rounds out the company's one-stop shop that enables customers to tailor purchases to their application needs.


News Oct 09, 2024 by Damond Goodwin
Universal Robots Never Skips Arm Day: Higher Payloads for UR20/UR30 Cobots

Universal Robots Never Skips Arm Day: Higher Payloads for UR20/UR30 Cobots

Universal Robots have increased the payload capacity of their high-payload UR20 and UR30 cobots when the cobot is in the top lift position.


News Oct 09, 2024 by Joshua Tidwell
Keeping Eyes On The Prize | Wenglor Expands Vision Portfolio

Keeping Eyes On The Prize | Wenglor Expands Vision Portfolio

Wenglor is expanding the range of components offered for automated image processing systems, including vision controllers, high-performance cameras, and seamlessly integrated processing software.


News Oct 08, 2024 by Joshua Tidwell
ABB’s GoFa Series Cobots Increase Accuracy Tenfold with New Feature

ABB’s GoFa Series Cobots Increase Accuracy Tenfold with New Feature

ABB has introduced various features to its GoFa series cobots to enhance their accuracy, operational efficiency, and applicability.


News Oct 08, 2024 by Austin Futrell
ABB Sponsors MassRobotics, Driving Innovation in the Industry

ABB Sponsors MassRobotics, Driving Innovation in the Industry

The Robotics division of ABB has contributed both hardware and RobotStudio software to MassRobotics, helping drive innovation and design at the country's largest independent robotic hub.


News Oct 07, 2024 by Shawn Dietrich