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Manage Single Pair Ethernet Networks: BEETLE Switch From Belden

Manage Single Pair Ethernet Networks: BEETLE Switch From Belden

Single Pair Ethernet, or SPE, is a technology that aims to reduce the size and complexity of network wiring while providing long-distance signal accuracy. The new switch from Belden manages SPE networks.


News Mar 27, 2024 by Austin Futrell
RoboDK and Comau Deliver Next-generation Robotic Simulation

RoboDK and Comau Deliver Next-generation Robotic Simulation

The latest collaboration between RoboDK and Comau gives users enhanced, user-friendly robotic simulation and offline programming with Roboshop Next Gen software.


News Mar 24, 2024 by Bob Odhiambo
KEB Automation Adds Functionally Safe Encoders to DL4 Servos

KEB Automation Adds Functionally Safe Encoders to DL4 Servos

Safety is a top priority in the fast-paced manufacturing world. Brusatori Electric Motors, part of the KEB Automation brand group, has integrated functional safety features into its DL4 motor series.


News Mar 23, 2024 by Austin Futrell
Laser Precision and Customizable Cutoff: Banner Adds Sensing Modes to Q2X Series

Laser Precision and Customizable Cutoff: Banner Adds Sensing Modes to Q2X Series

Banner Engineering has improved the versatility and flexibility of its Q2X series of miniature photoelectric sensors by adding two new sensing modes: fixed-field and laser measurement.


News Mar 21, 2024 by Joshua Tidwell
It’s a MIRAI-cle: Tough Tasks Made Easier With Micropsi and KUKA

It’s a MIRAI-cle: Tough Tasks Made Easier With Micropsi and KUKA

Challenging robotic tasks will now be easier to manage for KUKA customers, as KUKA now offers the power of Micropsi’s MIRAI AI-powered vision systems to their robotics users.


News Mar 19, 2024 by Joshua Tidwell
Softing’s Latest smartLink Devices, Now With PROFINET Network Access

Softing’s Latest smartLink Devices, Now With PROFINET Network Access

Softing Industrial has unleashed the flexibility of protocols with the latest devices in its smartLink product lineup. The new hardware gateway and software module give users access to PROFINET networks.


News Mar 15, 2024 by Seth Price
Control Bits: A Roundup of Automation News You May Have Missed

Control Bits: A Roundup of Automation News You May Have Missed

Flow controllers, sensors, AI, motors, conveyors… Check out the Control editorial team's top picks for news and headlines from the world of robotics and control automation over the past few weeks!


News Mar 14, 2024 by David Peterson
SMC Releases Lightweight, Vacuum-integrated Electric Gripper for Cobots

SMC Releases Lightweight, Vacuum-integrated Electric Gripper for Cobots

SMC has released its lightweight, energy-saving ZXPE5 Series electric vacuum gripper for collaborative robots. The new gripper has a built-in vacuum pump and can be used with a single electrical wire connection.


News Mar 14, 2024 by Stephanie Leonida
Breaking Traditions: KEB Automation Releases a New Web-Based HMI

Breaking Traditions: KEB Automation Releases a New Web-Based HMI

KEB Automation now offers the C6 X1 web-based HMI, available in multiple sizes with various system options that can be mounted anywhere on the machine, powered by the HELIO visualization system.


News Mar 13, 2024 by Austin Futrell
Emerson’s Compact, Robust PC Links the Industrial Floor to the Cloud

Emerson’s Compact, Robust PC Links the Industrial Floor to the Cloud

Emerson’s new PACSystems IPC 2010 comes with pre-installed Movicon software and the PACEdge IIoT platform, providing powerful computing for visualizing industrial edge data applications.


News Mar 12, 2024 by Damond Goodwin
Schunk System Enables Automatic, Quick Change of Gripper Fingers

Schunk System Enables Automatic, Quick Change of Gripper Fingers

The new BSWS-R jaw quick-change system from Schunk automates tool changes, reducing downtime during robotic manipulation of parts and enabling greater manufacturing flexibility.


News Mar 12, 2024 by Seth Price
(Circuit) Breaking News! Siemens’ New Electronic Circuit Protection Device

(Circuit) Breaking News! Siemens’ New Electronic Circuit Protection Device

Siemens announces a new approach to circuit protection that doesn’t use a mechanical disconnection method, instead relying on a more modern digital method to open circuits when a fault occurs.


News Mar 11, 2024 by Shawn Dietrich
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
Banner’s New AC Voltage Sensor for Equipment Monitoring

Banner’s New AC Voltage Sensor for Equipment Monitoring

Banner’s latest IIoT monitoring system comes in the form of an AC voltage monitoring sensor, capable of providing users with real-time power monitoring for their industrial equipment.


News Mar 05, 2024 by Damond Goodwin
Lütze Expands LOCC-Box System With New IO-Link Gateway

Lütze Expands LOCC-Box System With New IO-Link Gateway

Lütze has released an IO-Link gateway to provide users with greater communication and connectivity. The new gateway can connect up to fifteen of the company's LOCC-Box-Net modules in new and existing systems.


News Mar 02, 2024 by Austin Futrell
Idec Launches 7-inch Combined PLC+HMI With I/O Options

Idec Launches 7-inch Combined PLC+HMI With I/O Options

Adding to its existing SmartAXIS Touch family, Idec has released the FT2J Series combined PLC+HMI for compact and simplified control. The combined solution features a 7-inch touchscreen display and expandable I/O.


News Mar 01, 2024 by Shawn Dietrich
Rockwell Automation Releases New Panel and Box Industrial PCs

Rockwell Automation Releases New Panel and Box Industrial PCs

Rockwell Automation has released a panel PC/HMI combination unit designed to add additional functionality and computing power to the existing FactoryTalk Optix portfolio.


News Feb 28, 2024 by Shawn Dietrich
Festo Makes Tech Jump With VTEP High-Precision Proportional Valve

Festo Makes Tech Jump With VTEP High-Precision Proportional Valve

Festo's controlled pneumatics technology is expanding possibilities for using pneumatics in automated applications. The innovative functions offered by VTEP play a role in creating these opportunities.


News Feb 27, 2024 by Austin Futrell
Circular Economy Practices: Business Growth and Environmental Responsibility

Circular Economy Practices: Business Growth and Environmental Responsibility

ABB‘s recent report “Circularity: No Time to Waste” stresses the need for industrial businesses to embrace circularity practices for sustainable growth and economical product lifecycles.


News Feb 26, 2024 by Stephanie Leonida
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