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Editor's Pick
Robotics & Mechatronics in the Entertainment Industry
The term Entertainment includes all things music, film, sports, events, and more. Anything we as a collective community enjoy together can be considered entertainment. There are endless and exciting possibilities for the use of robotics and automation within the entertainment industry. Electromate outlines some amazing things that are being done with robotics and mechatronics in entertainment.
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How Omron Robots are Helping UM-Dearborn Engineering Students Prepare for Careers
Engineering students at the University of Michigan have a much larger and more exciting space to gain hands-on experience. The brand-new Engineering Lab Building (ELB) is now in use, featuring robotic equipment donated by Omron to give students a taste of what a next-generation manufacturing facility is like. The building opened during the pandemic, so the...
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ABB Robotics Academy Online Learning
ABB’s online learning content is free of charge and can be viewed on any PC, MAC, smartphone, or tablet with Internet access. Additional content will be added continuously. Select an e-learning or tutorial, submit the required details, and a link will be e-mailed to you. The list of tutorials includes topics like Introduction to OmniCore™ V250XT, Getting started with SWIFTI™...
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Integrating Robots
Where a human shares a workspace with an automated guided vehicle, i.e. a machine, there are particular requirements for safety concepts; human and machine must be able to operate smoothly and safely within the same environment. PILZ takes a holistic look at your automated guided vehicle system. They get on board as early as the design phase, when the system...
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New Robotic Solutions Improve Logistics Applications
If you are feeling like your employees are bogged down with repetitive tasks that are preventing them from using their creativity, you’re not alone in the logistics world. Many warehouses and distribution centres continue to rely heavily on manual activities like tote moving and order picking, which drain workers and sometimes lead to stress injuries. Employees can make a...
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Parker Unveils Next Generation of High Performing Thermal Gap Filler Pads
The Chomerics division of Parker Hannifin Corporation, a leader in motion and control technologies, has announced the launch of THERM-A-GAP™ PAD 30 and THERM-A-GAP™ PAD 60, the next-generation of thermally conductive gap filler pads from Parker Chomerics. Parker’s new thermal materials are manufactured globally and available in standard sheet sizes and thicknesses.
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New V440-F Fixed-Mount Code Reader from Omron Eliminates Positioning Problems
Traceability in food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and other manufacturing industries often requires code readers to quickly and accurately capture data from a variety of code types in various locations on products and packaging. To address multi-code reading and positioning problems, industry-leading automation solutions provider Omron Automation Americas...
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Next Generation Memosens 2.0 Liquid Analysis Sensors are IIoT-Ready
Endress+Hauser’s Memosens technology revolutionized liquid analysis. It converts the measured value to a digital signal and sends it inductively to the transmitter, offering safe data transfer for increased availability of the measuring point and trouble-free processes. Now, with the introduction of Memosens 2.0 sensors for pH/ORP, conductivity and...
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Intelligent Magnetic Gripping Revolutionizes Ferrous Automation Applications
These grippers reduce end-effector size, lower cycle time, ensure safety, and offer new solutions. Festo reports surging interest in the Electric Series (E-Series) of intelligent magnetic grippers from Magswitch, Lafayette, Colorado. Festo has been a Magswitch distribution partner since 2019. Magswitch E-Series units contain proprietary switching technology that enables...
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The Solution to Industrial Device Monitoring and Documentation
The industrial software, IntraVUE™ Edge, is a permanently licensed appliance. IntraVUE™ Edge continuously monitors the status of all devices and switches within the network. IntraVUE™ Software will run perpetually, offering long term insights into network functionality, performance, and utilization statistics. Easy to deploy, there is no virtual machine or server commissioning...
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Built on Experience—New 8-inch Android Tablet Tab-Ex® 03 DZ2 for Hazardous Areas
The rugged, hazardous area-rated Tab-Ex® 03 DZ2 tablet continues the success story of the 3rd generation Tab-Ex® series. The 8" tablet was created in collaboration with long-time cooperation partner Samsung. It impresses not only with a powerful operating system, but also with a slim and lightweight design, which facilitates work in Zone 2/22 Div. 2 hazardous areas.
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LUTZE SILFLEX® 24VDC Flexible Control Cable from AutomationDirect
LUTZE SILFLEX® 24VDC flexible control cable is an industrial-rated low voltage cable ideal for both stationary and flexible applications. Constructed with a rugged outer jacket, these cables provide resistance to sunlight, oil, and moisture penetration, making them suitable for wet and dry locations. With its UL Type MTW Machine Tool Wire rating, this cable meets the NFPA 79,...
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Connected Panel Meter from Red Lion Available at Allied Electronics & Automation
Legacy equipment in plants can make it difficult, time-consuming and costly to extract data from the machines to help improve performance. Red Lion's newly launched graphical panel meter, PM-50, is designed to change that. Available now through Allied Electronics & Automation, the new wireless, smart panel meter makes it easier for machine operators to...
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Growing Companies
Piezo Motion Continues Expanding U.S. Partner Network
Piezo Motion and Advanced Motion Systems recently announced a distribution partnership. Piezo Motion is a developer and leading manufacturer of precision motor technology. Advanced Motion Systems, based in central New York, specializes in industrial automation products and services. Through the partnership, Advanced Motion will expand its market by offering...
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OTTO Motors Expands Executive Team
OTTO Motors, a provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) today announced that Ms. Carolyn Garvey and Mr. Donald Leslie have joined OTTO Motors as Co-Presidents, reporting directly to CEO Matthew Rendall. Garvey will work closely with the manufacturing and operations teams and Leslie with sales and service. Both Garvey and Leslie join OTTO from...
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Government of Canada Supports Scale-up and Growth of Manufacturing Sector
The manufacturing industry has shown great resilience despite the challenges of the last few years. By adapting to new technologies, production methods, marketing strategies, and business processes, it is becoming more competitive and transitioning to a greener economy. The Canadian government is working to ensure businesses and communities in every region...
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Good to Know
Control Techniques Finds Way Around Global Microcontroller Shortage
Control Techniques Engineers step up to the plate, in record time, to tackle the global microprocessor shortage. When your company manufactures products that rely on advanced microcontrollers at the heart of the product and these components are in very short supply globally, you have two choices. You let the crisis that is affecting the rest of the world affect you or...
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Digi-Key Electronics Adds Over 500 New Suppliers and 125,000 SKUs in 2021
Digi-Key Electronics, which offers the world’s largest selection of electronic components in stock for immediate shipment, announced that it significantly expanded its portfolio in 2021 by adding more than 500 new suppliers across their core business, Digi-Key Marketplace and Fulfilled by Digi-Key program. They also added more than 125,000 new SKUs to their...
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Featured Video
Look Inside an OMRON V440-F C-mount Code Reader
How does the V440-F fixed-mount barcode reader so much power into such a small size – just 40mm x 30mm x 50mm? Check out this 3D blowout video to see how our newest fixed-mount code reader is put together!
Watch the video HERE.
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Featured Video
Mobile Robot System with Pneumatic Gripper Hand
The BionicMobileAssistant moves autonomously in three dimensions and can independently detect objects, adapt its grip, and work together with people. The information is processed by a neural network that has been trained in advance with the aid of data augmentation.
Watch the video HERE.
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