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A Look Into Industry PACs Featuring Unique Automation Capabilities

Learn about design, preventive maintenance, redundancy, proof tests, and self-diagnostics relating to Omron, Rockwell, and Siemens PACs.

2 days ago by Aline Dias

Emerson Increasing Operational Certainty in Emergency Shut Down Situations with New Control System

Emerson released the ASCO series 141 ARCS providing redundancy solutions for process control applications requiring emergency shutdown valves.

January 07, 2021 by Sara McCaslin

Parker Hannifin Releases Machine I/O with New PCH Network Portal

Parker’s new PCH Network Portal with I/O and IO-Link master capabilities is designed for various industrial applications due to its multiple industrial Ethernet protocols.

December 23, 2020 by Sara McCaslin

STMicroelectronics and Schneider Electric Partner on IoT People-Counting Sensor

Global semiconductor manufacturer, STMicroelectronics, and Schneider Electric have announced a new partnership to work on a prototype IoT sensor.

December 07, 2020 by Alessandro Mascellino

ABB Adds Color Profiles to Color Measurement Sensor for Enhanced Paper Quality

ABB added its Color Profiles feature to its High-Performance Color Measurement sensor.

November 19, 2020 by Seth Price

Bosch Rexroth Completes ctrlX SAFETY Control System with New Safety Hardware

Bosch Rexroth recently released the ctrlX SAFETY control hardware series.

November 18, 2020 by Seth Price

ABB Commissions New Control System Package for Tan Thang Cement in Vietnam

An ABB control system package comprised of the Ability System 800xA DCS, Ability Knowledge Manager, and Ability Expert Optimizer has been fully commissioned at Vietnamese cement plant Tan Thang Cement.

November 10, 2020 by Sara McCaslin

SICK Sensors Releases New Quality Inspection SensorApp and All-in-One Vision Sensor

SICK announced the release of its Inspector P62x sensor and Nova app solution that will perform tasks such as quality assurance and inspection.

October 13, 2020 by Ben Stepanian

OMRON Uses Intelligent Sensing Technology to Release New Laser Sensor for Conyer Operations

OMRON announced an industry first in sensing technology, the E3AS-HL complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) Laser Sensor.

October 08, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida

Baumer Releases O200 Optical Sensor Suitable for Detecting Very Small Objects

Baumer’s newly developed O200 laser sensors can be used for detecting objects as small as 0.05 mm.

October 05, 2020 by Seth Price

Rockwell Automation Unveils New Allen-Bradley Motor Control Centers

Rockwell Automation released the new CENTERLINE 2500 Motor Control Centers with SecureConnect technology.

October 01, 2020 by Alessandro Mascellino

Fluke Leads Investment in Everactive to Accelerate Growth in IIoT and Sensor Solutions

Fluke Corp has invested in Everactive for its novelty sensor technology in hopes to accelerate IIoT technologies.

September 30, 2020 by Ben Stepanian

Kaman Introduces New Self-Contained Displacement Sensor to New Industries

Kaman Precision Products released the SC-2440 analog output displacement sensor designed for automated assembly.

September 28, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida

ABB Dynamic Assembly Pack: The Missing Piece in Automotive Assembly Applications

ABB's Dynamic Assembly Pack for Final Trim and Assembly combines real-time cameras with integrated force control sensors to allow robots to track positions more precisely.

September 10, 2020 by Sara McCaslin

Eaton Releases New Sensor for Tracking Machine Location and Machine Dynamics

Eaton introduces a new machine dynamics sensor, GFX, that enables operations for machinery, vehicles, and operators. 

September 08, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida

Panasonic Releases New Gas Flow Sensor for Hydrogen and Industrial Applications

Panasonic introduces its new hydrogen gas sensor suitable for use in evaluating a wide range of hydrogen-related technology.

August 27, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida

Emerson Releases First Ever New Ultrasonic Generators with Advanced Controls

Recently, Emerson released its new Branson GCX Series generator, which includes efficient system control and intuitive HMI.

August 13, 2020 by Ben Stepanian

Balluff’s IO-Link Interface Adds Flexibility and Control to New Capacitive Smart Sensor

Balluff recently expanded their line capacitive sensors to include block-style smart sensors with the IO-link interface.

August 11, 2020 by Sara McCaslin

ATI and NASA Partner to Create Space-Rated Force and Torque Sensor for Mars 2020 Rover

ATI is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL) to create a Force/Torque Sensor for Perseverance, the latest Mars Rover project in 2020.

August 06, 2020 by Damond Goodwin

ABB Releases New I/O Solution to Bridge Gap Between Brownfield and Greenfield Operations

ABB introduces the XIO solution to enable fast and efficient brownfield site expansion.

July 28, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida