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Editor’s Pick
Hardware Expertise Paired With Software and AI Competence
By Festo
Festo aims to establish artificial intelligence (AI) as a key technology and core competence and to use it consistently for its customers' automation solutions. To this end, Festo offers intelligent solutions and services, with a focus on Predictive Maintenance, Predictive Quality and Predictive Energy. Festo uses condition...
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Supporting You
Four Ways That Omron's New K7GE Helps Minimize Downtime and Improve Productivity
By Omron Automation
Many manufacturers use time-consuming and potentially dangerous manual processes to inspect servo motors for insulation issues. If this sounds like your company, it might be time to switch over to an automated, remote-based servo motor condition monitoring solution that works around the clock. Omron's new K7GE remote...
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Automation Considerations
Replenishment Solution for Fulfillment Automation
By Fanuc
Unprecedented growth demands have prompted retail grocery companies to look for more cost-effective automation solutions. While order fulfillment picking operations are applying a variety of automated solutions, decanting operations are virtually overlooked. Decant represents the second highest labor staffing requirement...
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Collaboration
Universal Robots Develops Interface for Siemens Engineering Portal
Integrating Universal Robots‘ collaborative robots into complex machines and manufacturing environments will soon be a process machine builders and systems integrators can seamlessly handle through the automation platforms; Siemens’ TIA (Totally Integrated Automation) portal. The UR cobots will become part of the...
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Job Efficiency
Perfect Finish Due to Automated Surface Machining
By Schunk
Surfaces are machined by grinding and polishing. With coarse material removal as a post-processing operation, for further machining, or fine machining, sensitivity and precise readjustment are required to achieve the perfect workpiece finish. Experienced employees perform these tasks intuitively, but manual...
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Changing Scene
- Omron Automation Americas Appoints New VP of Sales
Recently, automation solutions provider Omron Automation Americas was pleased to announce the promotion of Peter Brouwer to Vice President of Sales US/CAN. In his new role, Peter will be responsible for driving strategic growth initiatives and partner relationships to support the Omron mission and overall...
- Electromate Inc. Recognized as the 35th Best Workplace in Canada
Electromate has been recognized as the 35th Best Workplace in Canada. This list, and related stories, appeared in a Special National Report on Friday April 16, 2021 in Canada’s National Newspaper, The Globe and Mail. "Electromate is honored to be named the on the 2021 list of Best Workplaces in Canada and ranking...
- FANUC: New Machine Tool Workforce Development Alliance
FANUC America and Doosan Machine Tools America are working together to build the next generation of machinists. The FANUC Certified CNC Training Program now offers manufacturing skills development using Doosan machine tools. The new offering adds to the depth and breadth of FANUC’s CNC training tools as well...
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International News
- Excellence in Network Technology
"Innovative automation with a system." For HandlingTech Automations-Systeme GmbH, the slogan says it all. Founded in 1994 as an automation newcomer in his parents’ basement turned parts business, Managing Director Jörg Hutzel’s family-owned company has developed into a veritable robotics player. Today, the automation...
- Parker Redefines Instrumentation Valves and Manifolds, Launching New Catalogue Offering Superior Advantages in Application
Parker Instrumentation Products Division Europe – part of Parker Hannifin, a global provider of motion and control technologies – has launched itslatest catalogue and most up-to-date needle valves and manifold solutions range. Designed with engineers in mind and the ever more demanding needs of the applications, this...
- Festo Makes Customers Ready For Energy-Efficient Production
The increasing awareness of climate protection, but also high energy prices and rising cost pressure make energy efficiency a core corporate task. In addition, environmentally friendly and CO2-neutral production is increasingly becoming a competitive factor. Festo is meeting the growing demands of customers among others...
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Phoenix Contact: M12 Field Detachable Connector with Push-in Technology
Wire solid and pre-treated conductors easily and without tools thanks to direct insertion with Push-in connection technology. Open the terminal point using the colored lever. With this method, you can also wire fine stranded litz wires, or release the connected conductor by hand. Circular connectors in metric sizes M5 to...
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SupraCube: Maximum Flexibility in Automation Technology
With the SupraCube, Festo is presenting for the first time a SupraMotion concept in which the superconductor unit can be separated from the electrical cooler and can operate autonomously for up to two hours. The compact technology allows contactless movement and handling of objects - ideal for industries with the highest...
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Omron Launches Next-Generation i4L SCARA Robot Series With Compact Footprint and Exceptional Performance
Omron Automation Americas has recently announced that it will begin selling a new industrial robot series, the i4L. The i4L is a compact SCARA robot with strong performance, a flexible design for simple installation, and easy-to-use features that maximize productivity. The robot’s high-end inertia, repeatability and...
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Pepperl+Fuchs: The New VOS 2-D Vision Sensors - A Flexible Vision Tool Set in One Camera
Industrial applications require a high degree of flexibility and an equally low susceptibility to errors. Whether in machine and plant engineering, conveyor technology or the packaging industry—the universally applicable VOS 2-D vision sensors provide fast and reliable measurement data for precise quality control. With...
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Schmalz: The Perfect Gripper With Just Four Tools
Less is more. This statement also applies to Schmalz's new PXT modular gripper system. Because users can assemble their gripper quickly and easily from just a few standard components - and even assemble it themselves if they wish. The PXT gripper construction kit is a lightweight and modular gripping system for lightweight...
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HIWIN Corporation: Harmonic Gearing Systems
A harmonic gearing system has three basic components: a wave generator, a flex spline, and a circular spline. The elliptical shape of the wave generator, rotating against the thin, tooth lined flex spline, drives or is driven by the rigid circular spline which has more teeth than the flex spline. The result is a gear system that will...
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New End-of-Arm Ecosystem From Zimmer Group and Schmalz
"It's a MATCH - that fits" - is what can be said about the first cooperation project between the two handling technology specialists Zimmer Group and J. Schmalz GmbH, and that is also the name of the joint product. MATCH is a future-proof multifunctional end-of-arm platform. Equipped with an extensive function portfolio and...
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ADVANCED Motion Controls: EtherNet/IP Now Available for FlexPro Servo Drives
With the release of two new products, not only have ADVANCED Motion Controls (AMC) added panel mount servo drives to their FlexPro family, but they've also added Ethernet/IP to their growing list of supported network protocols at ADVANCED Motion Controls. The FMP060-25-IPM is the first of their off-the-shelf standard...
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Yaskawa Motoman: Small, Versatile and Extremely Fast GP4 Robot Expands Capability of GP-Series Line
Extremely fast for maximum throughput, the highly precise GP4 robot is equipped with a 4 kg payload for high-volume small component processing. Axis speeds up to 1,000 degrees/s and incredibly fast acceleration/deceleration control for all robot positions optimize overall productivity. This model provides extremely...
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Balluff: Inductive Washdown Sensors with Condition Monitoring
In addition to providing solid inductive sensing, our newest inductive sensors deliver the condition monitoring and advanced IO-Link features of Balluff’s Smart Automation and Monitoring System (SAMS). They are self-monitoring, providing internal environmental data in real time, including temperature monitoring, relative...
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POSITAL Measuring Wheels: Linear Position and Speed Sensing With Rotary Encoders
POSITAL’s measuring wheel accessories for its IXARC family of rotary encoders enables these devices to make accurate linear motions and position measurements. “Encoders are great for measuring rotation”, comments Andy Zou, Product Manager at POSITAL. “However, for many production processes, measurement of linear...
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SINAMICS G115D – The Distributed Drive System
The SINAMICS G115D is a powerful drive system that has been specifically designed to address current and future challenges involving horizontal conveyor applications. Typical applications include intralogistics and airports. These markets face challenges such as the volume of demands and parcel shipments, and in environments...
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