Ryan Weaver, VP Commercial at Robotiq, gives you a glimpse of what the Robotiq Machine Tending Solution can do for you. Getting robots up and running is complex and can leave you feeling overwhelmed. With the Machine Tending Solution, we deliver peace of mind that your machines will always be running through accessible automation. Increase your machine’s capacity and reduce downtime with an easy-to-use Robotiq solution that does the work for you.
VX IT is THE pacemaker and a superior all-rounder for network and server applications, making it the perfect solution for your needs. It will help you install new IT infrastructures in record time, whether a single-rack installation or an edge,enterprise, colocation or hyperscale data centre. Learn more: www.rittal.ca/vxit
Governments issue joint statement after IEA Global Conference in Denmark, highlighting efficiency’s benefits for energy security, affordability and sustainability. Global energy and climate leaders meeting at the IEA’s Global Conference on Energy Efficiency have agreed on actions to accelerate improvements in energy efficiency that can reduce energy bills, ease dependence on imported fuels and speed up reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) is demanding workers be represented on the Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence created in 2019 to advise the Government of Canada on building Canada’s strengths and global leadership in AI, identify opportunities to create economic growth that benefits all Canadians and ensuring that AI advancements reflect Canadian values.
During IMTS 2022, Siemens will present its hardware automation and software technology portfolio, highlighted by the first-ever, digital-native CNC platform, SINUMERIK ONE, for machine tool applications. In addition, Siemens will present its solutions and services for the industrialization of additive manufacturing. In booths 133346 and 433028, the company will highlight how machine users can quickly and easily embark on their digitalization journeys — from part concept to design, digital twin to simulation, part and machine production, as well as total integration of these processes into the digital enterprise for job shops and production departments alike.
Recently, a key puzzle piece fell into place with the announcement of $1.65 million in federal funding for a joint training program involving the University of Waterloo and partners in Germany. Support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) gives the green light to a nine-year initiative to train dozens of graduate students and help bring promising new two-dimensional materials out of the laboratory and into the marketplace.
Universal Robots has reached a new milestone with 100 certified training centers worldwide. This comes following the opening of a new center in Täby near Stockholm in Sweden, with other centers spread across 23 countries. All over the world, from Munich to Michigan, Singapore to Sweden, Universal Robots offers its customers world class robotics training that helps them maximize the potential of their cobots. This means that no matter where a business is based, it is always near a certified UR Training Center.
MDA Ltd., a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, recently announced it has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin as part of the Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) program.
Last May in Hannover, at one of the world’s largest trade fairs, the future of industrial automation was on everyone’s lips. What does that future hold? To put it simply, industry transformed. We’re already in the midst of a modern industrial revolution, shifting industry to a model where more work can be done remotely, more interactions are digital, and more operations automated. And to keep up, business needs to be data-driven, open, sustainable, and efficient.
Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance repair, and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, is pleased to announce the formation of its fluid power business brand: Mi Fluid Power Solutions (Mi FPS). Unifying top tier fluid power business units – including the former Kaman Fluid Power divisions of BW Rogers, Catching FluidPower, Intellimotion, Calkins Fluid Power, Northwest Hose & Fittings, Western Fluid Components, and Inrumec along with Hydraulic Supply Company and Motion’s OE Mobile service capabilities – MI FPS is a complete provider of fluid power, integrated electronic controls, and electro-mechanical technologies for industrial and mobile equipment.
Moxa has launched the EDS-4000/G4000 Series, the world’s first IEC 62443-4-2 compliant industrial Ethernet switch to be certified by IECEE. The EDS-4000/G4000 Series is the all-new futureproof layer 2 Ethernet switch, featuring IEC 62443-4-2 certified security, advanced UX, as well as high performance with 802.3bt PoE and 2.5G fiber uplinks. The portfolio includes 68 models across 7 series with options ranging from 8 to 14 ports.
Expand your capabilities! Years of project collaboration with machine OEMs, robotic integrators, and end customers makes Yaskawa Motoman a valuable resource for simple and effective robotic machine tending options. Yaskawa has some of the largest selection of robots to meet your reach, payload and mounting requirements. See how fast travel speeds and wide range of motion make Yaskawa robots the best choice for getting the most out of your productive space!
Algae are small climate savers. Even in their natural state they are extremely efficient photosynthesizers and absorb ten times more carbon dioxide (CO₂) than land plants. In bioreactors equipped with appropriate sensors, control technology and automation, the efficiency of algae can be increased to a hundred times that of land plants. This shows that they have a significant potential for a climate-neutral circular economy. With the PhotoBionicCell research project Festo is demonstrating a potential approach for the industrial biologisation of tomorrow at the Hannover Fair.
The Festo Group has achieved the highest turnover in its history for the 2021 financial year. After a double-digit growth in turnover of around 18% to 3.36 billion euros (previous year 2.84 billion euros), the company started the first quarter with a double-digit order intake. This puts the innovation leader in automation and technical education in a good starting position to push ahead with its strategic orientation towards digitalization and sustainability at full speed in 2022. The company expects further growth even under the current difficult geopolitical conditions.
The Avnu Alliance, CC-Link Partner Association, ODVA, OPC Foundation, and PROFIBUS & PROFINET International jointly announce that they are collaborating to develop a single conformance test plan for the IEEE/IEC 60802 Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) profile for Industrial Automation. The test plan will be used as a base test by all the participating organizations and made available to the broader Industrial Automation ecosystem. This collaboration contributes towards end user confidence that 60802 conformant devices from different manufacturers which support different automation protocols will coexist reliably at the TSN level on shared networks, including with devices using TSN for applications other than automation
MDA Ltd., a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, recently announced the first commercial sale of its Canadarm3 technology to Axiom Space. The contract is for the delivery of 32 external robotic interfaces for Axiom Space’s Axiom Station which is now under construction and on schedule to be the world’s first commercial space station in orbit.