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SMC Designs Latest Valves for Pneumatic Control System Operations

SMC Designs Latest Valves for Pneumatic Control System Operations

SMC recently released their latest VP546E/VP746E valves with added pneumatic control capabilities.


News Jun 23, 2021 by Seth Price
Boston Dynamics Recognizes One Year of Spot, the Quadruped Robot

Boston Dynamics Recognizes One Year of Spot, the Quadruped Robot

It’s been a year since Boston Dynamics debuted their latest quadruped robot. Where has the industry seen the adoption of Spot in the last year?


News Jun 23, 2021 by Maddie Bradshaw
Element Analytics and Amazon Web Services Develop Tools to Manage Industrial Plant Data

Element Analytics and Amazon Web Services Develop Tools to Manage Industrial Plant Data

Element Analytics offers customers an API integration with Amazon Web Services AWS IoT SiteWise to help centralize and manage industrial plant data.


News Jun 22, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
THK Aims for More Precise Linear Motion with New Dust-proofing Plate

THK Aims for More Precise Linear Motion with New Dust-proofing Plate

Linear Motion (LM) Guide mechanism company, THK, upgrades dust-proofing plate cover for its linear motion technology.


Rockwell’s Latest Safety Laser Scanner Allows Engineers to Control and Access Critical Data

Rockwell’s Latest Safety Laser Scanner Allows Engineers to Control and Access Critical Data

Allen-Bradley is adding CIP (Common Industrial Protocol) to their line of safe laser area scanners.


News Jun 21, 2021 by Shawn Dietrich
Phoenix Contact Launches New Program and Switches to Promote Safety in Control Operations

Phoenix Contact Launches New Program and Switches to Promote Safety in Control Operations

Phoenix Contact introduced the clipx WIRE assist worker assistance system for wire preparation, and the new FL Switch 2600 and 2700 device versions with IP65/IP66/IP67 degrees of protection.


News Jun 21, 2021 by Nancy Chenyizhi Liu
Honeywell Debuts Advanced Monitoring and Incident Response (AMIR) for OT Cybersecurity

Honeywell Debuts Advanced Monitoring and Incident Response (AMIR) for OT Cybersecurity

Honeywell announced this week they will be adding their latest cybersecurity solution to their Forge platform to improve OT and IT operations.


News Jun 20, 2021 by Robin Mitchell
Trinamic Introduces an Open-Source Reference Design for End-of-Arm Tooling

Trinamic Introduces an Open-Source Reference Design for End-of-Arm Tooling

Trinamic Motion Control, now part of Maxim Integrated, launched an open-source reference design for developing processes of industrial robotic end-of-arm tooling (EoAT).


News Jun 19, 2021 by Nancy Chenyizhi Liu
Latest News on Global Chip Shortage: How are Automotive Manufacturers Moving Forward?

Latest News on Global Chip Shortage: How are Automotive Manufacturers Moving Forward?

Automotive manufacturers continue to ride the wave of the global semiconductor chip shortage triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.


News Jun 18, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Balluff Delivers Magnetic Encoders for Safety Applications During National Safety Month

Balluff Delivers Magnetic Encoders for Safety Applications During National Safety Month

Balluff released their latest safety-rated magnetic encoder for industrial applications, just in time for National Safety Month.


News Jun 18, 2021 by Shawn Dietrich
SCHUNK Expands Robotic Grippers to Help Automation Experts Focus on Position Control

SCHUNK Expands Robotic Grippers to Help Automation Experts Focus on Position Control

SCHUNK aims to enhance the flexibility and productivity of automated systems with its latest tool-free BSWS-M jaw quick-change system.


News Jun 17, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Bedrock Adds Field Technician Interface and More to IEC-Compliant Automation Platform

Bedrock Adds Field Technician Interface and More to IEC-Compliant Automation Platform

Bedrock Automation updates its integrated development environment (IDE) platform to include new features, including OPC UA architecture and PLC features.


Mars Helicopter Employs Advanced Control Techniques to Survive In-Flight Anomaly

Mars Helicopter Employs Advanced Control Techniques to Survive In-Flight Anomaly

After five successful flights, the Mars Helicopter had a minor incident during its sixth voyage that was fixed using advanced control systems.


News Jun 16, 2021 by Seth Price
Altium’s Cloud-based Infrastructure Platform Connects Electronic Design to Manufacturing Floor

Altium’s Cloud-based Infrastructure Platform Connects Electronic Design to Manufacturing Floor

Altium’s CoDesigner capability is designed for mechanical engineers to collaborate on PCB design and deployment, allowing electrical and control engineers to work together.


News Jun 16, 2021 by Sara McCaslin
 iBASEt Addresses Big Data Challenges with Latest Data Management Platforms

iBASEt Addresses Big Data Challenges with Latest Data Management Platforms

Big data is getting even bigger. Learn how this company is creating platforms to keep up with this data as it becomes an essential part of the manufacturing process.


News Jun 15, 2021 by Damond Goodwin
Latest Generation of Multifunctional Relays Aim to Expand Power Generation Capabilities

Latest Generation of Multifunctional Relays Aim to Expand Power Generation Capabilities

ABB recently announced their latest multifunctional power relay, the REX610.


News Jun 15, 2021 by Robin Mitchell
Serbia Munitions Factory Explosion Causes Worker and Residential Evacuations

Serbia Munitions Factory Explosion Causes Worker and Residential Evacuations

The ammunition depot of the Sloboda factory in Cacak, Serbia, witnessed a series of explosions last week, causing police to evacuate and seal off the area for more than 24 hours.


Oriental Motor Expands Brushless Motor Lineup to Include Gearheads and More

Oriental Motor Expands Brushless Motor Lineup to Include Gearheads and More

Oriental Motor adds the BMU and BLE-2, two new brushless motors to their motor collection.


News Jun 14, 2021 by Seth Price
GE Creates Platform to Show Outage Planning and Analytics (OPA) for Nuclear Processes

GE Creates Platform to Show Outage Planning and Analytics (OPA) for Nuclear Processes

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and GE Digital introduced Outage Planning and Analytics (OPA), designed to help nuclear plant operators plan, schedule, and execute outages.


News Jun 11, 2021 by Nancy Chenyizhi Liu
Keyence PLC Includes Integrated Machine Operation Recording

Keyence PLC Includes Integrated Machine Operation Recording

Keyence released a PLC with all of the typical features, like I/O, but the company added integrated machine operation recording to improve remote operation and troubleshooting.


News Jun 11, 2021 by Shawn Dietrich