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Yaskawa America Expands Offerings in GA800 AC Drive Product Lineup

Yaskawa America Expands Offerings in GA800 AC Drive Product Lineup

Yaskawa has expanded its GA800 variable speed drive product line to include drives and configured packages with power capabilities up to 1000 HP in a reduced footprint.


News Aug 31, 2024 by Damond Goodwin
WEG Launches W30 Smart Electronically Commutated Motors With Built-in Drive

WEG Launches W30 Smart Electronically Commutated Motors With Built-in Drive

WEG has added to an existing line of air-handling motors with an electronically commutated motor that carries an IE6 efficiency rating and is capable of up to 4 kW of power.


News Aug 30, 2024 by Shawn Dietrich
Free to Fly: ABB YuMi Cobots Free Researchers to Study Disease Treatments

Free to Fly: ABB YuMi Cobots Free Researchers to Study Disease Treatments

Duncan NRI has begun using an ABB YuMi cobot to automate maintenance tasks on fruit flies, saving 20% of the time required for medical research.


News Aug 29, 2024 by Seth Price
Introducing Smart Skin for Robots, Data Transmission via LEDs, and Other Developments

Introducing Smart Skin for Robots, Data Transmission via LEDs, and Other Developments

Researchers are developing technologies that could impact automation across industries, including smart robotic skin, data transferring light, undersea seismo-acoustic imaging, and improved 3D-printed concrete.


News Aug 29, 2024 by Joshua Tidwell
Pilz Creates PSSrail Control System, Opening Digital Railway Possibilities

Pilz Creates PSSrail Control System, Opening Digital Railway Possibilities

Pilz has released the PSSrail, a modular control system designed to alleviate train systems without costly infrastructure interruptions from digitizing operations.


News Aug 28, 2024 by Damond Goodwin
Nachi-Fujikoshi Expands Cobot Line-Up, Emphasizes Speed and Precision

Nachi-Fujikoshi Expands Cobot Line-Up, Emphasizes Speed and Precision

Nachi-Fujikoshi has released a 12 kg CMZ collaborative robot capable of motion speeds up to 1,000 mm/sec in collaborative mode and up to 3,000 mm/sec in non-collaborative mode.


News Aug 28, 2024 by Shawn Dietrich
SMC Introduces Plug-in Solenoid Valve With Top-Ported Design

SMC Introduces Plug-in Solenoid Valve With Top-Ported Design

SMC's new compact solenoid valve expands the modular plug-in series with a new top-ported design for simplified installation and expanded flexibility.


News Aug 27, 2024 by Bob Odhiambo
Hurco and Kawasaki Robotics Cooperate to Streamline Robotic Innovation

Hurco and Kawasaki Robotics Cooperate to Streamline Robotic Innovation

The first fruits of the Hurco and Kawasaki Robotics partnership will be demonstrated at IMTS 2024. They intend to expand CNC automation to deliver quality to their customers.


News Aug 27, 2024 by Seth Price
Olis Remote Monitoring for PLCs: Not Just for Robots Anymore

Olis Remote Monitoring for PLCs: Not Just for Robots Anymore

Remote control is a risky business for industrial automation, but the ability to remotely monitor, asses failures, and clear faults has been expanded from robotics to PLC systems by Olis Robotics.


News Aug 27, 2024 by David Peterson
Easy As 1-2-3! Cognex’s New AI-Powered Counter Increases Reliable

Easy As 1-2-3! Cognex’s New AI-Powered Counter Increases Reliable

Cognex has released a new counting tool for the In-Sight SnAPP vision sensors. The tool performs automated quantity checks with higher accuracy and increased process efficiency.


News Aug 26, 2024 by Joshua Tidwell
New Baumer Flow Sensor for High-Pressure, Large Diameter Applications

New Baumer Flow Sensor for High-Pressure, Large Diameter Applications

Baumer has expanded its process sensing portfolio with a new labor-saving flow metering device, useful for industrial water applications featuring high pressures and large pipe diameters.


News Aug 25, 2024 by Damond Goodwin
Autonics Introduces SPB-A Series of DIN Rail Switching Mode Power Supplies

Autonics Introduces SPB-A Series of DIN Rail Switching Mode Power Supplies

Autonics has discontinued its SPB series of DIN rail switching mode power supplies and now offers the more compact, easier-to-install SPB-A series with improved environmental resistance.


News Aug 24, 2024 by Joshua Tidwell
Trial Partnership Tests AI-Powered Technology To Automate Greenhouses

Trial Partnership Tests AI-Powered Technology To Automate Greenhouses

Koidra and Nature Fresh Farms have established a trial partnership to test a new way of farming greenhouse environments using Koidra's AI-powered automation technologies.


News Aug 23, 2024 by Stephanie Leonida
Endress+Hauser Invests 100 Million Euros To Modernize Oldest Facility

Endress+Hauser Invests 100 Million Euros To Modernize Oldest Facility

Endress+Hauser's six-decade-old production facility is being updated to meet modern production demands. The modernized facility is part of the company's Campus 2030+ project focused on sustainability.


News Aug 22, 2024 by Joshua Tidwell
Oriental Motor Expands Brushless Motor Solutions With 24 VDC Driver

Oriental Motor Expands Brushless Motor Solutions With 24 VDC Driver

Oriental Motor has added a 24 VDC 400 W driver to its BLV Series R Type brushless motor offerings, providing users with a new unified, battery-powered speed control system.


News Aug 22, 2024 by Austin Futrell
Introducing the AchieVe LPPT Series: AutomationDirect’s New Pressure Sensors

Introducing the AchieVe LPPT Series: AutomationDirect’s New Pressure Sensors

AutomationDirect has introduced a new series of reasonably priced pressure sensors, the AchieVe LPPT. The sensors’ rugged design makes them suitable for industrial applications.


News Aug 21, 2024 by Austin Futrell
OnLogic Adds Support for Industrial Use of AI with New Consulting Service

OnLogic Adds Support for Industrial Use of AI with New Consulting Service

Creating the smart factories of tomorrow means integrating artificial intelligence-based systems into industrial processes by providing knowledge to onboard new systems.


News Aug 21, 2024 by Stephanie Leonida
Softing Industrial Embeds tManager on an Industrial PC for IT/OT Integration

Softing Industrial Embeds tManager on an Industrial PC for IT/OT Integration

The latest industrial PC from Softing Industrial enables users to exchange data upstream and downstream between PLCs and enterprise systems without the need for an extra PLC slot.


News Aug 20, 2024 by Shawn Dietrich
Balluff Creates New Flat Magnetic Targets for Angle Measurement Systems

Balluff Creates New Flat Magnetic Targets for Angle Measurement Systems

Balluff’s latest absolute encoder features a low-profile design and highly accurate measurement to facilitate its use in compact motor angle measurement systems.


News Aug 20, 2024 by Damond Goodwin
Autonics ARIO: Packing I/O Capability Into a Small Form Factor

Autonics ARIO: Packing I/O Capability Into a Small Form Factor

Scalability, network compatibility, and hot-swappable connections make data acquisition and process control straightforward with the new modular expansion I/O units from Autonics.


News Aug 19, 2024 by Seth Price