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Cognex Premiers In-Sight SnAPP Vision Sensor

Cognex Premiers In-Sight SnAPP Vision Sensor

Cognex’s newest vision sensor offers easy programming and an improved customer experience.


News Sep 22, 2023 by Seth Price
Pack Expo Exceeds All Expectations

Pack Expo Exceeds All Expectations

Pack Expo Las Vegas kicks off day 1 with exciting demonstrations from OEMs, integrators, and service providers from all around the packaging and processing industry. Check out the sights from the show!


News Sep 11, 2023 by David Peterson
Dold Develops SSR for Precise Control of Variable AC Loads

Dold Develops SSR for Precise Control of Variable AC Loads

Dold now offers a solid state relay (SSR) capable of burst firing mode for controlling electric heaters and infrared lamps.


News Aug 29, 2023 by Seth Price
Google’s Robotic Transformer 2: More Than Meets the Eye

Google’s Robotic Transformer 2: More Than Meets the Eye

Google’s DeepMind vision-language-action model, which transforms web knowledge into robotic control, recently landed on Earth with a truly cutting-edge machine learning algorithm.


News Aug 29, 2023 by Michael Levanduski
Heidenhain EnDat3 Absolute Encoder Offers Higher Data Rate

Heidenhain EnDat3 Absolute Encoder Offers Higher Data Rate

Heidenhain has announced an updated version of its popular encoder interface to support faster data transmission along with integrated safety.


News Aug 24, 2023 by Shawn Dietrich
Do More With Remote Access for Banner Safety Controllers

Do More With Remote Access for Banner Safety Controllers

Safety controllers hold a respected position in automation, relaying critical information between field and plant-level systems. Banner Engineering’s line of XS26 controllers has been optimized for networking.


News Aug 23, 2023 by David Peterson
Mitsubishi Electric Announces Exciting Automation Updates

Mitsubishi Electric Announces Exciting Automation Updates

Mitsubishi Electric continues to make advancements in the automation space, with new robots and controllers released recently, securing Mitsubishi as a leader in the future of industrial technology.


News Aug 18, 2023 by Seth Price
Enabling Advanced Automation With Omron’s New NX5 Series PLC

Enabling Advanced Automation With Omron’s New NX5 Series PLC

Omron’s NX5 series PLC is designed with IIoT in mind, including standard OPC UA and direct connection to relational databases such as SQL, all without the need for additional hardware or licensing.


News Aug 13, 2023 by Shawn Dietrich
ContaClip Releases New Push-In, High-Capacity Terminal Blocks

ContaClip Releases New Push-In, High-Capacity Terminal Blocks

ContaClip adds to an existing product line of terminal blocks with versions that support 10mm^2 conductors up to 4 amps, with a double-level version for added wiring capacity.


News Aug 07, 2023 by Shawn Dietrich
Baumer Releases Super Slim Inductive Sensor with 12 mm Object Detection

Baumer Releases Super Slim Inductive Sensor with 12 mm Object Detection

Baumer sets out to eliminate boundaries incurred by lack of installation space and improve application flexibility with its new, extremely thin inductive sensor.


News Aug 04, 2023 by Stephanie Leonida
Kawasaki Brings RS025N Medium Payload Robot to North America

Kawasaki Brings RS025N Medium Payload Robot to North America

Kawasaki has introduced the North American market to the newest medium payload robot, boasting the largest reach and highest speed of its class.


News Jul 31, 2023 by Seth Price
Temposonics Develops New Rod Sensor for Extreme Environments

Temposonics Develops New Rod Sensor for Extreme Environments

Sensors give IIoT the vital information it needs to better enhance plant connectivity, Tempsonics’ new R-SERIES V RM5 sensor expands sensing capabilities to even the most harsh environments.


News Jul 30, 2023 by Damond Goodwin
Banner Releases the K100 Basic Beacon for Tool Status Indication

Banner Releases the K100 Basic Beacon for Tool Status Indication

Banner Engineering’s new K100 Basic Beacon makes machine status available at a quick glance in a variety of colors with configurable patterns and intensities, a good fit for virtually all settings and users.


News Jul 26, 2023 by Seth Price
UR Introduces PolyScope X Specifically Designed for Machine Tending

UR Introduces PolyScope X Specifically Designed for Machine Tending

Universal Robots (UR) has released a new software platform, PolyScope X, to help manufacturers increase collaborative robot productivity, specifically in machine tending tasks.


News Jul 25, 2023 by Damond Goodwin
SMC Releases Suite of New Products for Pneumatic System Optimization

SMC Releases Suite of New Products for Pneumatic System Optimization

A new set of connector, valve, and cylinder products released by SMC promises to reduce downtime, save space, and provide more cost-effective maintenance operations.


News Jul 24, 2023 by Shawn Dietrich
ABB Releases New NEMA Motor with Durability and Modularity at its Core

ABB Releases New NEMA Motor with Durability and Modularity at its Core

Uncover the modular AMI 5800 NEMA motor from ABB, which provides engineers with improved performance and durability for industrial applications.


News Jul 21, 2023 by Stephanie Leonida
Banner’s New Current Sensor Converter For Digital Current Signals

Banner’s New Current Sensor Converter For Digital Current Signals

The use of signal converters, like Banner Engineering’s new current sensors with Snap Signal, can help manufacturers further connect their factories and monitor current to prevent future breakdowns.


News Jul 20, 2023 by Damond Goodwin
Schneider Announces Enhancement to Square D VisiPacT Safety Switches

Schneider Announces Enhancement to Square D VisiPacT Safety Switches

Schneider Electric improves the Square D VisiPacT product line with safety and convenience features designed to set the paradigm of heavy-duty switches, meeting or exceeding the demands of OSHA and NEMA.


News Jul 18, 2023 by Shawn Dietrich
SCHUNK’s New CMS Adapter System Boosts Flexibility in End Effectors

SCHUNK’s New CMS Adapter System Boosts Flexibility in End Effectors

SCHUNK seeks to provide more rapid and flexible robot-machine tool and gripper changeovers with a new user-friendly, safety-optimized CMS manual change system for industrial applications.


News Jul 17, 2023 by Stephanie Leonida
Newly Released: Exclusive Control.com Robotics Textbook

Newly Released: Exclusive Control.com Robotics Textbook

The engineering team at Control.com has written a brand-new textbook section explaining the fundamentals of robotics, explaining the most recent innovations in industrial, collaborative, and mobile robots.


News Jul 14, 2023 by David Peterson