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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
Comau and Fincantieri Team Up to Create a Ship Building Robot

Comau and Fincantieri Team Up to Create a Ship Building Robot

In what has been hailed as the first of its kind, MR4WELD, an autonomous mobile welding robot platform, will begin performance testing in the shipbuilding industry.


News Jul 23, 2023 by Seth Price
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
JPB Système Receives Funds for Monitoring and 3D Printing Capabilities

JPB Système Receives Funds for Monitoring and 3D Printing Capabilities

JPB Système received investment from the French Government to advance its vibration-connected production monitoring solution and strengthen its Metal Binder Jetting 3D printing capabilities.


News Jul 13, 2023 by Stephanie Leonida
ABB’s Newest Additions to the Robot and Cobot Families

ABB’s Newest Additions to the Robot and Cobot Families

ABB has added several new industrial and collaborative robots to its automation catalog, intended primarily to meet growing production demands in the automotive and electric vehicle (EV) markets.


News Jul 09, 2023 by Seth Price
ABB Robotics Introduces Partner System To Speed Project Development

ABB Robotics Introduces Partner System To Speed Project Development

ABB recently announced the deployment of the partner ecosystem which offers packaged ABB and B&R automation solutions to help reduce integration and design time.


News Jun 28, 2023 by Shawn Dietrich
Leuze Develops New TL 305 Tower Light Indicator Series

Leuze Develops New TL 305 Tower Light Indicator Series

Tower lights can offer vital information about automated cell status from a distance via visual cues. Leuze has announced the TL 305 series of tower lights to provide robust, customizable indicator options.


News Jun 27, 2023 by Damond Goodwin
Banner Expands Light Curtain Lineup With New Easy-To-Install Devices

Banner Expands Light Curtain Lineup With New Easy-To-Install Devices

Banner Engineering has added the new S4B light curtain lineup to improve light curtain functionality for customers with tricolor LED alignment and preventative maintenance capabilities to reduce downtime.


News Jun 20, 2023 by Damond Goodwin
Dobot Introduces New CRA Cobot Series with Vision and Safety Additions

Dobot Introduces New CRA Cobot Series with Vision and Safety Additions

Dobot’s new CRA series cobots offer end users enhanced gripping capabilities through the use of the new CRV500 smart camera and other enhanced features designed to decrease cycle time.


News Jun 13, 2023 by Damond Goodwin
Voice Commands for Robot Programming? Konica Minolta’s New CoboVox

Voice Commands for Robot Programming? Konica Minolta’s New CoboVox

Starting as an exciting novelty that has gained a foothold in many consumer technologies, voice control has struggled with industrial traction, but Konica Minolta has a new method of programming robotics.


News Jun 06, 2023 by David Peterson
Fixing Broken Gears: Partners Improve Sustainability of Automated Repair

Fixing Broken Gears: Partners Improve Sustainability of Automated Repair

RoboDK reduces waste and energy usage during automated gear repair operations with the help of several industrial partners to simulate, evaluate, and finally, perform the actual manufacturing process.


News Jun 04, 2023 by Seth Price