Safe in the Knowledge
As an engineer, the responsibility to adopt not just the latest, but the safest technologies, never goes away. Protecting people and machinery has become, quite simply, industry’s number one priority. Safety first. Always.
What’s Just Around the Corner in Visualization?
Omron are always looking towards the future and taking steps to get there. They know that manufacturers could benefit greatly from stimulating their production equipment’s functionality before constructing it. Although this is a challenging endeavor, Omron are tackling it by bringing logic emulation and machine simulation under a single umbrella.
Product Spotlight: iView Advanced HMI Controller (2nd gen.)
IMO’s 2nd Generation iView Advanced HMI Controller, as IMO Field Sales Engineer Jason Hannah explains below, was driven by the industry’s rapid pace of change. The 2nd generation has IoT functionality, allowing for remote connectivity either by the HMI In Hand phone app or VNC server.
Digitalisation of Production Systems: Getting Smart While Keeping Out of Harm’s Way?
When embarking on their digitalisation / IIot course, machine and plant manufacturers are often unsure how to approach things, which steps come first, which can wait and which may be entirely superfluous. This article sums up the current experiences of mechanical engineering customers of the HARTING Technology Group and shows how this important but also tremendously multifaceted topic can be mastered.
Application Notes: Voltage Stabilization
In this article, we will discuss a KEB drive feature called Voltage Stabilization. This post is part of a series that highlights different KEB drive features and how they can be utilized to optimize motor performance.
ctrlX Automation with Dave Hinder
What if customizing your factory automation could be as easy as downloading an app? That’s the reality Bosch Rexroth seeks to provide with the ctrlX AUTOMATION system. Dubbed the ‘smartphone of automation’, the ctrlX AUTOMATION system seeks to make automation more user friendly.
The Value of Building a Long-Term Relationship With a Trusted Automation Design Partner
No business can succeed on its own. Relationships are at the core of any business. Whether it’s with customers, employees, suppliers, or even competitors, successful companies build and nurture strong, mutually beneficial relationships.
Why Omron’s Stand-Alone Safety Kits Are the Best Way to Add Safety to Your Applications
For manufacturers seeking to improve system design, promote easy integration and enable rapid diagnostics of equipment issues, it helps to have a safety solution that supports a variety of networking options and minimizes hardware requirements. Omron’s new Stand-Alone Safety Kits are uniquely designed to do just that.
Rockwell Automation Announces Next Evolution of its OEM Partner Program
Rockwell Automation, Inc. recently announced the next evolution of its global Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Partner Program. The enhanced offering now provides increased market access opportunities, simplification, and standardized product alignment for manufacturers, enabling participants to fully leverage Rockwell Automation technology.
Discussing the GA500 Industrial AC Microdrive with Edward Tom
Motor control is one of the most important directions being taken to ensure efficiency, longevity of motor operation and to ensure downtime is minimized. And one of the most notable directions in this field is the growing demand for micro drives. As size is a common concern for those using drive technology micro drives can offer an optimal solution.
How Omron’s Vision-Integrated Cobot System Enhanced Quality Inspection for Their Customer, a Well-Reknowned PCB Manufacturer in the Electronics Industry
Most printed circuit boards (PCBs) are produced in large quantities, and there’s plenty of demand for multi-layer, high-density interconnected (HDI) boards; in this process, there’s a considerable amount of manual inspection involved and manufacturers are shifting to automated solutions that can highly improve their inspection process.
How Omron’s NX-I/O Helped a Green R&D Services Company Cut Costs by 30%
Transitioning from an initial machinery prototype to a Generation 1 production solution can be a major challenge. Omron recently had the privilege of helping a customer move from prototype to Gen 1 on a strict timetable and budget. By providing a complete plug-and-play solution using the NX Series I/O System, Omron helped the customer cut costs by 30%.
How Omron Helped a Medical Research Facility Ensure 100% Uptime of a Critical System
In many large medical research facilities, strict temperature control is essential for the storage of biomedical samples and other materials. Air handling units (AHUs) are one system that’s responsible for keeping the temperature constant.
How Omron’s Robotic Solutions Increased a Chocolate Company’s Production By 40%
At BOLCi Bolu Chocolate, a Turkish manufacturer of elegant truffles and other delicacies, the opportunity arose in mid-2020 for some improvements to its production system. With over 300 employees and a 20,000-square-meter factory, BOLCi has a product list of over 800 different items and produces and average of 200 tons of chocolate items each month.
Festo Anchored the Newly Launched Webstore Direct Pneumatics
In early February of 2020, Festo had announced the company was the leading supplier to Direct Pneumatics, an e-commerce site that enables end-users and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to quickly and easily locate and purchase new and hard-to-find pneumatic products.